Synod 2017 chose not to follow up on a West Michigan church’s request for guidance on same-sex issues.
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Synod 2017 allowed a church in Classis Wisconsin (a regional group of churches) to move to a neighboring classis
To enhance a planned joint session with the Reformed Church in America (RCA), Synod 2018 will be hosted by a church that symbolizes unity between the denominations.
In short order, Synod 2017 (the general assembly of the Christian Reformed Church) approved a complex set of revisions to the corporate bylaws
This is what denominational restructuring looks like:
Delegates of Synod 2017, the general assembly of the Christian Reformed Church, joined the congregation of Crossroads Community CRC
Christian Reformed Church executive director Steven Timmermans spent part of his annual state of the church address to Synod 2017 defending the denomination’s social justice ministries.
Gratitude was the theme of an address to Synod 2017
In an interview with The Banner, the vice president of synod Thea Leunk expressed concern and cautious optimism
Synod 2017, the general assembly of the Christian Reformed Church (CRC), meeting in Palos Heights, Ill.,
This year’s synod elected an executive with 17 years combined synod experience, but only one has experience as an officer.
For Rev. John Medendorp and Ashley Bootsma, a match made in heaven started at Synod 2016
A year after a wildfire that devastated parts of the northern Alberta city of Fort McMurray,
Does God really want to dwell in us? If we know the answer is yes, do we truly believe this?
In Memoriam: Rev. Earl S. Holkeboer
1923-2017Schoolteacher, missionary pastor, church planter, chaplain, superb athlete, loving father, model caregiver.
In Memoriam: Rev. Jelle Nutma
1928-2017Jelle Nutma lived the last 21 years of his life with limitations as the result of a debilitating stroke,
Aaron Abma is one of 10 students from across the United States selected for the Lilly Fellows Graduate Program.
Timing and choices are a big part of Katie Nixon’s story.
Uniting around black culture within the context of Reformed Christianity
In Memoriam: Rev. Samuel Vander Jagt
1918-2017Prior to serving as a pastor and chaplain for 65 years, Samuel Vander Jagt served his country with distinction during WW II.
More than 800 youth, youth leaders, and volunteers gathered in Waterloo, Ont.,
children in kindergarten through third grade are learning about and doing justice every other Sunday
Theresa Heijster and her husband were struggling to grow their family when she decided to start a support group for women
This June, after decades of dedication and leadership, Peter Vandermeulen will retire