Recognizing church administrators as ministry partners with unique needs and gifts to share, two regional groups of Christian Reformed congregations in Ontario offered these church staff a time of equipping and encouragement.

Ena Welch and Dorothy Fischer team up to make bright, comforting blankets. A yarn club at First (Sarnia) Christian Reformed Church brought them together.

Mark Stephenson, director of Disability Concerns for the Christian Reformed Church, was recognized with Disability Network Lakeshore’s annual Ability Award.

John Cooper, 94, was a Christian Reformed pastor with an unwavering faith in God’s love. He died on October 16.

For putting his church’s vision, ‘Shining Light & Showing Love,’ into action, pastor Ray Vander Kooij was named Citizen of the Year in Acton, Ont.

“Luther: The Rock Opera” debuted to about 600 people last year at the the Stadthaus Theater in Wittenberg. This fall, Lost and Found band brought performances to five cities across the U.S. Midwest.

On Tuesday following the Oct. 27 mass shooting that killed 11 people at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, the Christian Reformed Church spoke words of mourning, lament, commitment, and resolve.

According to analysis by Matthew Soerens of World Relief, the number of Christian refugees coming to the United States from the countries where Christians are most persecuted has dropped dramatically.

“Everyone can read Revelation!” is the catchphrase of a new commentary written by retired Christian Reformed pastors Rev. In Yeol (Moses) Jeong and Rev. Tong K. Park.

In a quickly growing region of the United States, Oasis Christian Reformed Church in Winter Garden, Fla., meets its community’s needs with a new daycare for preschoolers.

In a statement released to commemorate the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, Canadian ministry leaders in the Christian Reformed Church lamented “poverty and injustice as corporate moral wounds” and affirmed “the urgency of systemic and prophetic responses.” 

Eugene Peterson, the best-selling author of The Message and longtime pastor praised as a “shepherd’s shepherd,” passed away Monday Oct. 22 at age 85.

Carrying out the tasks assigned to it after the annual assembly of the Christian Reformed Church, the Council of Delegates adjusted a ministry mandate to include updating Reformed curricula, appointed a team to advise on addressing patterns of abuse, and laid out details for an ad hoc committee on Bible translations.

Mechanic, pastor, and poet Walt DeRuiter lived his life according to Micah 6:8.

The Christian Reformed Church’s Council of Delegates has decided on the mandate and membership requirements for a new committee to guide the work of the Office of Social Justice.

The CRC’s Council of Delegates discussed why the pay scale for Canadian employees is less than that for American employees.

Ministry shares are both the jewel of denominational fundraising and the wild card of denominational budgeting. The Christian Reformed Church’s Council of Delegates are recommending some changes.

London, Ont. church Sanctuary London, which partners with Christian Reformed congregation Talbot Street Church, welcomed 11 mayoral candidates to its regular Wednesday supper to explore how  politics and poverty intersect.

When Winnie Muchuba was invited to be part of a Catholic refugee center's pilgrimage to Rome, her worshiping community at Jubilee Fellowship Christian Reformed Church in St. Catharines, Ont., rejoiced with her and prayed for her on her way.

Sioux Center Christian School, Dordt College, and Bethesda Christian Counseling hosted a two-day conference focused on healing together from the aftereffects of abuse.

Maranatha Christian Reformed Church in Belleville, Ont., hosted its annual Thanksgiving dinner on Monday, the Canadian holiday. Some of the 320 guests arrived by free bus shuttle.

Working toward a culture that makes abuse prevention and response a priority, leaders in safe church ministry in the Christian Reformed Church discuss what we can learn from the experiences and reactions of other Christian ministries.

In Willmar, Minn., a pastor called to preach the gospel to people lost in addiction and pain is finding support from the surrounding Christian Reformed community.