events
The following events are great opportunities to join us in the journey of being found in, formed by and following Jesus.
Carnival
Join Us for Harderwyk's Annual FREE Carnival Night!
Kick off the fall season with an evening of fun, food, and community at Harderwyk's Annual Free Carnival Night! Everyone is invited to come experience the excitement and discover what's happening at Harderwyk this fall.
Free Supper: 5:30–6:30 PM
Menu: Hot Dogs, Sloppy Joes, Coleslaw, Fruit Salad, Chips, Freeze Pops, & Root Beer Floats.
Carnival Fun: 5:30–7:00 PM
Carnival games
Balloon animals
Wagon train rides
Dunk tank
Inflatables
Carnival treats
Whether you're new to Harderwyk or have been part of our church family for years, this is a great opportunity to connect with others, enjoy a fun evening together, and learn about the ministries and programs beginning this fall.
Bring your family, invite your friends, and join us for this free community celebration. We can't wait to see you there!
Get Togethers
HARDERWYK GET TOGETHERS (60+ Group)
Join us for lunch on Monday, September 21, from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm. We will gather, rain or shine, at the home of Tom & Karen VandenBerg, 15915 Ransom St. (about 2 miles north of Harderwyk) and enjoy fellowship together.
We’ll also have some fun with a “WHO IS THIS?” game. If you can, please bring a picture of your younger self to participate!
Lunch will be provided, but cash donations are welcome to help cover some of the food expenses. If you’d like to bring a dessert to share, we’d love that! Sign-up is not required, but if you know you will be attending, please help us plan by adding your name to the sign up sheet at Celebration or email dee@harderwyk.com by Thursday, September 17. If you plan to bring a dessert to share, please include that in your email.
Schedule
Questions? Contact Dee Stahl
Community Night
Join us for Harderwyk Community Night, a weekly opportunity to grow in your faith and build meaningful relationships. Whether you're new to Harderwyk or have been part of our church family for years, Community Night is a place to be found in, formed by, and following Jesus Christ.
Start the evening by gathering around the table for a shared meal, then stay for classes, Bible studies, and activities for all ages. Children in Kindergarten through 8th grade can participate in engaging programs while adults have opportunities to study God's Word, connect with others, and grow in their faith.
Schedule:
Community Night Dinner: 5:00–6:00 p.m.
Classes & Activities: 6:00–7:30 p.m.
There's a place for everyone—we'd love to have you join us!
Discovery Kids meet in the lower level of the Red Brick Church Building
GEMS meet in the lower level of the Red Brick Church Building
Cadets meet on the main level of the Anchor Building
Undertow meets upstairs in the Anchor Building.
Park2Park
Whether you're a runner, volunteer, or cheering squad we would love for you to be a part of this annual fundraiser that helps Neighbors Plus sustain our ministries in the community! This annual race is held on the 4th Saturday of September, beginning and ending at the Ottawa County Fairgrounds. For more information on volunteering or cheering on the racers contact jessica.lynch@harderwyk.com or to sign up for the next race visit www.park2parkrace.com
Get Togethers
Join us for lunch in the Great Room.
We are a fun loving, welcoming group of 60+ers who love to Get Together around food and fun. Sometimes we plan activities and sometimes we just enjoy food. Sometimes we are outside and sometimes we are inside. Our group is informal and loves to meet new folks.
Schedule
Questions? Contact Dee Stahl
Parenting in a Digital Age
PARENTING IN A DIGITAL AGEWhy are so many kids and teens struggling with anxiety, loneliness, and mental health challenges today? Join us as we explore The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt, and other helpful tools to navigate how smartphones, social media, and changes in childhood have shaped the lives of today's young people.
This class is designed to help parents better understand the challenges facing their children, gain practical insights for raising healthy and resilient kids, and engage in meaningful discussions with other parents. We will welcome counselors and child psychologists to join us in our discussions.
This group meets in the Boathouse Fireside Room on Wednesday evenings following our Community Night dinner, November 11 & 18.
Facilitator: Pastor Becky
Guest Presenter: Dan Zomerlei
Parenting in a Digital Age
PARENTING IN A DIGITAL AGE
Why are so many kids and teens struggling with anxiety, loneliness, and mental health challenges today? Join us as we explore The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt, and other helpful tools to navigate how smartphones, social media, and changes in childhood have shaped the lives of today's young people.
This class is designed to help parents better understand the challenges facing their children, gain practical insights for raising healthy and resilient kids, and engage in meaningful discussions with other parents. We will welcome counselors and child psychologists to join us in our discussions.
This group meets in the Boathouse Fireside Room on Wednesday evenings following our Community Night dinner, November 11 & 18.
