June 17, 1929 – December 31, 2009
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Stories from people, congregations and ministries of the CRCNA, reported by The Banner's news editor and a team of regular correspondents and Church Worldwide news from the Religion News Service. Send news tips to news@thebanner.org.
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“The parsonage of our church was burned down, but no one was killed at the site. Our new pastor was supposed to move in tomorrow.
Emily Ottenhoff, a member of Hope Christian Reformed Church in Oak Forest, Ill., was named an NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Associat
Scott Brown, 50, who attends New England Chapel, a Christian Reformed Church in Franklin, Mass., won the Massachusetts senate seat left v
Six members of Grace Fellowship Christian Reformed Church in Pella, Iowa, arrived in Haiti just in time to feel the earth move on Jan.
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When the January 12 earthquake shook Haiti, it also shook Paul and Marisa Brinks, members of Calvary Christian Reformed Church in Holland
Jenny Reks, Todd Pihl, Lynn Duquette, and Jane Howard—all members of New England Chapel, a Christian Reformed church in Franklin, M
Just days after the Jan.
The Christian Reformed presence in Haiti started when Rev.
George and Toni Fernhout were not surprised when they got an early-morning phone call the day after an earthquake devastated Haiti.
Hope and horror were among the emotions felt by many Christian Reformed Church members as news of the devastating Jan.
As the wives and children of two Christian Reformed missionary families arrived in the U.S.
The Christian Reformed Church awarded its second annual Green Grants to a church in Michigan and another in British Columbia.
In October, representatives of the Christian Reformed Church and Mennonite Church Canada held a symposium on war and peace in Winnipeg, M
When Rev. Ken Vander Wall, Christian Reformed campus pastor at William Paterson University in Paterson, N.J., visited Washington, D.C.
United States Marine Sergeant Cory Gritter, a member of Graafschap Christian Reformed Church in Holland, Mich., was hit in both arms and
Money from the Christian Reformed Church’s 2008 Sea to Sea bike tour has helped build a playground at a shelter for women and child
Kristabel Stark, a senior at Whitinsville Christian High School, was one of 12 national finalists for Wendy’s High School Heisman t
Christian Reformed churches in West Michigan will sponsor and host delegates from around the world who are participating in the Uniting G
After Pat Lavallee’s husband died, she lost her house near Williamsburg, Ontario, in a fire and was forced to live in a trailer in
With income falling short of budget projections (see Banner, January 2010), the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee has been forced
On a cold early winter evening, 32 people gathered in the fellowship hall of Crestview Christian Reformed Church in Boulder, Colo.
Although they’re a long way from their home countries, two African pastors are joining together to lead a small Christian Reformed