In a historic decision, a Grand Rapids, Mich., classis (regional group of churches) voted in January to send four women as its representa
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Benjamin Kornelis, professor of music at Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa, has been selected as the 2008 Commissioning Project Recipie
Roselawn, Ind., has a thriving food pantry because five couples from Community Christian Reformed Church in Roselawn responded to a chall
From First Christian Reformed Church, Randolph, Wis., to Rev. Kenneth Prol of Trinity CRC, Richfield Springs, N.Y.
Rev. John C. Ribbens
1922 - 2007
Rev. Alvin H. Venema
1926 - 2007
A wide range of Christian theologians and leaders called for increased efforts to work with Muslims for peace and justice, releasing a st
California megachurch pastor Rick Warren, speaking at a White House discussion on HIV/AIDS, said the church has been a latecomer to addre
Three years after the “great wave of destruction,” the local Christian Reformed Church in Sri Lanka is closing its committee
Health concerns among Native Americans are getting new attention at Rehoboth (N.M.) Christian School.
Bible translators in the Native American community of Zuni, N.M., are making the first movies in the Zuni language.
Madison Avenue Christian Reformed Church in Paterson, N.J., has committed itself to reaching out to people affected by HIV/AIDS.
Jeremy Sinnema, a member of Manhattan (Mont.) Christian Reformed Church, along with friends Michael Spencer and Travis Swanson, have turn
When Alison Nirula, age 6, and Charis Wildeboer, age 5, saw Embrace AIDS, a DVD about the impact of the disease, they were touched.
Twenty-five years after first sketching “The Cardinal” as a college student at Concordia College, Kurt Kolka continues reachi
Roselawn, Ind., has a thriving food pantry because five couples from Community Christian Reformed Church in Roselawn responded to a chall
When Burton Heights Christian Reformed Church disbanded in 2005, its pastor couldn’t leave the diverse urban neighborhood he had ch
The girls soccer team from Eastern Christian High School in North Haledon, N.J., won the non-public B state final for the first time in t
An Ingersoll, Ontario, woman who started a Friendship Club in her church has been honored as the Citizen of the Year in her community.
Living Stone Christian Reformed Church of Rochester, Minn., will spend Good Friday with People of Hope Lutheran Church, presenting the Ea
The congregation of New Hope Christian Reformed Church in Tacoma, Wash., will keep its building, following a ruling by the Honorable Bruc
As of late January, relief workers from the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee were distributing food, water, and other necessitie
Rev. Karl J. Wiersum
Sept. 11, 1951 – Sept. 9, 2007
Rev. Gerard Nonnekes
Jan. 2, 1927 - July 16, 2007