Helping recently released inmates reenter society lowers recidivism.
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Filipino immigrants find support and also send support back home.
Award-winning food gives Columbia church a high profile.
Lynden church ministry supports adoptive and foster families.
Canadians asked to advocate for transitional funding
A struggling church picked up stakes and moved, seeking growth
Community-wide Bible reading program has ministers collaborating on texts and sermon ideas
Librarian in Whitby recognized for promoting the church library
Outreach at a local market leads to winter carnival event
Language and life skills help new arrivals succeed
A Washington church fights poverty and violence by sprucing up its surrounding neighborhood.
Chatham church runs programs for all ages on Friday nights.
Kingston ministry makes a mess for ministry.
Oregon church members get “down and dirty” to help the neighbors.
In Memoriam: Rev. Hilbert Vander Plaat
January 24, 1928 – August 23, 2010Rev.
Against the odds, Western Michigan Christian High School’s boys’ soccer team won the 2
Chicago school receives prayers for peace
DRS provides aid to several flooded homes in New Brunswick
Artists combine sculpting, painting, poetry, and music.
Sacramento church combines love of hiking and backpacking with ministry
In Memoriam: Rev. Anthony De Jager
June 25, 1922 – September 25, 2010Rev.
Kingston churches help Queen’s University campus ministry with weekly supper
Toronto graduate school gets new leader from business world.
“Coming Home” Prayers Answered
teen returns home after region-wide prayer service held.When Cheri Vande Werken, 16, left home without a trace in August, her parents and brother did everything they could to find her, conta