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Calvin College is a liberal arts college located in Grand Rapids , Michigan . Founded in 1876 , Calvin College is an educational institution of the ___MASK80___ Reformed Church and stands in the Reformed tradition of Protestantism . Calvin College is named after John Calvin , the 16th - century Protestant Reformer . History . The ___MASK11___ founded the school on August 4 , 1876 , as part of " Calvin College and Theological Seminary " ( with the seminary becoming Calvin Theological Seminary ) to train church ministers . The college and seminary began with seven students , in a rented upper room on Spring Street , in Grand Rapids , Michigan . The initial six - year curriculum included four years of literary studies and two years of theology . In 1892 , the campus moved to the intersection of Madison Avenue and Franklin Street ( Fifth Avenue ) in Grand Rapids . In September 1894 , the school expanded the curriculum for those who were not pre - theological students , effectually making the institution a preparatory school . In 1900 , the curriculum further broadened , making it more attractive to students interested in teaching or preparing for professional courses at universities . In 1901 , Calvin admitted the first women to the school . Calvin Theological Seminary is a seminary affiliated with the ___MASK11___ , located in Grand Rapids , Michigan , United States , and closely tied to Calvin College , though each institution has its own board . Rev . Julius Medenblik is currently president of the school . Ralph Stob ( 1894 -- 1965 ) was an educator , academic , and former president of Calvin College in Grand Rapids , Michigan . Stob was born in Chicago , Illinois , and attended Roseland ___MASK80___ School . He felt called to ___MASK80___ ministry . He enrolled in the preparatory curriculum of Calvin College in 1909 from which he graduated in 1915 . He then enrolled and enrolled at the Seminary . Stob then accepted an appointment to teach classical languages at his alma mater . Teaching delayed his graduation from seminary until 1920 . He continued to teach at Calvin while working during the summers on his graduate degrees at the University of Chicago . Stob was a gifted and amiable teacher and was appointed President of Calvin College in 1933 . During his tenure , he oversaw improvements to the curriculum and the beginning of a pension program for the staff . Faculty criticism , well - publicized student pranks , student criticism in the school newspaper , and student flouting of school rules made for a difficult presidency . In 1939 , Stob returned to teaching Greek as effectively as before . In 1953 Stob was asked to assume the Chair of New Testament department in the Calvin Seminary . He retired from the seminary in 1964 and died the following year . Stob and Evelyn L . Mokma were married in 1918 and they had three daughters . A ___MASK80___ ( or ) is a person who follows or adheres to ___MASK82___ , an Abrahamic , monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ . " ___MASK80___ " derives from the Koine Greek word " Christós " (  ), a translation of the Biblical Hebrew term " mashiach ". ___MASK82___ is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ , who serves as the focal point for the religion . It is the world ' s largest religion , with over 2 . 4 billion followers , or 33 % of the global population , known as Christians . Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God and the savior of humanity whose coming as the Messiah ( the Christ ) was prophesied in the Old Testament . Roseland ___MASK80___ School is a private , coeducational elementary school on the far south side of Chicago , Illinois . It was founded in Roseland as a school for the children of Dutch immigrants in the area . Today it mainly serves the African American community that lives in Roseland . John Calvin (; born : 10 July 150927 May 1564 ) was an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation . He was a principal figure in the development of the system of ___MASK80___ theology later called ___MASK43___ , aspects of which include the doctrines of predestination and of the absolute sovereignty of God in salvation of the human soul from death and eternal damnation , in which doctrines Calvin was influenced by and elaborated upon the Augustinian and other early ___MASK80___ traditions . Various Congregational , Reformed , and Presbyterian churches , which look to Calvin as the chief expositor of their beliefs , have spread throughout the world . The ___MASK11___ ( CRCNA or CRC ) is a Protestant Christian denomination in the United States and Canada . Having roots in the Dutch Reformed churches of the Netherlands , the Christian Reformed Church was founded by Dutch immigrants who left the Reformed Church in America in 1857 and is theologically Calvinist .