Thornwood Baptist Church

Address & Phone:
971 Buttrick SE
Ada, MI 49301

Pastor:
Don Michael
(616) 682-2387

Pastor's Welcome:
Thornwood Baptist Church is a congregation of believers dedicated to the task of serving the Lord in the context of truth. Our worship is God-centered, and our preaching and teaching is expositional in nature. We have a number of ministries for our members to be involved in, and we seek to cultivate a community of fellowship that is honoring to God and edifying to each other. Thornwood is a caring family of faith, concerned for the needs of others. If you have the opportunity to visit us, we trust you'll find a friendly welcome!

Worship Service Information:
Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. for all ages
Sunday Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday Prayer Meeting: 7:00 p.m.
Small Groups: 1st and 3rd Sunday Nights
Ladies Ministry Contact: Monica Michael
Ladies Ministry Phone: (616) 682-2387

Church History:
Thornwood Baptist Church was organized in 1969, with Bob Nelson as the founding pastor. Pastor Nelson served the church until early 1980. Following the pastorates of Michael Meyers and Barry McKinney, Tim Terhune was called to be the pastor in late 1983. Pastor Terhune served the church until early 1991, after which the church called Pastor Norman Street in late 1992. Pastor Street served the church for nearly 11 years, retiring from the ministry in August, 2003.

In 1990, the Thornwood Ladies Ministry was formed with the desire, among other things, to sponsor and coordinate an annual ladies' spring retreat as a ministry under the oversight of Thornwood Baptist Church. The purposes of the retreat are to study God's Word, to promote fellowship between women and churches of like faith, to support the Sovereign Grace Baptist Association, and to provide a forum for women of like faith to exercise their gifts.

In May of 1991, the church also voted to be the sending church for Vijay and Narsamma Chandra as missionaries to Fiji. For nearly 15 years, the Chandras have been faithfully ministering God's Word on that island, with the result that now a strong, growing and healthy church has been established under Pastor Chandra's leadership.

In July of 2001, the church voted to call Don Michael as Associate Pastor. Upon Pastor Street's retirement, the congregation called Don as the Pastor of Thornwood Baptist Church in November of 2003.

Driving Directions:
From East of Grand Rapids:
Take West I-96 until the Lowell exit (M-50), which is exit #52. Turn right at the end of the exit ramp onto M-50 (Alden Nash), and then turn left at the first blinking light onto Cascade Road (about 1/4 mile up). Go about 3 miles, then turn right onto Snow. After about 2.5 miles, Snow dead-ends at Grand River Drive. Turn left onto Grand River and go 3 miles until it dead ends at Buttrick. Turn right onto Buttrick - the church is on the right-hand side about 1/4 mile up at 971 Buttrick.

From South/North/West of Grand Rapids:
Get on East I-96 and take it to the 28th Street East exit (Exit 43B). Go east on 28th Street for about 2 miles until it dead-ends at Cascade. Turn right onto Cascade for about 1/4 mile to the stoplight at Thornapple River Drive. Turn left onto Thornapple River Drive and go for about 3 miles. Make a hard right onto Buttrick, and the church building is the second on the left.