Congressman Vernon J. Ehlers retired in November after 17 years in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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An interagency skirmish over how to spend the $8 million sent by Christian Reformed churches for Haiti reveals just how complicated it
The bulk of the $12 million collected by the Christian Reformed Church for Haiti is bankrolling simple wood houses in five small commu
“In Haiti, it never ends,” one relief worker I met recently in Haiti told me. He was right.
Rev. John Algera and his friend David Lyle paddled a 100-mile (160 km) kayak race that took 33 hours to complete.
In most churches, “multimedia” means projectors, amplifiers, PowerPoint, and websites, not paintings.
First Christian Reformed Church in Edmonton, Alberta, and Holland Center CRC, Lodge Pole, S.
A lawsuit filed late in 2008 against Rev.
It’s not often that a wedding invitation says “Come with a bike and join the bride and groom in cycling from the church to
Members of North Hills Christian Reformed Church in Troy, Mich., joined Christians worldwide on Sunday, Oct.
Fran and Wes Vryhof, now in their 80s, said they were overwhelmed back in 1972 when they set out to provide disaster relief after floo
Small churches in Farmington, N. Mex.
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Monroe Community Christian Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Wearing a boa constrictor or tarantula and petting an iguana or crocodile were activities kids enjoyed when critters visited Calvin Chris
Every Christmas, the Vandenberg family of Norval, Ontario, sends cards of support to political prisoners around the world.
The smell of spruce branches and the sound of Christmas music fill the fellowship hall at Woodynook Christian Reformed Church in Black
A Christmas shop where parents can buy new or gently used toys and other items helps people with low incomes provide Christmas gifts f
For Grace Christian Reformed Church in Welland, Ontario, Christmas is a time to raise money for giving, not getting.
Katharina Beeler came home from a recent trip to Israel and Palestine with a passion for justice and a concern that her nation’s go
In August, 28 Christian Reformed young adults ages 18 to 30 gathered in Grand Rapids, Mich., to voice their concerns about the CRC to den
Starting in August, members of Roseland Christian Reformed Church in Chicago moved their midweek prayer service out to the parking lot.
Calvin College, in Grand Rapids, Mich., grabbed headlines worldwide when it cancelled an October on-campus concert by Canadian indie rock