George and Toni Fernhout were not surprised when they got an early-morning phone call the day after an earthquake devastated Haiti.
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Hope and horror were among the emotions felt by many Christian Reformed Church members as news of the devastating Jan.
As the wives and children of two Christian Reformed missionary families arrived in the U.S.
The Christian Reformed Church awarded its second annual Green Grants to a church in Michigan and another in British Columbia.
In October, representatives of the Christian Reformed Church and Mennonite Church Canada held a symposium on war and peace in Winnipeg, M
When Rev. Ken Vander Wall, Christian Reformed campus pastor at William Paterson University in Paterson, N.J., visited Washington, D.C.
United States Marine Sergeant Cory Gritter, a member of Graafschap Christian Reformed Church in Holland, Mich., was hit in both arms and
Money from the Christian Reformed Church’s 2008 Sea to Sea bike tour has helped build a playground at a shelter for women and child
Kristabel Stark, a senior at Whitinsville Christian High School, was one of 12 national finalists for Wendy’s High School Heisman t
Christian Reformed churches in West Michigan will sponsor and host delegates from around the world who are participating in the Uniting G
After Pat Lavallee’s husband died, she lost her house near Williamsburg, Ontario, in a fire and was forced to live in a trailer in
With income falling short of budget projections (see Banner, January 2010), the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee has been forced
On a cold early winter evening, 32 people gathered in the fellowship hall of Crestview Christian Reformed Church in Boulder, Colo.
Although they’re a long way from their home countries, two African pastors are joining together to lead a small Christian Reformed
Giselle, a second-grader, is growing up in Jersey City, N.J., where many kids live in single-parent homes and after-school hours can be t
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A convicted felon living in Kentucky or Virginia has no voting rights, but one living in Maine or Vermont has full voting rights, even in
As the Olympic torch made its way across Canada for the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, one Ontario congregation delaye
The Institute for Christian Studies (ICS), a Christian graduate school in Toronto, Ontario, recently received a $4.2 million gift from th
Third Christian Reformed Church in Kalamazoo, Mich., continues to support Martha’s Table, an ecumenical ministry to Kalamazoo&rsquo
North American staff members of Christian Reformed World Missions (CRWM) and the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC) are sa
A Florida church began creating its own discipleship videos to reach members who are too busy—or otherwise unable—to attend B
While coordinating a service trip for her son and others with special needs back in 2005, Donna Bunce, a member of Haven Christian Reform
When the secretary of Grace Christian Reformed Church of Cobourg, Ontario, arrived at church on Friday, November 13, she was in for a sur