‘If you kept it online, you probably don’t have a religious education program now,’ Hartford Institute for Religion Research director Scott Thumma said last fall of churches’ youth activities.

A report looking at the religious makeup of the new U.S. Congress finds it predominantly Christian. Among those senators and representatives are Christian Reformed members from Michigan and Iowa.

Newly elected Michigan 3rd Congressional District Rep. Hillary Scholten answered questions on her abortion stance; re-elected Iowa 4th District Rep. Randy Feenstra led an opioid abuse prevention bill that was passed in December.

Grand Rapids South Christian High School in Cutlerville, Mich., won the Michigan high school Division 4 state football championship Nov. 25.

Though it couldn’t be described as an easy job, Dee Recker says she has loved the work and it has “been a gift” to meet and work with people who dedicate their time to the service of the Christian Reformed Church.

A death by suicide of a fourth-year Redeemer University student who identified as queer has spurred advocacy from friends and community and “fast-tracking” of mental health initiatives from the Ancaster, Ont., Christian school.

Benedict XVI, the first pope to resign in 600 years, died Dec. 31 at age 95.

After struggling over wording in a communal prayer, one ecumenical organization is developing new tools to address divides within its own network.

Brothers Alex and Derek Koops, members of Faith Christian Reformed Church in Sioux Center, Iowa, were publicly acclaimed as "Domino Masters" in 2022.

Seeing online applications as tools for evangelism, Pastor Cari Fydirchuk is developing the Reclaim-App with Acts 1:8 in mind: witnessing Christ to the ‘ends of the earth.’

A ‘kind and humble pastor with a servant heart and a deep love for Jesus and for people,’ John Rickers died Dec. 1, at age 96.

Though they aren't mentioned in the Bible Christmas story, live animals have been part of nativity scenes since the 1200s. But sometimes things go awry.

Organizers believe that the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and a struggling economy have likely caused attendance to falter.

Bert Adema, executive director of Indigenous Christian Fellowship in Regina, Sask., received a Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal.

A former gas station turned community hub, The Garage seeks to be “a beacon of joy, hope, and recovery for our neighbors” near Terrace (B.C.) Christian Reformed Church.

Caledonia (Mich.) Christian Reformed Church has opened a baby pantry to help mothers facing financial hardships.

“When I first started coming to the camps, they thought I was an undercover cop. … When I kept coming, they thought I might be an undercover social worker. … When I took a couple people to church, they realized I was a pastor.”

Three Grand Rapids, Mich., Christian Reformed churches have been a big part of establishing and continuing their neighborhood’s Community Tree Lighting.

The Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability’s 2022 State of Giving report  found that giving to the United States’ largest churches fell by more than 6.6%

The men’s cross-country team from Dordt University, in Sioux Center, Iowa, won the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics championship in November, a first for the school.

A Michigan congregation raised $83,000 in three months in order to supply a modular home for a family in need and drill a well with Kenya Hope.

Holland (Mich.) Christian High School won the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 3 championship, and Western Michigan Christian High School in Norton Shores, Mich., took home the Division 4 title.

Cindy Verbeek, a Christian Reformed deacon in British Columbia, is project manager for an A Rocha nature center renovation that received a $105,000 grant.