Church History

The First Reformed Church of Sheldon was organized April 23, 1895 by several Dutch families with a total membership of nine families and four single persons. Services were held in the Adventist Church, but when the congregation was about four years old a church building was erected.

The church continued to grow and in 1912 a new church and parsonage were built on the corner of Washington Avenue and Seventh Street. All worship services were conducted in the Dutch language until 1919, when it was voted to hold one English service and one Dutch service each Sunday. In August of 1929 a Wurlitzer pipe organ was installed...the same organ we use today. It was completely rebuilt in 2004.