In our study of the history of Pella, we have noted the reasons why Reformed believers wanted to leave the Netherlands. In addition to persecution, the farmers suffered from a severe potato blight. What makes Pella unique is the man who led the Reformed believers out of the Netherlands and to the plains of America. […]

Nestled in the plains of Southeast Iowa, along the Des Moines River, not far from Lake “Red Rock,” we find a city of 9300 souls with the name “Pella.” Here we find one of our own Protestant Reformed churches, as well as some very interesting history. Pella is a strange name for a city in […]