Facilitator: Pastor Becky
Guest Presenter: Dan Zomerlei
Women's Ministry Event
Meal Making with Mary Dewitt
This is a very popular event so sign up early! During this event, you will help make meals for our meal ministry program and you will also take home one meal for your family. You do not have to bring anything, all of the ingredients will be provided. You are welcome to give a donation at the event to help cover the cost of the ingredients.
RSVP to April at april@harderwyk.com by September 7th.
Church Picnic
Enjoy food and fellowship following the service on the Anchor lawn. Food will be served inside the Anchor Building. Bring a blanket, chairs or find a spot in the pavilion to eat your food and fellowship with one another.
Harderwyk Combined Worship & Picnic
Join us as we gather as one Harderwyk community to worship outdoors on the Anchor Lawn.
Nursery care for younger children is available inside.
Activity clipboards will be available for the elementary-aged children.
Livestream is not available this week. If you can't make it in person this week, we welcome you to watch a message from a previous week that you might have missed.
Celebration, Fusion, and Watershed will not be at their regular time in order to worship together.
We will move indoors if the weather does not cooperate.
A picnic lunch will be served in the Anchor building following worship; people are welcome to eat outside near the pavilion after the tech equipment is cleaned up.
Get Togethers
Join us for coffee and donuts along the channel in Holland State Park. Look for the Harderwyk flag near a picnic table and come for conversations.
We are a fun loving, welcoming group of 60+ers who love to Get Together around food and fun. Sometimes we plan activities and sometimes we just enjoy food. Sometimes we are outside and sometimes we are inside. Our group is informal and loves to meet new folks.
Schedule
Questions? Contact Dee Stahl
Anchor Road Trip
Anchor Road Trips is going to Craig’s Cruiser’s Grand Rapids
Cost: $25 includes pizza buffet, unlimited activities, trampoline park, slide zone.
What to bring: Nothing extra
Max number of students: 39
Register at harderwyk.com/signup
Questions? Email Youth Pastor Nate Dewitt
Men's Gathering
Share life and have a little fun at the Diekema’s backyard barn on the second Sundays of the month from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Come when you can, relax, sit around the campfire, play a couple of rounds of ping pong, and enjoy a time to rest before another busy week.
Schedule
Leader: Tim Diekema
Adventure Week
August 3-6, 2026
Monday through Thursday evening from 6:15 to 8:00 pm
Adventure Week is a free & unique Vacation Bible School (VBS) program designed for Harderwyk Ministries, open to children entering PreK through 5th grade. During the evening, kids will attend chapel with fun skits and songs, then move between stations like games, crafts, snack time, and Bible Story, while learning more about the week’s Bible theme.
Online Registration closes on Monday, August 3 at 12 pm. You may still register in person starting at 6 pm each evening.
Register your children to join in the fun: Adventure Week Registration Form
Questions? Reach out to Pastor Becky Visser
Adventure Week
August 3-6, 2026
Monday through Thursday evening from 6:15 to 8:00 pm
Adventure Week is a free & unique Vacation Bible School (VBS) program designed for Harderwyk Ministries, open to children entering PreK through 5th grade. During the evening, kids will attend chapel with fun skits and songs, then move between stations like games, crafts, snack time, and Bible Story, while learning more about the week’s Bible theme.
Online Registration closes on Monday, August 3 at 12 pm. You may still register in person starting at 6 pm each evening.
Register your children to join in the fun: Adventure Week Registration Form
Questions? Reach out to Pastor Becky Visser
Adventure Week
August 3-6, 2026
Monday through Thursday evening from 6:15 to 8:00 pm
Adventure Week is a free & unique Vacation Bible School (VBS) program designed for Harderwyk Ministries, open to children entering PreK through 5th grade. During the evening, kids will attend chapel with fun skits and songs, then move between stations like games, crafts, snack time, and Bible Story, while learning more about the week’s Bible theme.
Online Registration closes on Monday, August 3 at 12 pm. You may still register in person starting at 6 pm each evening.
Register your children to join in the fun: Adventure Week Registration Form
Questions? Reach out to Pastor Becky Visser
Adventure Week
August 3-6, 2026
Monday through Thursday evening from 6:15 to 8:00 pm
Adventure Week is a free & unique Vacation Bible School (VBS) program designed for Harderwyk Ministries, open to children entering PreK through 5th grade. During the evening, kids will attend chapel with fun skits and songs, then move between stations like games, crafts, snack time, and Bible Story, while learning more about the week’s Bible theme.
Online Registration closes on Monday, August 3 at 12 pm. You may still register in person starting at 6 pm each evening.
