Holland, located on rail and interurban lines linking the west Michigan shore with Chicago and Grand Rapids, long attracted tourists. Beginning in the late nineteenth century, vacationers built summer cottages at Central Park on the shores of Black Lake, now Lake Macatawa. Many of these seasonal residents, like the permanent residents, were of Dutch descent and held strong religious beliefs. John R. Stryker hosted services on his porch until 1903, when Central Park Chapel was built to serve interdenominational religious needs. Dr. John A. Otte, a medical missionary, led construction of the chapel on land donated by Gerrit Zaalmink. Early services were held in both Dutch and English, and because so many clergy vacationed there, Central Park became known as “Saint’s Rest.”