Two Christian high schools from western Michigan won state championships in their respective sports recently.
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Synod 2016, the annual general assembly of the Christian Reformed Church, ended on June 17. But for some, the pain evoked by the same-sex marriage debate continued to reverberate.
On June 10, Charlottetown Christian Reformed Church used fine art to raise cash for Solomon’s Porch, a local outreach center that ministers to those who are marginalized or who struggle with addiction.
In Memoriam: Rev. James Alvin Bultman
1924-2016Synod 2016: A Growing Divide
"In Our View"The issue of homosexuality will continue to be divisive in the Christian Reformed Church, much as it has been in so many other denominations.
Thanks to a $150,000 grant, a food pantry in Prospect Park, N.J., is becoming a food co-op, a retail grocery store owned by its volunteers.
John Muyskens, a 2015 graduate of Calvin College, was part of a team that won the Pulitzer Prize in the National Reporting Category.
Twenty men at the Newton (Iowa) Correctional facility were baptized in May following an annual spiritual retreat weekend called Brothers in Blue.
Teens and adults of Alger Park Christian Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, Mich. continued their work in the Dominican Republic long after they returned from a mission trip.
It was an evening of celebrating excellence in Christian education and recognizing teachers who go beyond teaching to nurture character and a community of care for others.
Pieter VanderLeek, a member of Willoughby Christian Reformed Church in Langley, B.C., loves to walk.
While most Coffee Break Bible studies close up shop for the summer, the programs at Elmhurst (Ill.) Christian Reformed Church continues on
Creationist Christian tourists may soon flock to the Ark Encounter, a literal vision of Noah’s story in Genesis come to life in July as a theology-packed tourist attraction in Williamstown, Ky.
In Memoriam: Rev. Wilmer Roy Witte
1928-2016More than three years after the murder of Tim Bosma and after months of court testimony, a jury in Hamilton, Ont., found Dellen Millard and Mark Smich guilty of first-degree murder.
Long before Synod 2016, first-time delegates began their journey.
Synod 2016, the general assembly of the CRC, decided not to add to its list of recommended causes Harvest USA, a Pennsylvania-based ministry focused on people with same-sex attraction.
Synod 2016 instructed the denominational staff of the Christian Reformed Church to look into the feasibility of developing new curriculum for churches to use.
Synod 2016 advised Christian Reformed churches and classes (regional groups of churches) to invite, as much as possible, the presence and involvement of same-sex attracted members when dealing with matters that affect the lives and discipleship of same-sex attracted members within the church.
The day after declaring that officebearers in the Christian Reformed Church may not participate in same-sex weddings, Synod 2016 appointed a study committee to study human sexuality.
Synod 2016 rejected the Doctrine of Discovery as heresy in response to a study report on the topic.