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During her second year at the University of Western Ontario, student Rachael Bosma became actively involved in the school’s campus

Renata Maria da Silva Moura’s life was peaceful and organized until a diagnosis of cancer changed everything.

“This is only your first 150 years,” said Rev. Kobus J. J.

Twelve thousand worshipers, including synod delegates, gathered Sunday afternoon in the Van Andel arena, downtown Grand Rapids, Mich.&mda

Rev. Setri Nyomi, General Secretary of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC), brought greetings to this year’s synod.

Synod 2007 urged the churches to become familiar with the Belhar Confession, a declaration focusing on racial and ethnic unity and reconc

Rarely are an individual’s contributions to the church noted by a formal act of synod.

Synod 2007 opened its last day with a service of repentance for personal and institutional racism, focusing particularly on a 1920 synodi

Ministry Share Breakdown for 2008*

Synod 2007 adopted a ministry share for calendar year 2008 of $298.58 per active, professing CRC member 18 years and older.

Synod 2007 called for a study of all the covenantal, communal commitments we have as a denomination that will consider how best to financ

Synod 2007 decided that church planters may vote at classis (regional meetings).

Synod warmly welcomed 30 new candidates for CRC ministry this year.

Synod delegates gave a standing ovation to Rev.

Synod 2007 made it more difficult to become a minister of the Word in the Christian Reformed Church without first obtaining the prescribe

Synod approved the English Standard Version (ESV) of the Bible for use in Christian Reformed worship services.

Synod 2007 said that Christian Reformed churches may not call candidates from the seminaries of the Reformed Church in America (RCA).

Synod delegates declined a request from Classis Toronto to reinstate a Canadian director of Chaplaincy Ministries but shone a spotlight o

Synod 2007 made it clear that every classis must have child-safety policies and a Safe Church Team to protect its most vulnerable members

An overture (request) from Classis Zeeland reportedly caused some hurt feelings but led synod to create a new study committee on immigrat

The CRC’s Korean-speaking classis, Pacific Hanmi, will continue to exist past its original mandate, Synod 2007 decided.

Synod 2007’s ethnic advisers were, from left (back row): Irene Bakker, Jonathon Kim, Helen Brent; (front row) Elaine Yu, Yatta Foryoh,

Richard van Houten, general secretary of the Reformed Ecumenical Council (REC), brought greetings and an update to Synod 2007.