The economic recession has not led to an increase in attendance at U.S. houses of worship, according to Gallup pollsters.
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About 80 people from Good News Christian Reformed Church in London, Ontario, marked International Human Rights Day by writing letters to
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When West Forty-Fourth Street Christian Reformed Church in Wyoming, Mich., disbands as a congregation at the end of March, it will contin
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"Every church should do it!" exclaimed Bill Kuyvenhoven about a service project he participated in for the Christian Reformed W
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Gail Selfridge, a member of Horizon Community Christian Reformed Church in Highlands Ranch, Colo., realized a dream when she worked on a
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In a country where most churches are Russian Orthodox, Rev. Glenn Gerdes is talking about Reformed theology.
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Barry Meyer and a Christian Reformed mission team worked hard in Sierra Leone in the 1980s to install a water system for the Kuranko peop
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For Guillermo Godoy, ministry means planting businesses as well as churches.
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From New Hope Community Christian Reformed Church, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., to Candidate Mary L.
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During the holidays, you hear about people reaching out to those in need, but very few people actually do it.
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The latest numbers show that denominational ministry share giving is still down from last year.
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As 2008 gave way to 2009, a Sea to Sea bike tour was taking place in the southern hemisphere.
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The World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) has called on all its member churches to pray for those suffering in the Middle East and t
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One evening this past fall, 102 students from Toronto District Christian High School showed up to shine a light on AIDS.
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Lawrence Ter Horst, 79, of Ireton (Iowa) Christian Reformed Church, was forced into retirement by a stroke.
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Just six years into its football program, Holland (Mich.) Christian High School claimed the football state championship in late Nove
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Half of the Christian Reformed Church’s 1,100 congregations now have a Child Safety Policy in place.
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Trinity Christian College’s women’s soccer team made it to the final four in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NC
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A new congregation in El Paso, Texas, wanted a bigger launch than a typical new church plant.
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From Transcona CRC, Winnipeg, Manitoba, to Candidate Henry J. Reyenga.
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A few years ago GEMS church clubs for girls began making news when they entered the pinewood derbies long considered Cadet-only territory
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Covenant Christian Reformed Church in Winnipeg, Manitoba, celebrated its 100th anniversary in late November.
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Rain fell for three straight days in Munster, Ind., last September, causing the Little Calumet River to overflow.
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In light of the financial crisis enveloping the United States, and, to a lesser extent, Canada, denominational officials are taking a pro