People fleeing a crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo sought shelter in the town of Bunia. Responding churches in Bunia received support from Canadian Christian Reformed Church members.
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Morris Greidanus was a sound and creative preacher who lived with love, wisdom, grace and wit.
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Pastor Lloyd Hemstreet leads the Peanut Catechism at Coopersville (Mich.) Christian Reformed Church, an exuberant reciting of Reformed doctrine with lively children ages 3 to 6.
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For three years, the Awakening Institute, a summer worship arts camp at Hope College in Holland, Mich., has been helping shape young worship leaders.
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As the Fuego volcano erupted in Guatemala this month, a group of 34 students and leaders from Michigan and Iowa arrived for a mission trip, constructing homes and hosting a medical clinic.
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A regional group of Christian Reformed churches in the Pacific Northwest gathered on June 15 to dig deeper into the doctrine of atonement with Calvin Seminary professor Ronald Feenstra.
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A court ruling issued this month grants Dordt College a permanent injunction against certain requirements in the Affordable Care Act mandate.
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Free weekly bingo games are part of Calvary Christian Reformed Church’s goal to “welcome people as often as possible, in every way possible” in Wyoming, Mich.
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Fellowship Christian Reformed Church in Brighton, Ont., helped coordinate local church efforts to shower their neighbors with free items, carnival games, haircuts, and more.
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Missionary, church planter and prison chaplain, Henk Smidstra, was a blessing to many people. He passed away in Langley Hospice on September 21, 2017.
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CRC leaders write that as Christians, we believe that the family is a core component to God’s structuring of society.
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Perhaps because it was a synod bathed in prayer, delegates were trying out new ways of practicing unity.
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Four high school graduates and one continuing student at Pease (Minn.) Christian Reformed Church are recipients of the church’s scholarship program, in its 25th year.
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Abby, Paige, and Sydney Vrolyk, members of Redeemer Christian Reformed Church in Sarnia, Ont., are stocking their local food bank with snacks for kids.
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Carol Bremer-Bennett, director of World Renew-U.S., brought both a call to prayer and a clarification on the status of World Renew partners working in Nicaragua to Synod 2018 of the Christian Reformed Church, the denomination’s annual general assembly.
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Abuse is something that affects us all.
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After some debate, the CRC agreed to work with RCA on relationships with people from non-Christian faiths.
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The synod banquet is always a highlight of the week.
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One classis can contact each other but not make appeals without going to synod.
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Forty-three candidates for the office of Minister of the Word were welcomed with words, worship, and cake at Synod 2018.
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The Christian Reformed Church in North America, meeting at its annual general assembly, recognized several of its member congregations with commemorative plaques, noting their 150 years or more of ministry.
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The Christian Reformed Church in the Dominican Republic (D.R.) became a Reformed church not as the result of missionary efforts but by listening to the Spanish broadcasts of the Back to God Hour—a ministry of the CRC.
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At the jointly held synods (general assemblies) of the Christian Reformed Church and the Reformed Church in America, a symbol of past hurts turned to present blessings became a sermon illustration in the opening worship service.