When Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast two years ago, the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee joined with many other reli
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Rev. Farquhar J. Mac Leod
1929 - 2007
In center from left, Rev. Jerry Hoek with Rev. Joseph Murupus in Marich, Kenya.
Two West Michigan camps with Christian Reformed connections are involving kids with special needs in the camping fun.
Richard Nolen of Tucson, Ariz., gave his daughter Brittney (Nolen) Kiel a ride she’ll never forget. The day: July 29.
Dedicated to helping congregations live out the statement “Everybody belongs, everybody serves,” the Christian Reformed Churc
When Calvary Christian Reformed Church in Holland, Mich., paid off its building debt in 2006, it launched a Year of Jubilee to rais
The Sioux Falls (S.D.) Christian High boy’s golf team captured its third straight state title last spring, with a definite Christia
Rev. Orwin W. Duistermars
1922 – 2007
Rev. Clarence Boomsma
1917 – 2007
Disaster Response Services of the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee has signed a partnership agreement with Reformed Church World
In late July the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported that deadly clashes between the ethnic group
Churches from Classis Minnkota (a regional group of congregations) gathered in Edgerton, Minn., to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the
If a group of 45 people who gathered in Washington, D.C., have their way, Christian Reformed congregations are going to hear a lot more a
Rev. Gerald J. Postma
1921 – 2007
Some seminarians at Calvin Theological Seminary breathed a sigh of relief when a 12-percent reduction in their course load was announced
In March 2006 Laurel Wallinga, 24, a registered nurse at Zeeland (Mich.) Hospital, began to pray for an opportunity to serve in the medic
There was a coronation at the GEMS Counselor’s Leadership Conference, but it wasn’t for a beauty pageant.
Jeff Kruithof took the reins as executive director of Youth Unlimited this August when Rachael Cooley, director for the past three years,
Launched to share God’s love with people who have cognitive impairments, Friendship Ministries is celebrating 25 years.
For Devon Scott, 16, leading kids at a summer sports camp is a “cool opportunity,” especially when he gets to tell the camper
Face painting, cotton candy, balloons, and The Back to God Hour?
The 25 Asian congregations in the Christian Reformed Church have tended to be scattered and isolated, but that has changed.
This summer Calvin Theological Seminary’s Facing Your Future program reached a milestone.