Albertus van Raalte

This article is about the Dutch American minister. For the Dutch conductor, see Albert van Raalte.

Albertus van Raalte
Albertus van Raalte in 1847
Born
Albertus Christiaan van Raalte

(1811-10-17)17 October 1811
Wanneperveen, Netherlands
Died27 July 1876(1876-07-27) (aged 64)
Holland, Michigan, U.S.
OccupationReformed minister
SpouseChristina De Moen
Children10, including Dirk Van Raalte

Albertus Christiaan van Raalte (17 October 1811 – 27 July 1876) was a Dutch Reformed clergyman who moved to the United States with a group of Dutch emigrants and founded the city of Holland, Michigan, in 1846. In 1851, he was involved in founding the school that would become Hope College.

He joined the Reformed Church in America, which had existed since 1628, and was the spiritual leader of the Protestant Reformed Dutch Americans in Michigan In 1857, van Raalte disputed a number of issues with another reformed minister, Roelof Smit, and led a secession from Smit's congregation.

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