On June 29, Dr. Thomas Hoeksema, former chair of the Christian Reformed Church’s Committee on Disability Concerns, was presented the 2017 Henri Nouwen Award.
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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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In Memoriam: Rev. Michael (Mike) Reitsma
1944-2017READ MOREPastor, visionary, church planter, leader, and mentor, Michael Reitsma had a huge heart for both God and people.
In Memoriam: Rev. Michael DeVries
1935 - 2017READ MOREMichael De Vries was passionate about proclaiming Jesus as the boundary-breaking, socially transforming Savior and Lord.
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Four graduates of the engineering program at Dordt College recently won the grand prize for their work on a bridge for the people of Liberia,
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Risk taking and trusting others are important lessons children grasp when learning the game of soccer.
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The Olympic Korean Presbyterian Christian Reformed Church in Los Angeles, Calif., was started in 1992 in the wake of the Los Angeles race riots.
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The Banner is pleased to announce the appointment of Alissa Vernon as news editor
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Janice Schuurmans, a member of Middleville (Mich.) Christian Reformed Church, said she felt called to run a 54-mile ultra marathon
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Efforts by a Christian Reformed congregation in West Michigan to improve the water quality of a creek
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Earlier this month, 21 teens had a chance to play and see the inner workings of several organs.
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U.S. President Trump’s decision to pull out of the landmark Paris agreement sparked a global outcry and provided yet another flashpoint
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It wasn’t a quiet week in Palos Heights, Ill., when Synod 2017 convened at Trinity Christian College.
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When Christian Reformed Church chaplains gathered for their annual conference, they celebrated their 75th anniversary by honoring 12 “pioneers of the past.”
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Dordt College, in Sioux Center, Iowa, recently received a $1.2 million STEM
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On May 19-21, TtoKamSa Mission Christian Reformed Church celebrated its 13th anniversary with a mission fair,
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Cornelius Pool, in his capacity as president of Synod 2017, the general assembly of the Christian Reformed Church, gave a final address to synod, urging delegates to keep pressing on.
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In a calm and factual manner, using packed PowerPoint slides, Patrick Jok of the Sudanese Reformed Church presented both the hope and the horror of South Sudan
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Synod 2017 discussed declining church membership and responded with a few directives.
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Synod 2017, the general assembly of the Christian Reformed Church (CRC), briefly looked at the question of funding for divinity students.
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After long and careful consideration, Synod 2017 adopted the Belhar Confession as a non-binding, footnoted contemporary testimony.
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When Amy Vander Vliet and Paul De Weerd came to synod in 2010, they and five others were featured on the cover of The Banner.
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A new director. A new agency. A new—and surprising—name
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Only a week after returning from the mission field in Haiti, Rev. Zachary King is preparing to direct the Christian Reformed Church’s new mission agency,
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It began with a missed email.