Blawenburg
Reformed Church
In Service to the Risen Christ Since 1832
Church Staff
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Pastor ~ Rev. Jeff Knol
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Administrative Assistant ~ Barbara Reid
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Barb has been Administrative Assistant since 2018. She is a graduate of Hope College. She has served as an editor at Rutgers University Press and as a preschool teacher.
Music Director ~ Kathleen Connolly
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Katie has been with Blawenburg Church since October 2012 and has served a variety of other churches over many years. She is active as a pianist, organist and vocal coach and teaches in these areas. She holds the Colleague certificate from the American Guild of Organists and an AB in Music from Princeton University.
Reverend Jeff Knol joined our church in August, 2016. He and his wife Jamie grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where they attended Calvin College. Pastor Jeff received his Master of Divinity degree from Princeton Theological Seminary.
He has served in a variety of protestant church settings and completed a course in chaplaincy at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in New Brunswick. Since 2016 Pastor Jeff has been an active member of the Montgomery and Rocky Hill Rotary Club. He served as the Vice President of Montgomery Mosaic, an initiative to build bridges between different communities in the township. He serves on the board of the church's Preschool and Kindergarten (the Blawenburg Village School) and has organized various interfaith events and prayer services at the Blawenburg Church.
Pastor Jeff and Jamie have two daughters and live in the village of Blawenburg. When he’s not in the office or pulpit pastor Jeff enjoys hiking, photography, and gardening.
Consistory Leaders
The Consistory is the governing body of the church. The Pastor is the
President of Consistory and the Elders and Deacons make up
the governing board.
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Elders Deacons
Sam Prince Lee Bekir
Barbara Reid, Vice President Elmi Hill
Mark Smith Barbara VanLiew
Alan Taback Gina Williams
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The Leadership Teams carry out the business of the church and implement the church budget and programs in their areas. Learn who leads these teams and what the teams do.