Peter Timmerman brings 30 years of international development experience back to World Renew as executive director for Canada.

The board of independent Canadian monthly newspaper Christian Courier sent editor Angela Reitsma Bick off with a litany at a celebratory conference Oct. 18.

For three years three Southwest Ontario churches have hosted each other for fall youth-led worship services, encouraging each other with connection.

Researchers at the University of Lausanne, Oxford University, and the Pew Research Center map secularization and religious change across more than 100 countries.

The Council of Delegates of the CRCNA named six people to the inaugural Diaspora and Ethnic Ministry committee, expected to meet at least twice in the 2025-26 ministry year.

Roberta Vriesema is the new director of partnership administration for the CRCNA, with responsibilities in governance and compliance, joint ministry plans, and budgets.

Established in 1925 as a breakoff group from the Christian Reformed Church, what became known as Grace CRC celebrated its past and continuing ministry Sept. 4.

East Leonard Christian Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, Mich., celebrates 100 years in October with the theme “We Praise God for His Faithfulness.”

Moved by news reports of ongoing home repair needs months after hurricane damage in North Carolina, a Michigan woman organized a work crew from her Christian Reformed congregation.

A priest of the Anglican Church of Sudan who stayed in El-Fasher to serve Christians remaining there was also forced to flee after an attack Sept. 16.

At least 38 congregations have begun or completed a process of disaffiliation from the CRC since Synod 2024.

The country now sees an average of 30 Christians killed every day, making Nigeria the most dangerous place in the world to be a Christian.

Classis Chicago South received for information a report detailing the committee’s history, attempts to fulfill its mandate, and frustrations with lack of engagement.

John Wildeboer, most recently pastor of Rehoboth Christian Reformed Church in Bowmanville, Ont., started Sept. 15 as the new national director of Diaconal Ministries Canada.

From an AI Bible Engagement Assistant to simple, slow reading of Scripture, the American Bible Society is backing projects at a seminary and three Christian universities.

An Abbotsford, B.C., student, with the help of her pastor, turned a junior residency project into an ongoing nonprofit that trains rural pastors in the Philippines.

Rev. Philip Vinod Peacock, the WCRC’s executive secretary for justice and witness, will be inaugurated as general secretary in February 2026.

Jeanine Mozie becomes acting college president as former president Aaron Kuecker moves to Hope Chicago as new CEO.

“Helping these guys helps me,” said an Up and Running Again coach Tom McCall, a former convict turned runner who recently finished the Boston Marathon.

A Grand Rapids South church experimented for two years with young adult-led monthly worship nights; then its classis supported their development into multi-generational sharing and worship.

Training and growing leaders in more than 70 countries, the Multiplication Network planted over 14,000 churches in 2024 and recently expanded its Michigan office to support the growth.

The Christian Reformed Church’s Council of Delegates approved two recommendations for Synod 2026 to consider to reduce denominational costs but rejected a proposal of establishing assessments.

A retrospective of former Christian Reformed World Missions’ media director Edwin de Jong includes photographs from 25 countries and reporting for The Banner and other publications.