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Since 1920 Christian Reformed World Missions has been working in Nigeria to help develop a national church that today includes Reformed d

1916 - 2005

Rev. Gerrit Vander Plaats, age 89, passed away Dec. 23, 2005, at Mi Casa Nursing Center in Mesa, Ariz.

Christian Reformed World Missions leads the Christian Reformed Church in evangelistic outreach and discipleship outside North America.

Over the past few years, we at Christian Reformed World Missions (CRWM) have been working hard to evaluate our task in light of the chang

This column is devoted to enjoying some of the rich diversity God has blessed us with in the Christian Reformed Church.

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A Prisoner in the Garden

by The Nelson Mandela Foundation

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Danielle Briscoe had no idea that her testimony would help a life come into the world.

An early spring break led to the United Nations General Assembly in New York City for three members of Maple Ridge Christian Reformed Ch

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Seminary students who intend to minister in the Christian Reformed Church but did not study at Calvin Theological Seminary (CTS) used to

Sagarga Nuvalga should never have survived his birth or the rebellious life he chose to live.

Each year the Christian Reformed Church’s 47 classes (regional groups of churches) send representatives to the denomination’

On the run from war in Sudan, Abeny Kuol huddled in a dark wooded area with her three small children.

At the beginning of his confessions, Augustine says to God, “You have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless u

Reformed Bible College in Grand Rapids, Mich., has been renamed Kuyper College, in honor of the late Dutch theologian and politician Abra

The office in my high school was on the first floor, in the center of the building.

When rioting threatened to drive Christians out of northern Nigeria, a 20-year legacy of faithful witness by missionaries from Christian

Several Christian Reformed development workers were on the front lines of Haiti’s recent presidential election, serving as monitors

Discord looms over digital music use in worship.

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Bear stories, pheasant hunting, skeet shooting, eating fish and game . . . adventure is in the air at Caledonia ( Mich.

A congregation in Ancaster, Ontario, has put its money where its talk is when it comes to environmental stewardship.