Youth leaders put photos of teens in the pockets of Advent calendars.
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Maranatha CRC in Cambridge hosts local Glee team, raising nearly $2,000 for the local food bank.
An interview with Christian Reformed World Relief Committee co-directors as it celebrates its 50th birthday in 2012.
Flags, food, and native dress remind Harvest Community CRC to pray for Christians who suffer for their faith.
For Sue Kuipers, becoming chaplain of the Hayward (Calif.) police department was coming home.
Preview gatherings build momentum for 2012 launch of church plant in Corvallis, Oregon.
For nearly a decade, Covenant CRC in North Haledon has produced live nativity services for the community.
New Westminster community cancels Sinterklaas parade amid controversy over Black Peter.
Members of Bethany CRC in Muskegon take seriously the injunction to love their neighbors.
A partnership with a church in Katmandu brings inspiration to New Life CRC in Spring, Texas.
Alicia Looyenga runs Wooly Mama while mentoring an entrepreneur in West Africa.
Alberni Valley CRC celebrates an anniversary by buying farming implements for Sierra Leone.
The Banner is seeking a writer in western Michigan (Grandville-Hudsonville-Jenison area) and a writer in Arizona/New Mexico.
First CRC of Vancouver takes its Christmas Candlelight service to the streets.
The annual Navajo Christmas dance is about sharing the good news of Jesus in the customs familiar to Native Americans.
Mexico and Honduras to India and Argentina, customs from around the globe were celebrated at Faith CRC
Mothers who are sometimes left to raise children on their own find they are not alone at Elmhurst CRC.
Immanuel CRC in Sheldon redefines community to include neighboring churches and a small town in Texas.
A congregation that meets in two locations fins common ground on a campsite.
CRC viewers were surprised when a character on the award winning television drama identified herself as being Christian Reformed.
Bell choirs from nine churches participate in Bells of Blessing to raise money for the Salvation Army.
When many families arrived in Canada after fleeing Viet Nam, it made news. Now one of those refugees is in the news again—as a broadcaster.
Covenant CRC in Cutlerville has distributed more than 13,000 pieces of furniture and household items in the past 10 years.
Using simple blankets spread on the floor, churches and other groups learn about relationships with Native Canadians.