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Christoffel van Sichem (1546-1624) was an engraver, etcher, woodcutter, printer and publisher. (Source: National Portrait Gallery)

Christoffel van Sichem II (1581-1658) was a printmaker and woodcutter. (Source: British Museum)

Christoffel van Sichem III (1618-1659) was a Dutch artist. (Source: collections.artsmia.org)

Reverend Alison VanBuskirk Philip serves as Police Chaplain in Westfield, NJ, as well as pastor of First United Methodist Church Westfield. She previously served in Franklin Lakes and various hospitals and mental health facilities in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Before seminary, she worked in interfaith and ecumenical nonprofits in New York...

Rev. Dr. Shannan Vance-Ocampo serves the Presbytery of Southern New England as General Presbyter. Ordained in 2001, Shannan's previous calls in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) were as the Transitional Presbyter for Albany Presbytery in New York, Pastor/Head of Staff at Watchung Avenue Presbyterian Church in North Plainfield, NJ, and as...

Dr. Mary L. VandenBerg retired in 2025 as a professor of systematic theology at Calvin Theological Seminary, holding the Jean and Kenneth Baker Chair. She earned her B.S. in Biology/Chemistry from Calvin College, followed by a Master of Theological Studies, and a Ph.D. in Systematic Theology (2008) from Calvin Seminary....

Rev. Elizabeth Vander Haagen is co-pastor of Boston Square Church in Grand Rapids, MI. She graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary and Calvin Theological Seminary, and is a licensed spiritual director. (Source: bostonsquarechurch.org)

Rev. Leonard J. Vander Zee is a retired pastor and former editor-in-chief for Faith Alive Christian Resources (CRC Publications). After graduating from Calvin Thological Seminary, he served in pastorates in Indiana, Michigan, Iowa, and New York. He is the author of multiple books, and articles that have appeared in The Banner,...

Michael van der Gucht (c. 1660-1725) was a Flemish engraver and painter who worked for most of his career in England. He engraved portraits, book illustrations, and architectural prints and painted portraits. (Source: Wikipedia)