Pastor Michael Ten Haken
Greetings and welcome! My family and I have been a part of Ridgewood CRC since August 2023. I grew up in Worthington, Minnesota, and graduated from Dordt University in Sioux Center, Iowa. Prior to being called into pastoral ministry, I worked at Dordt as an Admissions Counselor, Associate Director of Admissions, and as their Marketing and Public Relations Coordinator. I also spent three years in banking. I graduated from Calvin Theological Seminary in 2013 and served the Pease Christian Reformed Church in Pease, Minnesota for 10 years, before accepting the call to Ridgewood. My wife, Jessica, works at Jenison Christian School and we have three children. It is my privilege to serve Ridgewood CRC and the Jenison community by proclaiming the love of Jesus.
Jeremy Kamper
Family-based Ministries Director
It has been a blessing for me to be a part of the Ridgewood community for over 25 years. I have grown up in the CRC, first attending Creston CRC of Grand Rapids before joining Ridgewood after I married. My wife, Tiffany, and I have two daughters, Elena, who is attending Grand Valley State University while studying Human Resources, and Maggie, who is a senior at Unity Christian High School. I spent 17 years as a teacher of high school and middle school students before taking on my current position at Ridgewood in 2019. I want my students, and all people, to find belonging in a relationship with Jesus Christ, and that is the basis for how we structure family ministries at Ridgewood.
Jennifer Kuipers
Office Administrator
I grew up in Jenison, attending Jenison Christian and Unity Christian High School before moving on to Calvin College (now University). It was at Calvin that I met my husband David. Following graduation and a year of substitute teaching, I joined the staff of South Christian High School as a Social Studies teacher. I taught for four and a half years before becoming a stay at home mom for our six kids. In 2011, I joined Ridgewood’s staff as the Office Administrator, job sharing with a friend before becoming the full time person. Because I am a life-long member of Ridgewood, I consider it my joy and pleasure to serve longtime members and welcome new members into our small part of the entire family of God.
