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Kendra DeJong, 20, of Immanuel Christian Reformed Church in Orange City, Iowa (left), and Katie Nieuwsma, 20, of Bethel CRC in Oskaloosa,
Ken Johnson, a member of Covenant Christian Reformed Church in North Haledon, N.J., knows from personal experience the problems unemploym
Leslie Workman, a member of Grange-ville (Idaho) Christian Reformed Church, took down a 200-pound mountain lion while bow hunting earlier
Mainstage worship, soul-stirring speakers, hug lines—many a Christian Reformed person has fond memories from attending at least one
Ashley Carlisle, 14, of Tohatchi, N.M., has been named agriculture ambassador by the Intertribal Agriculture Council, a group that promot
The girls’ basketball team of Immanuel Christian School in Lethbridge, Alberta, won the provincial championship in its division for
Four girls from Chicago Christian High School broke the Illinois state record while taking first place in the 3,200 meter relay at the St
Go team!
More than 30 years after they first met on a six-week SWIM (Summer Workshop in Missions) trip to Burbank, Ill., in June 1980, five Christ
Kalamazoo (Mich.) Christian High School won its third consecutive Michigan Quiz Bowl championship in April.
Wayne Harris, volleyball coach at Redeemer University College in Ancaster, Ontario, was recently named the Ontario College Athletic Assoc
Mandy Faber, 18, recently won the Congressional District Art Contest in her area.
December 29, 1915 – March 11, 2010
Personable pastor, peacemaker, lover of song and music, history buff, and helper of the
Christina Mandang, an Indonesian church musician and delegate to the Uniting General Council meeting in June, died after being struck by
After a massive fire tore through a dairy farm owned by the Luymes family in central Alberta, members of four Christian Reformed churches
Faced with a steady stream of people illegally crossing into the state, Arizona legislators passed the so-called “Your papers, plea
On the May holiday weekend, 875 teens and their leaders converged on Sir Wilfred Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, for four days o
The merger between the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) and the Reformed Ecumenical Council (REC) seemed as if it happened in t
Citing concerns that synods are already getting too rushed, delegates declined to mandate a discussion time at future synods.
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Synod’s poet laureate, elder Rod Hugen, wrote an ode following one rookie elder’s experience at synod.
For three couples, Synod 2010 was a team effort.
For Elizabeth Jennings, serving as a youth observer at Synod 2010 was a chance to follow in the footsteps of her mother, Rev.