Register your children to join in the fun: Adventure Week Registration Form
Questions? Reach out to Pastor Becky Visser
Anchor Road Trip
Anchor Road Trips is going on a Muskegon River Float
Cost: $20 includes travel, tubing river float, and fast food lunch on the way.
What to bring: Swimsuit, Towel, Change of Clothes, water shoes for rocky river bottom.
Max number of students: 39
Register at harderwyk.com/signup
Questions? Email Youth Pastor Nate Dewitt
Red Cross Blood Drive
Red Cross Blood Drive at Harderwyk Ministries
Give the gift of life by donating blood at our Red Cross Blood Drive!
Every two seconds, someone in the United States needs blood. Your donation can help patients undergoing surgery, receiving cancer treatments, recovering from accidents, and facing many other medical challenges.
Whether you're a first-time donor or a regular participant, your generosity can make a lasting impact. Join us as we partner with the American Red Cross to help meet this critical need in our community.
Make an appointment by calling 1-800-RED-CROSS or by visiting redcrossblood.org
Thank you for helping save lives—one donation at a time!
Anchor Road Trip
Anchor Road Trips is going on a Pigeon River Canoe Trip
Cost: $10 includes Canoe Trip & Lunch
What to bring: Swimsuit, Towel, Change of Clothes
Pizza Lunch before we leave the canoe launch.
Max number of students: 12
Register at harderwyk.com/signup
Questions? Email Youth Pastor Nate Dewitt
Summer Service Week
In a constantly busy world, have you considered giving a week to God? …
A week to discover your gifts and be available to God? By being a part of Summer Service Week, you’re giving God the opportunity to pursue and shape you just like He wants!
Student Registration
During the week you’ll work on a variety of service projects with your youth group, have amazing times of worship, dig deeper into God’s word with our fantastic speaker, participate in small groups, and have tons of fun as well! Our work projects around Holland, Michigan make a difference to families, children, and organizations that are working to make God’s world the place He wants it to be. Your group stays at Harderwyk Ministries in airconditioned sleeping rooms with hot showers, great meals, and plenty of free time to spend at the beach, downtown, or just relaxing after the day’s work.
The cost for the week is $200 which includes costs for our day away tubing down the Muskegon River. This will be your best week of the summer! To sign up or for a scholarship info please contact nate@harderwyk.com.
Grocery Donations
Our 22nd Annual Summer Service Week will be held July 19-24. We provide three meals a day to hungry Middle School Students, High School Students, and Adult Leaders who gather for a week-long stay on our campus. Each day, the students pack a healthy lunch before they go out and serve in the Holland/Zeeland area at several different worksites through out our community. We could use your support with some specific lunch items.
Print a Summer Service Week Shopping List
Watershed Third Sunday Potluck
The Watershed community gathers for brunch following worship on the third Sundays of each month from 11:00 to 12:30 pm. A main course is always provided, and people are encouraged (but not required) to bring a dish to share. Depending on the time of year, we meet outside in the Pavilion or upstairs in the Anchor Loft. All are welcome!
July 19 Potluck Menu: Hot Dogs and Brats! Watershed will provide Hot Dogs, Brats, Buns, Ketchup and Mustard.
Let us know you are coming and if you are able to bring something: https://www.harderwyk.com/third-sundays
Anchor Road Trip
Anchor Road Trips is going to Lake Arvesta Farms Beach Day
Cost: $35 includes floating water park, waterslides, swimming, and other beach activities
What to bring: Swimsuit, Towel, Change of Clothes
Pizza Lunch at Lake Arvesta
Max number of students: 39
Register at harderwyk.com/signup
Additional Waiver required by Lake Arvesta Farms
Questions? Email Youth Pastor Nate Dewitt
Harderwyk Combined Worship - Outdoors
Join us as we gather as one Harderwyk community to worship indoors in the Red Brick Sanctuary. More information can be found at harderwyk.com/combined-worship.
Celebration, Fusion, and Watershed will not meet at their regular times during the holiday weekends in order to worship together.
Anchor Road Trip
Anchor Road Trips is going to Saugatuck Sand Dune Rides
Cost: $25 includes Sand Dune Ride, Lunch and possibly swimming
What to bring: Swimsuit, Towel, Change of Clothes
Max number of students: 26
Register at harderwyk.com/signup
Questions? Email Youth Pastor Nate Dewitt
Celebration Lunch on the Lawn
Everyone is invited to the Lunch on the Lawn following the Celebration worship service.
A back-yard BBQ & Brats Picnic will be served at the home of Tom & Karen VandenBerg (15915 Ransom St)
The Harderwyk bus will leave from the covered entrance of the Red Brick Building at about 10:30 am.
