1928
Born in Oskaloosa, Iowa to Frank and Gertrude Hiemstra.
1948
Marries Norma Franklin Hiemstra.
1952
Receives a Bachelor of Arts.
1955
Receives a Master of Divinity from New Brunswick Seminary.
1955
Becomes a minister at First Reformed Church in Waterloo, Iowa.
1959
Becomes a minister at Good Shepherd Church in Westland, Michigan.
1964
Becomes executive minister of the Reformed Church in America in New York, New York.
1968
Becomes a pilot and goes on to fly for 30 years.
1972
Becomes communication director of United Ministries in New York, New York.
1978
Receives a Doctor of Education from Rutgers University.
1979
Becomes executive secretary of Synod of New York in Tarrytown, New York.
1987
Serves as president of the New York States Council of Churches in Syracuse, New York.
1989
Receives a Doctor of Divinity.
1990
Becomes president of the Reformed Church in America.
1991
Serves as moderator of the General Synod of the Reformed Church in America.