The elders of the church, along with the ministers, oversee the worship and people of God. Our Reformed church government is centered around the worship of the triune God. The elders and ministers guard the worship, shepherd the flock, and have ruling authority under Christ and his Word. The deacons’ care is that of mercy. While women have wonderful God-glorifying roles in the body of Christ, we only elect and ordain men to these three offices--in accordance with the biblical and historic Reformed teaching.

Elders: Greg VandeKamp, John Den Besten, Bruce VanDyken

Deacons: Howard Van Wyhe, Steve Vis, Jon Alons

Ministers: Rev. Doug Barnes, Rev. Spencer Aalsburg

The Aalsburg Family

Rev. Spencer Aalsburg is ordained as a minister of Word and sacraments in the United Reformed Churches in North America. He is a minister of Hills URC, serving to pastor their church plant: Sioux Falls URC Fellowship.  A native of Southern Iowa, Spencer graduated from Central College (Pella, IA) with a Bachelor’s Degree in Religion. He holds the Master of Divinity Degree from Mid-America Reformed Seminary. During the course of his ministerial training, Rev. Aalsburg served Cornerstone URC in Sanborn and a United Reformed congregation in Balmoral, ON. He and his wife, Julia, reside in Sioux Falls. Their home is blessed with two beautiful daughters, Emily and Hannah, and their son, David.