Carpool as you are able if you drive.
Can you bring a dessert? Sign up at church on Sunday or contact Karen VandenBerg or 616-510-3198.
Anchor Road Trip
Anchor Road Trips is going to River Cruise & Paddle Boarding/Kayaking
Cost: $20 includes river cruise on the Star of Saugatuck, Kayaking & Paddle Boarding, pizza lunch in between events.
What to bring: Swimsuit, Towel, Change of Clothes
Max number of students: 39
Register at harderwyk.com/signup
Questions? Email Youth Pastor Nate Dewitt
Anchor Road Trip
Anchor Road Trips is going to Allegan Event (Indoor Ropes Course & Climbing Walls)
Cost: $25 includesl pizza lunch at Allegan Event, travel, indoor ropes course, climbing walls, and a $10 arcade card.
What to bring: Proper Climbing Attire
Max number of students: 39
Register at harderwyk.com/signup
Additional waiver required by Allegan Event
Questions? Email Youth Pastor Nate Dewitt
Get Togethers
Join us for coffee and donuts along the channel in Holland State Park. Look for the Harderwyk flag near a picnic table and come for conversations.
We are a fun loving, welcoming group of 60+ers who love to Get Together around food and fun. Sometimes we plan activities and sometimes we just enjoy food. Sometimes we are outside and sometimes we are inside. Our group is informal and loves to meet new folks.
Schedule
Questions? Contact Dee Stahl
Men's Gathering
Share life and have a little fun at the Diekema’s backyard barn on the second Sundays of the month from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Come when you can, relax, sit around the campfire, play a couple of rounds of ping pong, and enjoy a time to rest before another busy week.
Schedule
Leader: Tim Diekema
Anchor Road Trip
Anchor Road Trips is going to Michigan’s Adventure.
Cost: $40 includes travel, park ticket and lunch in the park.
What to bring: If the water park is open, bring a swimsuit, towel, change of clothes.
Max number of students: 39
Register at harderwyk.com/signup
Questions? Email Youth Pastor Nate Dewitt
Get Togethers
Marigold Lodge Tours
On June 8 our morning will begin in the Great Room at 9 am for breakfast and a brief history of the Marigold Lodge. We will leave at 9:45 to carpool to Marigold Lodge. We will send 12 people in the lodge at a time for a 30 minute tour. While you are waiting for your tour group, you can explore the outdoor grounds and enjoy the lake views.
Sign up is required for this event, please email christinemac@harderwyk.com if you can join us.
Wearing good walking shoes is encouraged, walking up and down stairs will be required for the indoor portion of the tour.
Rain date is June 9.
Function
The Function is now a 6th, 7th, and 8th grade event that takes place from 6 to 9 pm at the Anchor Youth Building, once every other month, through the school year. Admission cost is $10 and wrist bands can be purchased at the door (with proof of age…student I.D.) or here on the Harderwyk Student Ministries App. Activities include dancing, open gym, game tables, karaoke, video games, photo booth, crafts, pizza, pop and more!
Questions? Contact Nate Dewitt for more information or to volunteer.
Harderwyk combined Worship
Harderwyk combined Worship - Inside the great room
May 24 at 10 am
Join us as we gather as one Harderwyk community to worship in the Great Room.
This Week's Sermon Information:
Something Old, New, Borrowed & Blu
Acts 2:36–47
This Sunday is Pentecost, our annual remembrance of that pivotal day when God's one plan of redemption entered a new and distinct phase in which we continue to live today. It is the day when Jesus the Bridegroom first adorned His Bride - the Church - with something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue.
Nursery care for younger children is available in the Red Brick Nursery.
Activity clipboards will be available for the elementary-aged children.
Livestream is not available this week. If you can't make it in person this week, we welcome you to watch a message from a previous week that you might have missed.
Celebration, Fusion, and Watershed will not be at their regular time in order to worship together in the Red Brick Great Room (moving indoors because of the forecasted weather).
Neighbors Plus Food Truck Frenzy
Join us on Wednesday, May 20 for food trucks, raffles, and fellowship! All proceeds from the event support the ministries of Neighbors Plus.
Women's Ministry Garden Tea Party
Invite a Friend! Bring a Neighbor!
Enjoy an afternoon of flowers and friendship at the home of Joyce Kortman (210 River Hills Dr, Holland, MI 49424).
Questions? Reach out to April Kiekintveld (april@harderwyk.com), Mary Lynn Lindner, or Joyce Kortman.
Rain Date is May 30 from 2 to 4pm.
harderwyk calendar
Visit the calendar page for a full list of our weekly groups, meetings, worship services, and activities.