1916 - 2005

Rev. Gerrit Vander Plaats, age 89, passed away Dec. 23, 2005, at Mi Casa Nursing Center in Mesa, Ariz.

Danielle Briscoe had no idea that her testimony would help a life come into the world.

An early spring break led to the United Nations General Assembly in New York City for three members of Maple Ridge Christian Reformed Ch

Each year the Christian Reformed Church’s 47 classes (regional groups of churches) send representatives to the denomination’

On the run from war in Sudan, Abeny Kuol huddled in a dark wooded area with her three small children.

Reformed Bible College in Grand Rapids, Mich., has been renamed Kuyper College, in honor of the late Dutch theologian and politician Abra

Several Christian Reformed development workers were on the front lines of Haiti’s recent presidential election, serving as monitors

Discord looms over digital music use in worship.

Worship, fellowship, and . . . blood pressure checks?

Bear stories, pheasant hunting, skeet shooting, eating fish and game . . . adventure is in the air at Caledonia ( Mich.

A congregation in Ancaster, Ontario, has put its money where its talk is when it comes to environmental stewardship.

John and Grace Karsten are the volunteer coordinators for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank in Alberta and British Columbia.

Entering Ordained Ministry

Entry into ordained ministry in the Christian Reformed Church is governed by Church Order Article 6

A Christian high school student from Cutlerville, Mich., has been named Mr. Basketball 2006.

As the Christian Reformed Church continues to move away from its traditionally Dutch roots, two traditions are coming to an end in weste

In October 2003, what became known as the “Cedar Fire” roared through the mountains of southern California, destroying 3,500

Rev. Gerard (Jerry) Dykstra is the nominee for executive director of the Christian Reformed Church in North America.

Leaders of the Christian Reformed Church on both sides of the border have been writing to their governments in recent weeks.

News from Classis Meetings

Two or three times each year, Christian Reformed churches send representatives to classis, a regiona

Tithing isn’t just personal for this Holland, Mich., congregation.

Child safety is such a high priority for churches that a recent workshop promoting child-safety policies filled to capacity, forcing the

From Community Christian Reformed Church, Kitchener, Ontario, to Rev. Darren Roorda of Bellevue (Wash.) CRC.

Rev. Calvin Bremer’s suspension from the ministry has been lifted, less than six months after it was imposed.