The Banner

December 8, 1912 – February 23, 2010

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A stash of fabric, love of sewing, and a desire to help were all combined when 27 women and girls sewed 70 dresses in three days, each wi

Word has spread that Hope Christian Reformed Church in Grandville, Mich., is a great place for teens to spend Tuesday evenings.

Faced with an unemployment rate that’s one of the highest in Colorado, Fellowship Christian Reformed Church in Greeley started Brid

Mariah Bonestroo, 12, earned the right to compete in two races at Akron, Ohio’s All-American Soapbox Derby with just two qualifying

Madison Avenue Christian Reformed Church in Paterson, N.J., celebrated its 100th anniversary this year.

January 16, 1932 – June 26, 2010

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When the Shin Urayasu Reformed Church in the Tokyo area celebrated becoming a full-fledged congregation with its own elders and deacons,

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More than 200 small group leaders attended Korean Coffee Break International Ministries (www.coffeebreakkorea.org) in West Covina, Calif.

Spurred by the needs of new elders and deacons for training, First Christian Reformed Church of Waupun, Wis., held its second annual lead

After the church service, a little boy told the pastor, “When I grow up, I’m going to give you some money.”

I am a convert to the Belhar Confession.

Pastor George just retired after a long-term ministry at Bethel; he was dearly loved and will be sorely missed.

Saying “thank you” is polite, right?

Many Christian parents share a common joy: children who are walking with God.

The first piece of furniture I purchased after I bought my home was a large rectangular Shaker-style table of naturally finished pine wit

Relationships

Separation and Sin

The blaze of candles gives a warm, waxy taste to the lungful of air I just inhaled over the birthday cake on the table below me.

Never saw anything like it: two devout Muslims at the front of our church’s “sanctuary” facing Mecca and chanting their

Lynette Feenstra, kindergarten teacher at Hull (Iowa) Christian School and a member of First Christian Reformed Church of Hull, has a muc