A California congregation was surprised to find themselves wedding guests this past Sunday morning.
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Stories from people, congregations and ministries of the CRCNA, reported by The Banner's news editor and a team of regular correspondents and Church Worldwide news from the Religion News Service. Send news tips to news@thebanner.org.
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A Fort Lauderdale congregation takes multiple trips to help Haiti.
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Daily devotions can also be video on a screen.
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Bellevue CRC fights the spread of gangs by keeping teens in school.
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Caleb Vandenberg placed first in Ontario and third in Canada for his solution to sanitation issues in Ethiopia.
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Bonnie Nicholas has started as interim director of the denomination’s Safe Church ministry.
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Sunnyside Christian High won the state championship.
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Two or three times each year, Christian Reformed churches send representatives to classis, a regional grouping of churches.
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A Lansing, Illinois, church sets up rows of small white crosses at Easter as a symbolic cemetery for aborted babies.
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Proposed covenant is a new way for officebearers to affirm the CRC’s doctrinal standards, if Synod 2011 approves it.
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Changes to pension fund rules in Canada mean ministers must work longer and churches pay more.
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Kelloggsville CRC brings out neighbors from many ethnic backgrounds with a soccer ministry that includes Bible study.
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San Diego CRC’s SuperKids Tutoring is helping kids with their homework while helping families manage kids’ time.
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Almond Valley CRC sends a touch of home to troops stationed overseas.
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Orland Park CRC assembled 2,000 school supply packs for children in Haiti.
In Memoriam: Rev. Elton Piersma
March 17, 1927 — February 8, 2011READ MORERev.
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Operating a preschool wasn’t part of the plan, but for Hope Community CRC, unexpected blessings resulted.
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A church in Greeley implemented table fellowship as a way to engage more people in small groups.
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A Grand Rapids, Mich., church used mini-grants to initiate unique ministries.
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Members of Iron Springs CRC share the gospel in a local public school.
In Memoriam: Rev. Wesley Timmer
September 23, 1935 — February 6, 2011READ MORERev.
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Peace CRC in South Holland holds services of lament.
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Rev. Rick Admiraal’s first pastoral charge will find him behind bars in Iowa.
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CRC Board of Trustees says future hires must align with goal of 25 percent racial diversity in senior leadership.