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“We know relatively little about the religious lives of American adolescents,” said researchers writing in the Journal for th

For most people, access to printed material isn’t a big deal, but for many in Cuba, recently printed materials are a novelty and a

Like many young people in China, Xiou H. is interested in learning English.

Our home computer died recently.

What do you do when your wife is on bed rest in another country because of pregnancy complications and you need to finish your semester o

Issues surrounding ordination and even membership of gay persons in churches continue to dominate the agenda of many denominations.

A consortium of Hurricane Katrina relief groups say they are approaching the $25 million mark in money, muscle, and material donated to a

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Peace and safety was on the minds of many people in Whitby, Ontario, when Hebron Christian Reformed Church hosted a community prayer serv

In June, teens from the Christian Reformed Church in the Philippines (CRCP) held a candlelight vigil as part of a weekend workshop to hel

Teens and adults from six Christian Reformed churches in the Chicago area recently got “down and dirty” in Gary, Ind.

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The Community Diaconal Network of Northern New Jersey, a partnership of six Christian Reformed churches, sponsored a free immigration for

March 7, 1925 – June 6, 2009

Every Wednesday night in July the parking lot of Hammond (Ind.) Christian Reformed Church jumped with activity.

The gospel is spreading on horseback across the Navajo Nation’s high desert in New Mexico and Arizona.

Chris Pullenayegem has been appointed as the first director of the Christian Reformed Church’s new Leadership Exchange.

While cycling on the Christian Reformed Church’s Sea to Sea 2008 bike tour, Jim Beezhold was inspired by two urban ministries he vi

Dustin Attema, Josh Feikema, and Ben Attema have earned the top honor of the Calvinist Cadet Corps—the Servant Leader Award.

Cadets from two Illinois Christian Reformed churches hauled away trucks full of garbage during their annual cleanup of the Wolfe Wildlife

A night spent sleeping on the street in a cardboard box helped sensitize 15 students to the issues of hunger and homelessness.

A survey of neighborhood needs prompted a Miami Lakes, Fla., congregation to start a domestic-violence support group.

On one recent Sunday afternoon, children climbed, swung, and slid on two colorful and strong playground structures in East Vancouver, Bri