Silver Creek Reformed Church

06/19/2026

This Week's Trivia Question:
Sunday School was a foreign concept to the Europeans who came as the original settlers and who formed the first churches. They did not have formal “Christian education” in their churches back home. How many years after Silver Creek Reformed Church was founded was the first Sunday School organized?
a. 2 years
b. 5 years
c. 8 years
d. 10 years

Last Week’s Question & Answer: (Answer notated by an *).
The name of the town we now know as German Valley was selected by the inhabitants of the town years after it was settled. In 1954, when the first post office was proposed in the town, the U.S. government required that a name be selected for the town where the post office was located. At the time, there was no official name of the town that had started. Other than the winning name of German Valley, what other name(s) were considered for the town’s name?
a. Wiemann
b. Baaltown
c. Neermoor
* d. All of the above

06/12/2026

This Week's Trivia Question:
The name of the town we now know as German Valley was selected by the inhabitants of the town years after it was settled. In 1954, when the first post office was proposed in the town, the U.S. government required that a name be selected for the town where the post office was located. At the time, there was no official name of the town that had started. Other than the winning name of German Valley, what other name(s) were considered for the town’s name?
a. Wiemann
b. Baaltown
c. Neermoor
d. All of the above

Last Week’s Question & Answer: (Answer notated by an *).
A common way for a church in the mid-1800’s to raise money, including what would eventually become Silver Creek Reformed Church, was to do which of the following?
a. Have a bake sale after every Sunday morning service
* b. Auction and sell to the highest bidder individual seats and pews in the church
c. Claim a percentage of the proceeds from area farmers when they sold their products.
d. Hold monthly suppers where a small fee was charged

06/05/2026

This Week's Trivia Question:
A common way for a church in the mid-1800’s to raise money, including what would eventually become Silver Creek Reformed Church, was to do which of the following?
a. Have a bake sale after every Sunday morning service
b. Auction and sell to the highest bidder individual seats and pews in the church
c. Claim a percentage of the proceeds from area farmers when they sold their products.
d. Hold monthly suppers where a small fee was charged


Last Week’s Question & Answer: (Answer notated by an *).
On Old Year’s Eve in the first year of organized church services in the German Valley area, several men came to one of those services with the intention of breaking up the meeting. What did they do?
a. they shot off their fireworks
b. they shot off their mouths
* c. they shot off their shotguns in protest

05/29/2026

This Week's Trivia Question:
On Old Year’s Eve in the first year of organized church services in the German Valley area, several men came to one of those services with the intention of breaking up the meeting. What did they do?
a. they shot off their fireworks
b. they shot off their mouths
c. they shot off their shotguns in protest

Last Week’s Question & Answer: (Answer notated by an *).
Eight people came on the first ship from Europe to eventually settle in the area now known as German Valley. By 1851, people in the area wanted to officially form their own church, even though they had no church building or pastor. How many signed the initial “confession” to start what would ultimately become Silver Creek Reformed Church?
a. 8
b. 26
c. 56
* d. 76

05/22/2026

This Week's Trivia Question:
Eight people came on the first ship from Europe to eventually settle in the area now known as German Valley. By 1951, people in the area wanted to officially form their own church, even though they had no church building or pastor. How many signed the initial “confession” to start what would ultimately become Silver Creek Reformed Church?
a. 8
b. 26
c. 56
d. 76

Last Week’s Question & Answer: (Answer notated by an *).
Silver Creek Reformed Church was formally organized on August 10, 1851. What was the official name of the church when it was formally organized?
a. Silver Creek Reformed Church of German Valley
b. North Grove Reformed Church
c. Silver Creek German Protestant Church of German Valley
* d. Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Silver Creek

05/16/2026

This Week's Trivia Question:
Silver Creek Reformed Church was formally organized on August 10, 1851. What was the official name of the church when it was formally organized?
a. Silver Creek Reformed Church of German Valley
b. North Grove Reformed Church
c. Silver Creek German Protestant Church of German Valley
d. Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Silver Creek

Last Week’s Question & Answer: (Answer notated by an *).
What happened in the early 1850’s in northern Illinois that drastically changed the lives (for the better) of the inhabitants of the area?
* a. the arrival of the railroad (it impacted travel, grain markets, postal carriage, future immigration and more)
b. the arrival of electricity to the area
c. the installation of a public sewer system in the area
d. the building of a water tower for fresh water

05/09/2026

Silver Creek’s Springfield Road women’s Bible Study group has been studying angels. In their study they have learned the song “Holy, Holy Is What the Angels Sing” and they thought the whole congregation should learn it! So they will join with the Praise Team to help us learn the song in worship tomorrow. I’ll also be playing an arrangement of the song as part of the prelude. You can have a listen to this video to get a head start on learning the song. Look forward to worshiping with you tomorrow!

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05/08/2026

Be a part of our 175th Anniversary Celebration! Upcoming events include:

Friday, August 14
5:00 PM Ice Cream Social at SCRC
6:00 PM Family Activities

Saturday, August 15
5:00 PM Catered Meal at SCRC (RSVP, if attending)
6:15 PM Celebration Music Service

Sunday, August 16
9:30 AM Anniversary Worship Service at SCRC
10:30 AM Fellowship Reception

Mark your calendars!

05/08/2026

This Week's Trivia Question:
What happened in the early 1850’s in northern Illinois that drastically changed the lives (for the better) of the inhabitants of the area?
a. the arrival of the railroad
b. the arrival of electricity to the area
c. the installation of a public sewer system in the area
d. the building of a water tower for fresh water

Last Week’s Question & Answer: (Answer notated by an *).
Soon after the early settlers came to the German Valley area, small area schools were built to provide an education for the children in the area. What did the school year consist of for children in those early years?
a. attended school all year round
b. attended school after harvest in the fall until before planting season in the spring
* c. attended two months out of the entire year – one month in the fall and one in the spring
d. attended only in the summer months when children could walk to school

05/01/2026

This Week's Trivia Question:

Soon after the early settlers came to the German Valley area, small area schools were built to provide an education for the children in the area. What did the school year consist of for children in those early years?

a. attended school all year round
b. attended school after harvest in the fall until before planting season in the spring
c. attended two months out of the entire year – one month in the fall and one in the spring
d. attended only in the summer months when children could walk to school

Last Week’s Question & Answer:

For a few years after arriving in the German Valley area, several early settlers worked at another location to earn additional income. It was a growing business at the time and paid a good wage before the business moved out of the area. What was this other job?

a. Forreston Cheese Factory
*b. John Deere and Company
(an upstart company in Grand Detour, IL)
c. Chicago Stockyards
d. Freeport Seed Company