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Rev. Paul van der Bijl is the Director of Worship & Music at Covenant Church in Chicago, a role he has held since 2007 after beginning to assist with music there in 1995. He earned a Master's in Worship Studies from the Robert E. Webber Institute in 2020. Paul oversees...

Hugo van der Goes (c. 1430/1440-1482) was one of the most significant and original Early Netherlandish painters of the late fifteenth century. Van der Goes was an important painter of altarpieces as well as portraits. He introduced important innovations in painting through his monumental style, use of a specific color range and individualistic manner...

Gilliam van der Gouwen (c.1657-1716, Amsterdam) was a Flemish engraver who spent most of his active career in the Dutch Republic. He is known for his reproductive engravings and various title pages, maps, and book illustrations for Amsterdam publishers. (Source: wikipedia.org)

Patrick van der Vorst is Assistant Priest at Our Lady of Mount Carmel & St George in Enfield, North London, in the Diocese of Westminster, London. He is a graduate of the University of Leuven and the Pontifical Beda College in Rome. Before being ordained to the priesthood in June...

Rogier van der Weyden (c.1399/1400- 1464), initially known as Roger de le Pasture, was an early Netherlandish painter whose surviving works consist mainly of religious triptychs, altarpieces, and commissioned single and diptych portraits. He was highly successful in his lifetime; his paintings were exported to Italy and Spain, and he received commissions from, amongst others, Philip the...

Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641) was a Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England after success in the Spanish Netherlands and Italy. With the exception of Holbein, van Dyck and his contemporary Diego Velázquez were the first painters of pre-eminent talent to work mainly as court portraitists, revolutionizing the genre. Van Dyck is best known for his...

Rev. Dr. Leanne Van Dyk retired in 2022 as the tenth president of Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, GA, where she also served as professor of theology. Prior to serving at Columbia, Leanne was the dean and vice president of academic affairs at Western Theological Seminary in Holland, MI, for...

Rev. Dr. Joel Van Dyke is one of the founding members of Street Psalms and one of the original ordained members. He has lived and served in Guatemala City since 2003. he did youth ministry and pastored a church in Philadelphia for five years before moving to Guatemala City where he...

Henry Jackson van Dyke Jr. (1852-1933) was an American author, educator, diplomat, and Presbyterian clergyman. His writings include stories, poetry, hymns, and essays, and he is known for his poem "Time Is." (Source and photo: wikipedia.org)