Although my current role is that of Registrar, for as long as I can remember I wanted to be a teacher, and for 34 years I had the privilege of living that dream in the South Christian English Department. I graduated from Calvin College in 1991 with my B.A.; I received my M.A.T. from Calvin in 1998. I married Scott Wierenga in 1990; our kids are all married and “adulting” quite successfully, and we are thoroughly enjoying our grandchildren. Our daughter and her family are here in town, and our son and his family also recently moved to Grand Rapids. Our Hong Kong son, who started as an international student at SC as a junior and has hung around ever since, and his family live in New Jersey. In our empty nester life, my husband and I enjoy spending time with our grandkids, traveling, camping, reading, and hanging out at our place in Saugatuck. Little known facts: my worst job ever was salting deer hides during my parents’ deer processing business in the fall, which paid for our Christian school tuition; I minored in Latin and am certified to teach it (although it’s been 30+ years since I’ve read any); I collect nutcrackers, and I have way more of them than anyone should have; my favorite book of all times is To Kill a Mockingbird; my favorite movie of all times is The Sound of Music.
Rebekah Wierenga
Biography
Faith Statement
C.S. Lewis once wrote about how each person is created to see a different facet of God’s beauty–something no one else can see in quite the same way–and then bless all worshippers through all eternity with an aspect of God they could not otherwise see. I absolutely love this image. My role as Registrar is a very tangible, practical way of helping students develop their greatest potential and discover which unique facet of God they reflect. I enjoy the puzzle-like nature of making a plan for students to walk their unique paths in their years at South Christian and organizing teachers so that they, too, can fulfill their greatest potential and bless their students.
