Classis Ontario West
Date:
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Time:
8:30am
Location:
Grace CanRC, 27968 Kerwood Road, Kerwood
Description:
First Provisional Agenda
Classis Ontario West, September 16, 2026
Convened by the American Reformed Church in Grand Rapids
at the Grace Canadian Reformed Church of Kerwood
at 8:30 A.M.
1. Opening on behalf of the convening church
2. Report of examination of the credentials by the delegates of the convening church (Art. 32 C.O.)
3. Constitution of Classis
4. Appointment of Officers
a. Officers Suggested by Classis Ontario West of May 20 and June 3-4, 2026:
Chairman: Rev. J. Van Woudenberg
Vice-Chairman: Rev. A. Vreugdenhil
Clerk: Rev. P. Holtvlüwer
5. Adoption of the Agenda
6. Peremptory Examination of Br. Tony Zheng
a. Presentation of Documents
b. Sermon Proposal
c. Exegesis Old Testament (2 chapters)
d. Exegesis New Testament (2 chapters)
e. Doctrine and Creed
f. Church History
g. Scripture Knowledge
h. Ethics
i. Diaconiology
j. Church Polity
[Should the outcome of the examination be favorable, Classis would then proceed to the approbation of the call from the church in London (C.O. Art 5.A.)]
7. Question Period ad Art. 44 C.O.
8. Appeal
9. Proposals from the Churches (Art. 33 C.O.)
a. Proposal from Ancaster Canadian Reformed Church re Mandate of the Fund for Needy Churches
i. Introduction to Proposal
ii. Proposal
10. Correspondence
11. Reports
a. Report from the treasurer
b. Audit Report of the treasurer’s books
c. Treasurer’s proposal for classical assessment for classical expenses
d. Proposed assessment for the Fund for Needy Churches
e. Audit Report if the financial records of the Fund for Needy Churches
f. Annual general report of the Inter-Church Relations Committee (may be used by Classis to update CER)
g. Reports from individual churches on ecumenical relations (may be used by Classis to update CER)
12. Appointments:
a. Convening church for the next classis
b. Suggested officers for the next classis
c. Delegates to the Regional Synod (Art. 44 C.O.)
13 Personal Question Period
14. Censure according to Art. 34 C.O.
15. Adoption of the Acts, approval of the Press Release, identifying relevant sections of the Acts to send to the Classes/Presbyteries of neighboring churches in Ecclesiastical Fellowship
16. Closing