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In Canada, bishops of the Anglican Church are deferring requests to approve blessings of same-sex unions, while in the United States two

In the past two years the number of people living in extreme poverty has grown by 100 million and the number of hungry people has increas

After the killing of 14 Christians in the northern city of Mosul in the past few weeks, the Middle Eastern Council of Churches is calling

Regularly attending religious services may significantly reduce the risk of death, according to a comprehensive study by researchers at Y

Senior Pastor Doug Ripley looked at Decatur Baptist Church’s books and quickly realized the annual budget was totally out of whack.

Archaeologists have discovered Martin Luther’s kitchen trash, revealing new personal information about the father of the Protestant

Due to the election of Barack Obama and Democratic gains in Congress, some U.S.

Entering Ordained Ministry

In 2008 the following seminary graduates were examined and approved for ministry in the CRC: Peter Arm

Two or three times each year, Christian Reformed churches send representatives to classis, a regional grouping of churches.

For the first time in the history of Holland (Mich.) Christian High School, the women’s volleyball team captured the state champion

The women’s volleyball team of Western Christian High School in Hull, Iowa, captured the state Class 2A volleyball championship in

Members of Bravo Community Christian Reformed Church prayed for God to open doors to increase the church’s revenues, and God did ju

1929 - 2008

Martial arts classes and Bible study go hand in hand at Ebenezer Christian Reformed Church in Berwyn, Ill.

Horizon Community Church, a Christian Reformed church located in a suburb of Chicago, recently began feeding its neighbors physically as

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Dan Woodwyk doesn’t let opportunities to serve pass him by.

Members of Duncan (B.C.) Christian Reformed Church don’t drink just any coffee.

Grant Dykstra (left), Elijah Palmer (center), and Kyle Rietma (right) were part of the winning team at Dordt College’s first annual

Classes Hudson and Hackensack (regional groups of churches) are now providing translations of classis documents in Spanish and Korean and

Even though Smithville and Kingston are a four-hour drive from each other, Christian Reformed congregations in the two Ontario towns coll

Ruth Donker, a Banner news correspondent in California for 25 years, passed away at the age of 85.

Two West Michigan churches spent 2008 celebrating their 125th anniversaries.