Hastings Street Christian School
this was across the street from the Octagon House. I played here as a child. The playground was higher on the hill than the school and I liked to play up high on the playground and look down on the school's roof.
Looking downhill westward toward division Avenue.
Hastings Street is towards the right, Michigan Street is towards the left.
This comes from 1907-1918 | Heritage Netherlands Reformed Congregation
Under the leadership of Rev. Pieneman, the Hastings Street Christian School was established.
The consistory minutes of January 31, 1908, record the appointment of a committee consisting of a Mr. Post, J. Mol, John DeMeester, and D. DeBruyn. The committee met with the consistory on February 7, and were charged by the pastor to make a thorough investigation of the possibility of establishing a school for giving Christian instruction to the youth. Three weeks later, the committee brought in an encouraging report which prompted the consistory to call a congregational meeting on March 19 to elect a nine-member school board. The question of who should teach the children was brought up by the committee, but this was settled by Rev. Pieneman who suggested that Dick DeBruyn be engaged to teach English, and Mr. K. Winters of was Rotterdam be called to teach in the Dutch language. Mr. DeBruyn later declined this position, so Mrs. Kate E. Hogle was engaged to teach English. Mr. Winters accepted the call and arrived with his wife and two children on August 3, 1908. A school building was erected on Hastings Street during the summer. On Monday afternoon, September 7, 1908, the minister officiated at an installation ceremony to open the new school.At the next consistory meeting, permission was granted to a group of young women to gather regularly in the consistory room to sew items for the benefit of the school.
The school on Hastings Street. The playground was to the left, higher than the
school. Torn down when the freeway went through.
This church today is located at 540 Crescent ST NE built in 1950.
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