Beth Swagman resigns as director of the CRC’s Safe Church Ministry; committee cites budget constraints as reason.
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Kari and Chad Bonnema gave birth to their own adopted twins through embryo adoption.
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Rev. Duane Kelderman is leaving his post as vice president at Calvin Theological Seminary this summer.
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A classis in the U.S. is offering subsidies to attract theologically conservative seminarians to intern in their region.
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Discovery CRC has adopted a block near their church. They’ll donate food, host events, and pray for the community.
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Software developer Aaron Eisses used $10 and his design talents to create an Apple app that will benefit his church.
In Memoriam: Rev. John Vander Lugt
April 18, 1926 – December 19, 2010READ MORERev.
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Rev. Moses Chung has been appointed to lead Christian Reformed Home Missions.
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A nine-year-old from East Saugatuck will be the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s Michigan Goodwill Ambassador for 2011.
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Like Cinderella, the musicians who jam at The Bridge Community Christian Reformed Church all have to be home before curfew.
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Rev. James Kim built a successful youth ministry by starting from scratch.
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By the grace of God and a few good men from a Montana CRC, ex-prisoner Richard Stewart made a successful transition from prison to life on the outside.
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For Rev. David Vroege and his family, stewardship of creation, money, and health meant giving up their car.
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A crafters’ group in California uses its hobby to help teens in crisis.
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For an Alberta youth pastor, hosting a weekly radio program ties together his love of radio with his love of ministry.
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Two California churches build prefab houses in the church parking lot before delivering them to Mexico.
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Using technology normally intended for prisoners to make video appearances in court, an Illinois church worshiped with inmates of Angola Prison.
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When news got out about what Rev. John Van Sloten was preaching on, protesters turned up outside the church.
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An old McDonalds building gets transformed into a weightlifting gym with a side order of youth ministry.
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Members of an Ontario church are helping sell Honduran coffee and ensure fair wages for growers.
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A new church plant in Byron Center is drawing women from its neighborhood by offering Zumba fitness classes.
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Aurora church designs worship for and with teens.
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By adding intergenerational activities, children’s Sunday school has become both focused and magnified.
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Hammond church uses community meals to meet the neighbors.