About Us

Second Reformed Church is a community of Christians, called by Christ and empowered by the Holy Spirit to worship and serve God in the world. We strive to be a welcoming place where the Good News of Jesus Christ is shared in word and deed. Join us as we seek to grow in love for God, one another, and the world.

We are eager to know you and be known by you. If you are looking for a church home, or a safe place to explore your own spiritual journey, we welcome you. We are a church that emphasizes God’s acceptance and love, not fear and rules. We prefer conversation and good questions to pat answers.

From the very beginning, Second Church has been a church for the newcomer, the outsider, open to the community, welcoming to all. This heritage of hospitality and diversity lives on today. People from all sorts of backgrounds are a part of our congregation.

What does Second Reformed mean? “Reformed” gives us roots in the Protestant Reformation of the 1500’s. The benchmarks of the Reformation were the centrality of Christ, grace, faith, and the Bible. But to be “reformed” also means to be continually re-formed, ever re-forming. So we are deeply rooted, yet also seeking God's new directions.

“Second,” of course, means we were the second Reformed church in Pella, begun in 1863. We were originally the “English-speaking” Reformed church in a town that was then full of Dutch speakers.

For more information about the Reformed Church of America, visit its website www.rca.org