Web Design in Cutlerville, MI

About Cutlerville, Kent County

Cutlerville is an unincorporated community of 17,849 people about three miles south of Grand Rapids, split between Byron Township on the west and the smaller Gaines Township share on the east. It grew out of one family's 312-acre farm, and the mansion that family built became the seed of Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services, which still anchors the community's identity and payroll. Buck Creek runs north through it toward the Grand River, US-131 splits it top to bottom, and M-6 clips its northern edge.

History of Cutlerville

• John Cutler came from New York State with his wife and ten children, bought 312 acres in 1853 and built a log cabin. The community carries his name.
• His son, John I. Cutler, built the Cutler mansion in 1891.
• In 1910 the Cutler mansion became the nucleus of the Christian Psychopathic Hospital, which is today Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services.

Landmarks and Places in Cutlerville

• The Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services main campus, built out from the 1891 Cutler mansion.
• The Van Andel-Cook Center for Dementia and Geriatric Behavioral Health, which opened on the Cutlerville campus in 2013.
• Buck Creek, which flows through the community and runs north to the Grand River at Grandville.

The Cutlerville Economy

• Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services is the defining employer. It runs about 200 inpatient beds and more than 20 outpatient locations across Michigan and is described as one of the largest freestanding behavioral health providers in the United States.
• Pine Rest broke ground in May 2024 on a pediatric behavioral health center on the Cutlerville campus that opened in March 2026 and was reported as Michigan's first children's psychiatric urgent care.
• Crain's Grand Rapids Business reported in October 2024 that a Van Andel family foundation pledge was the largest gift in Pine Rest's 114-year history.

Community Life in Cutlerville

• Cutlerville Days is the community festival. Organizers canceled the 2017 edition in March citing a lack of community involvement, then brought it back that May with help from the Brian Diemer races and new sponsors.
• Brian Diemer, bronze medalist in the 3000-meter steeplechase at the 1984 Summer Olympics, is from Cutlerville and lends his name to the local road races.
• Carlee Hoffman, a wheelchair basketball player from Cutlerville, was a gold medalist at the 2004 Paralympic Games.

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