Members of Trinity Christian Reformed Church in Grandville, Mich., and members of Rosedale Park Baptist Church in Detroit met, talked, and prayed together about race and faith.
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In Waterloo, Ont., church members from multiple regions heard from public educators and discussed how to create safer communities.
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Church in the ‘middle of everywhere’ adds new gymnasium to its welcoming spaces, offering basketball and children’s drop-in play to start.
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Having served more than 30 years as a pastor, missionary, chaplain, and counselor, Harry Van Dam, died on Feb. 4 at 86.
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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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Ben Glenn's presentations aim to help students learn more about themselves and be inspired by God's plan for their lives.
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Ada Cook, 12, a member of First Hamilton (Ont.) Christian Reformed Church, led in prayer at the February 21 prayer breakfast in Toronto.
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Three youth pastors at CRC congregations in Kalamazoo, Mich., swapped youth groups for two weeks in February, breaking up a winter lull and reaching youth with a new story.
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Albert Vanden Pol touched many people with his pastoral heart and gentle spirit. He died on January 24 in Surrey, B.C.
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Madison Church, a multi-site Christian Reformed congregation in Grand Rapids, Mich., retold the biblical story of creation, sin, salvation, and redemption with its multicultural production of James Weldon Johnson’s 1927 book God’s Trombones.
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It was a full agenda for the Council of Delegates in February, including discussions about classis renewal, church planting and evangelism, ministry priorities, and tough budgets.
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The Lord must breathe life into the dry bones of his church (Ezek. 37) and give it a passion for evangelism and church planting. The question is, do we want it?
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Ministry priorities for the Christian Reformed Church are up against tough budget realities of decreased denominational ministry income.
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Syd Hielema: “It’s not about keeping curriculum alive but embedding curriculum as one part of a faith formation immersive environment.”
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Billy Graham, a religious phenomenon who became a household name and preached to multitudes of people across the globe, died Wednesday after more than a half-century of ministry.
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Travel bans and changes to the numbers of refugee admissions under the Trump administration have affected many Christian and faith-based resettlement organizations in the U.S.
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A humble man with an ecumenical spirit and a warm, welcoming smile, Vugteveen died on February 1, at the age of 84.
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A man of prayer with a passion for spreading the gospel, Richard D. Sytsma was one of the pioneer missionaries to Japan in the early 1950s . . .
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Preaching and painting came together in a recent sermon series at Second Christian Reformed Church in Grand Haven, Mich.
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Steven Timmermans, executive director of the Christian Reformed Church, joined more than 100 Christian faith leaders from across the United States in sending a letter to U.S. president Donald Trump and the United States Congress, urging them to protect vulnerable immigrants.
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Thanks to a newly installed community ice skating rink, Bethel Christian Reformed Church in Zeeland, Mich., is now a hot spot for cold-weather recreation.
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Seung Jai Kang, 80, was a dedicated and energetic pastor who lived his life in service to local ministries, church planting, and teaching...
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Carl Reitsma was born on Reformation Day and loved the Reformed faith.