The U.S. Ministry Board of the Christian Reformed Church in North America has green-lit putting its large and aging Grand Rapids building on the market. Relocation plans are still in the works.

Dan DeKam, a Christian school administrator with over 25 years of experience serving schools in Minnesota and Michigan, is the new director of U.S. ministry operations for the U.S. ministry board of the Christian Reformed Church in North America.

Meeting May 3-5 in Grand Rapids, Mich., the Christian Reformed Church in North America’s Council of Delegates and U.S. and Canada ministry boards made appointments, met new staff, and are passing along items to synod.

The Christian Reformed Church’s Council of Delegates finds the large-scale biannual events to be too costly and not popular enough to continue. Council voices in favor of the events urge CRC not to lose emphasis on relationship.

At its February meeting the Christian Reformed Church’s Council of Delegates endorsed an allocation of next year’s ministry shares with 29.5% going to congregational ministries,  27% to the CRC’s governance offices, 19.5 % to Resonate and so on.

The Council of Delegates of the Christian Reformed Church met by video conference Feb. 15-17.

Meeting separately Feb. 16, the boards that govern Christian Reformed Church ministry in the U.S. and in Canada heard reports, discussed nominees, and made plans for continued ministry work in each country.

The Council of Delegates of the Christian Reformed Church has endorsed consolidating three global training resource ministries into the work of Resonate Global Mission by January 2023.

The Christian Reformed Church’s Council of Delegates, not unanimously, endorsed a process for Council members to request an exception to a specific understanding in signing the Council’s Statement of Agreement.

The Christian Reformed Church’s Council of Delegates has asked staff for a feasibility report on continuing the Inspire conference into 2024.

The Council of Delegates of the Christian Reformed Church affirmed a co-director model for the denomination’s reorganized Congregational Ministries, requested a feasibility report for an Inspire 2024 conference, and endorsed consolidating three training ministries under Resonate Global Mission.

Congregational Ministries in the Christian Reformed Church is made up of ministries focused on serving congregations and their needs.

Ministry share pledges from churches continue to be down; ministry budgets adjust.

Meeting in person for the first time in 26 months, the Christian Reformed Church’s Council of Delegates made some more adjustments to governance structure, heard about budgeting plans, and honored out-going delegates.

The U.S. Corporation of the Christian Reformed Church has appointed a chief executive, and the full Council of Delegates of the CRC is recommending a new ecclesiastical corporation: Christian Reformed Church Worldwide.

The CRC’s Council of Delegates considered a new proposal suggesting tweaks to the office of the general secretary. It asked for more details to come in May.

The Christian Reformed Church’s Council of Delegates’ October meeting included planning for upcoming synods, setting policies for in-person meetings, dealing with revenue shortfalls, and more.

The Canada Corporation of the Christian Reformed Church in North America approved a new senior leader for Indigenous Justice and Reconciliation and appointed a new national committee for anti-racism and intercultural conciliation.