Ben Wiersma, preaching intern at Sibley (Iowa) Christian Reformed Church, and new member of the local ministerial association, was one of several participants in the association’s revised Easter weekend plan.

Recent reports about instances of bullying and threatening communication received by staff of the Christian Reformed Church’s Office of Social Justice have raised questions about what’s going on and why.

The Religious Exemption Accountability Project filed a lawsuit March 29. It says the Dept. of Education is complicit in “abuses and unsafe conditions thousands of LGBTQ+ students endure at hundreds of taxpayer-funded, religious colleges and universities.”

While Americans still believe in God, a growing number have dropped out of organized religion.

Cadillac (Mich.) Christian Reformed Church, Oak Harbor (Wash.) CRC, and churches in London, Ont., are all participating in community coalitions working toward sheltering community members without housing.

Two or three times each year, Christian Reformed churches send representatives to their classis, a regional group of churches. Here is the report of classis meetings of the past several months.

An estimated 5,000 people demonstrated in support of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders on Sunday, in rallies organized in 14 American cities by the Asian American Christian Collaborative.

A Collaborative that formed just about a year ago denouncing anti-Asian racism at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, has released its second statement. “We call Christians and church leaders to make a clear and urgent response condemning this heinous act of hate.”

CRCNA executive director Colin Watson Sr. was one of 28 leaders to sign a March 8 letter to U.S. President Joe Biden addressing policy recommendations related to the Middle East.

Charity Auto Repair, a ministry of Northern Lighthouse Church in Lincoln, Neb., is preparing to build a new and bigger garage after 15 years of offering the community free mechanic services and providing mentoring and training opportunities to work-release correctional inmates.

Peter Boodt lived to preach and bring the Word of the Lord to any and all. He died Feb. 14.

Community and state leaders have responded to a Choose Kind → Spread Kind initiative created by students of Allendale (Mich.) Christian School.

Passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on Feb. 25, the Equality Act aims to provide protection against discrimation for LGBTQ people, but many seek more clarity for protection of religious freedom within the anti-discrimination bill. The Equality Act is now before the Senate.

The Vatican’s orthodoxy office, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, issued a formal response Monday to a question about whether Catholic clergy can bless gay unions. They cannot.

Luis Palau, a Christian evangelist known for his CityFest evangelistic festivals, died March 11. He was 86.

Coopersville (Mich.) Christian Reformed Church marked 100 years of ministry in October 2020.

Beth Moore, prolific Bible study author and teacher, recently ended her longtime publishing partnership with Nashville-based LifeWay Christian. In an interview with Religion News Service she said she and other concerned Southern Baptists see behavior in their denomination “not in step with the gospel.”

Wheel House Cafe, operating in the covered front entrance of Christ Church of Davis in California, is a simple idea: offer “good coffee, good connections, as well as teaching young people employable skills along the way.”

The board of Bethany Christian Services approved “a nationwide policy of inclusivity in order to serve all families across Bethany’s core service lines” Jan. 20. It announced the move to staff March 1.

The United Methodist Church, one of the largest denominations in the United States, has once again postponed its quadrennial meeting due to the COVID-19 pandemic, delaying further a widely anticipated vote by delegates on a proposal to split the denomination.

Beckwith Hills Christian Reformed Church, in Grand Rapids, Mich., did a neighborhood assessment as part of the Church Renewal Lab. Efforts to build a new playground and make continuing community connections are a result.

Two or three times each year, Christian Reformed churches send representatives to their classis, a regional group of churches. Here is the report of classis meetings of the past several months.

Consejo Latino, an active network of Hispanic ministry leaders within the Christian Reformed Church and beyond, is connecting and training pastors seeking ordination in the CRC and helping interested churches to affiliate with the denomination.