On Sunday, Aug. 16, a worship team made up of members from Willoughby Christian Reformed Church in Langley, B.C., and Gateway and Living Hope CRCs in Abbotsford, B.C. shared in worship from the peak of Vedder mountain in B.C.’s Fraser Valley.

Gayla R. Postma, The Banner’s longtime news editor, is retiring effective Oct. 30.

Hope Community Church in Riverside, Calif., has been hosting parking lot worship services, with the help of an FM transmitter, in order to stay connected in person while maintaining a healthy distance.

Several Christian Reformed congregations in Canada, seeking to deepen understanding and relationship with the Holy Spirit, have found help from Dunamis Fellowship Canada.

A Christian Reformed pastor for 36 years, Henry Dykema, known as a good storyteller, died July 12.

John Tong co-founded the Chinese Christian Reformed Church in Monterey Park, Calif., and served there for 25 years. Known for his love and care for the lonely, forsaken, and outcast, Tong died June 20.

When the Grand Rapids Public Schools opened with only online learning for the first nine weeks of this academic year, First Christian Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, Mich., decided to support students in their community with an in-person daily homework club.

Classis Georgetown, a regional group of Christian Reformed congregations in western Michigan, has developed a pilot program to provide support to spouses of pastors within the classis.

When Neland Avenue Christian Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, Mich., installed new office bearers in June, a woman who is in a same-sex marriage was among the candidates for deacon.