On November 19, East Palmyra (N.Y.) Christian Reformed Church welcomed the congregation of Chin Christian Church (CCCS) in Syracuse, N.Y., to celebrate its affiliation with the denomination as an emerging church.
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About 70 people involved with children’s and youth ministry met at Drayton (Ont.) Christian Reformed Church on November 18 for a day of fellowship and equipping.
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On November 16 the sky lit up in front of St. Paul’s Hospital, in Vancouver, B.C., for the 20th Lights of Hope Festival.
In Memoriam: Rev. Howard B. Spaan (1920-2017)
1920 - 2017READ MOREPastor, church planter, traveler, and family historian, Howard Spaan holds the record for longest-serving stated clerk of classis after serving 46 years in Classis Columbia.
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There is a new spot for kids to hang out in Argentine, a suburb of Kansas City, Kan.
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The Indigenous Family Centre (IFC) in Winnipeg, Man., is a community resource focused on feeding the bodies, minds, souls, and spirits...
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Cal Niewenhuis was a quiet, humble, patient, and hard-working man.
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Randy Baker was a humble man with a servant heart who preferred working behind the scenes.
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Gateway began hosting the 30-bed extreme weather shelter last winter in response to a request for additional shelters during inclement weather.
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The King’s University in Edmonton, Alta., announced its first Canada Research Chair, awarded by the government of Canada to Neal DeRoo, associate professor of Philosophy.
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Areumdawoon Korean Christian Reformed Church in Las Vegas, Nev., began eight years ago with a youth ministry and vision to “Every moment, thank God!”
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In the new Museum of the Bible is a room full of Bibles, color-coded to show the more than 2,000 languages...
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Randall Wright, chief of the police department of Fremont, Mich., has been teaching Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events (CRASE) in his community since December 2016.
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After a day’s work, Jennifer Garcia drove over from San Antonio and propped a homemade poster drawn by her and her 6-year-old son at an intersection near the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs.
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Bible scholar, writer, editor, pastor, and theological librarian Harry Boonstra was a wise, gentle, caring man with a playful side and a dry sense of humor.
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A visionary pastor, church planter, teacher, and mentor, Rev. Paul Hahn passed away in Korea on June 20 from cancer at the age of 84.
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The people of Geneva Campus (Christian Reformed) Church in Madison, Wisc., commemorated the 500th anniversary...
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On Saturday October 28, more than 200 people gathered at Clearview Christian Reformed Church in Oakville, Ont., to sing, create crafts, laugh, and give God “Every Praise” at this fall’s Friendship Festival.
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Two or three times each year, Christian Reformed churches send representatives to their classis, a regional grouping of churches.
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Congregations and communities of believers from all over the Christian Reformed church commemorated the 500th anniversary of the Reformation
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Last month, participating in a project spearheaded by Dignity for All: The Campaign for a Poverty-Free Canada
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