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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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Devin Benter is a tech sergeant with the 133rd Test Squadron of the Iowa Air National Guard currently deployed to Turkey.
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Students at Calvin Christian School (CCS) in Hamilton, Ont., were awarded the Hamilton Conservation Authority's 2017 Education Award for their project on invasive species.
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The declaration by United States president Donald Trump that the U.S. will recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital is a grave threat to future peace.
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“The only things that mattered to us was that we wanted it to be beautiful."
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The ordination of women and an increasing number of women attending seminary set the stage for the phenomenon of clergy couples—married pastors serving in ministry.
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With the social media handle Jenn at WAR, community educator Jenn Amo is on a mission against human trafficking.
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On November 19, East Palmyra (N.Y.) Christian Reformed Church welcomed the congregation of Chin Christian Church (CCCS) in Syracuse, N.Y., to celebrate its affiliation with the denomination as an emerging church.
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About 70 people involved with children’s and youth ministry met at Drayton (Ont.) Christian Reformed Church on November 18 for a day of fellowship and equipping.
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On November 16 the sky lit up in front of St. Paul’s Hospital, in Vancouver, B.C., for the 20th Lights of Hope Festival.
In Memoriam: Rev. Howard B. Spaan (1920-2017)
1920 - 2017READ MOREPastor, church planter, traveler, and family historian, Howard Spaan holds the record for longest-serving stated clerk of classis after serving 46 years in Classis Columbia.
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There is a new spot for kids to hang out in Argentine, a suburb of Kansas City, Kan.
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The Indigenous Family Centre (IFC) in Winnipeg, Man., is a community resource focused on feeding the bodies, minds, souls, and spirits...
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Cal Niewenhuis was a quiet, humble, patient, and hard-working man.
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Randy Baker was a humble man with a servant heart who preferred working behind the scenes.
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Gateway began hosting the 30-bed extreme weather shelter last winter in response to a request for additional shelters during inclement weather.
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The King’s University in Edmonton, Alta., announced its first Canada Research Chair, awarded by the government of Canada to Neal DeRoo, associate professor of Philosophy.
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Areumdawoon Korean Christian Reformed Church in Las Vegas, Nev., began eight years ago with a youth ministry and vision to “Every moment, thank God!”
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In the new Museum of the Bible is a room full of Bibles, color-coded to show the more than 2,000 languages...
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Randall Wright, chief of the police department of Fremont, Mich., has been teaching Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events (CRASE) in his community since December 2016.
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After a day’s work, Jennifer Garcia drove over from San Antonio and propped a homemade poster drawn by her and her 6-year-old son at an intersection near the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs.
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Bible scholar, writer, editor, pastor, and theological librarian Harry Boonstra was a wise, gentle, caring man with a playful side and a dry sense of humor.
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A visionary pastor, church planter, teacher, and mentor, Rev. Paul Hahn passed away in Korea on June 20 from cancer at the age of 84.