For the past five years the young people of Valley Christian Reformed Church in Binghamton, N.Y., have staged a live nativity for the com
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A play about gay Christians, written by Calvin College drama professor Stephanie Sandberg, sold out on its opening night in September and
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Rev. Bernard T. Haan
Nov. 14, 1921 – Aug. 27, 2007
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Nov. 1, 1930 – June 21, 2007
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Seven student interns from Calvin Theological Seminary explored the dynamics of urban ministry through an internship in Chicago last summ
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Hannah Elzinga, 20, and Jennifer Vanden Akker, 19, found exuberant faith among youths in Cuba when they attended a two-week youth retreat
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How do isolated church communities survive and thrive?
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Eleven members of Seattle’s First Christian Reformed Church joined hands with their South African sister church, Evaton Noord, not
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For the first time in its short existence, the Returning Church movement held an event outside of West Michigan.
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Christopher Johnson, 31, was killed in Iraq when the Chinook helicopter he was flying for the U.S.
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Henry Hess was recently appointed to the executive of the National Council of Churches’ communications commission.
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After a disagreement with his congregation, Rev.
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For 25 years the 1,000-mile stretch of California has been the beat of Banner news correspondent Ruth Donker.
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After Hurricane Felix roared through the eastern Nicaragua coastline in September, the
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It’s ironic that as the Christian Reformed Church celebrates its 150th anniversary this year, one of our closest ecumenical relatio
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Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) is working with the U.S.
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A United Church of Christ congregation’s pro-gay stance puts it “at a higher risk” of litigation and property damage, a
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Several women from Kanawha (Iowa) Christian Reformed Church hold a monthly craft night to reach out to local area women.
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Living Mosaic Christian Reformed Church, a church plant in Burlington, Ontario, is reaching out to its neighbors with couches, chairs, an
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Canadian farmers, many of them Christian Reformed, reached a significant milestone this summer when they shipped their millionth ton of f
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With prayers for good weather answered, 500 people from Classis Hamilton, a regional group of Christian Reformed churches, gathered for
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Guests to 7-year-old Michael Braam’s birthday party were surprised with a ride on a fire truck.
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Fifty-eight teens and eight adults from Manhattan, Mont., experienced a week amid another culture only a five-hour drive away.
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During a Mainstage session at this year’s Youth Unlimited Convention in Salt Lake City, Beth Tinklenberg tearfully told the teens ther