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Volunteers from Christian Reformed congregations in Grand Rapids, Mich., participated in an effort to encourage residents in under-resourced neighborhoods to be vaccinated against the virus that causes COVID-19.

The Christian Reformed Church in Cuba, a denomination dating back to the 1950s, is struggling with economic changes and pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic. Congregations of the CRCNA are lending support.

Pastor Willemina Zwart and Immanuel CRC in Simcoe, Ont., are welcoming eight young adults into a summer experience of Christian community with the South Coast Beach Project.

I was scared, and my fear overwhelmed me.

We couldn’t have guessed all the ways the pandemic would invade our “normal” and change how we do work, church, family, travel, and countless other things.

Niamazime Ferdinand’s father died when Ferdinand was 6 years old.

Josh Baldwin’s sophomore album delights and encourages listeners with country-infused pop extolling God’s goodness.

Switchfoot lead singer Jon Foreman examines his own faith in the wake of 2020 for his first solo album.

Witty and wise, with a deep love for people, Gary Veeneman died April 25.

Take a look at the clever and funny ways these animals stay cool in the summer.

When Christian girls spend their youth staying pure and doing good, they are rewarded with solid marriages and live happily ever after, right?

If these collective strengths that we pride ourselves on can solve our decline, wouldn’t they have solved it by now?

I’m not sure what I ought to be doing next. Why does deciding this feel so hard?

A forgotten history. A secret network of women. A legacy of poison and revenge. Welcome to The Lost Apothecary.

A powerful new history of the Black church as a foundation of Black life and a driving force in the larger freedom struggle in America.

Anthony Hopkins won an Oscar for Best Actor for his portrayal of a man in the critical stages of Alzheimer's disease.

Gathering watercress by the side of the road brings a girl closer to her family’s Chinese heritage.

Last October the Christian Reformed Church’s Council of Delegates asked a group to design plans for a governance structure that will be in compliance with Canadian tax laws regarding charities. Here’s what’s in the proposal going to Synod 2022.

A 55-50 victory against Jal (N.M.) on May 7 earned Rehoboth (N.M.) Christian School the state championship in varsity boys’ 2A basketball.

Contributing Christian Reformed congregations have pledged $18.4 million for shared denominational ministries in the coming fiscal year.

After 15 months of working on restructuring plans, the Christian Reformed Church’s Council of Delegates approved a new leadership structure to recommend to Synod 2022.

The Christian Reformed Church’s annual general assembly is canceled for 2021; instead the Council of Delegates will meet in a special session to address parts of the Agenda that cannot wait until Synod 2022.

Discussing and eventually recommending a new governance structure took much of the Council’s time during its May 5-7 meeting, which also included approving the denomination’s first pledge-based budget.