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From delivering Canadian Aboriginal Ministry Committee curriculum to sponsoring walks and crafting their own discussion groups, churches across Canada are approaching the work of reconciliation with Indigenous neighbors.

Vacation Bible school is a summer staple for many churches and children. But what might VBS for parents look like? Hyung-Jun Kim wondered about that after noticing that parents would drop their children off and just hang around waiting to pick them up.

Christian Reformed Church of St. Joseph, Mich., has celebrated National Night Out—recognizing the service of first responders—with cookouts and thank-you gifts since 2011.

Kaitlyn Rauwerda, 18, a member of Ancaster (Ont.) Christian Reformed Church and four-time national cycling  champion, will represent Team Canada in Aigle, Switzerland, August 15 to 19.

Two middle school SERVE sites were among the 25 mission trip opportunities offered by Youth Unlimited this summer.

The Safe Church Ministry “SOS Share our Stories” webpage aims to make room in the Christian Reformed Church for the telling and hearing of painful stories.

First Presbyterian Church and First Christian Reformed Church of Chatham, Ont., collaborate each summer for a community work project, right in their own backyard.

Adam Perez, a member of Kenosha (Wisc.) Christian Reformed Church, was recently honored by the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada with its Emerging Scholar award.

A change in the application for the federal government’s Canada Summer Jobs program has added complexity and confusion to the process for some Canadian Christian Reformed churches. 

First Christian Reformed Church in Ripon, Calif., recognized its 100th anniversary with celebrations spread from February to September. 

Calvin Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Mich., will offer two master’s level online courses taught in Spanish beginning in the fall of 2018.

At Plymouth Heights Christian Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, Mich., a recent worship service included a four-legged guest named Walter.

Pastor, chaplain, gardener, carpenter, inventor, and fisherman, Louis Baker passed away on May 4 at the age of 93, following several years of living with Parkinson’s disease. 

Four years of funding is helping the Christian Reformed campus ministry at Grand Valley State University equip and mentor student interns for each of their ministry teams.

On June 15, 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada ruling regarding a Christian law school sparked discussion around the world about religious freedom in Canada. 

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

People fleeing a crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo sought shelter in the town of Bunia. Responding churches in Bunia received support from Canadian Christian Reformed Church members.

Robert Graham, with a PhD in sociology from the University of Cincinnati and 10 years experience in higher Christian education leadership, was appointed as president of Redeemer University College in June.

Morris Greidanus was a sound and creative preacher who lived with love, wisdom, grace and wit.

Pastor Lloyd Hemstreet leads the Peanut Catechism at Coopersville (Mich.) Christian Reformed Church, an exuberant reciting of Reformed doctrine with lively children ages 3 to 6.

For three years, the Awakening Institute, a summer worship arts camp at Hope College in Holland, Mich., has been helping shape young worship leaders.

A regional group of Christian Reformed churches in the Pacific Northwest gathered on June 15 to dig deeper into the doctrine of atonement with Calvin Seminary professor Ronald Feenstra.

As the Fuego volcano erupted in Guatemala this month, a group of 34 students and leaders from Michigan and Iowa arrived for a mission trip, constructing homes and hosting a medical clinic.