Dirk and Susan DeVries will never forget the day the crew of the TV show Extreme Home Makeover arrived at their door in Albert Lea, Minn.
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Native American leaders in the Christian Reformed Church have a new way to get formal theological training—one that doesn’t i
For some, a decision allowing certain Christian Reformed congregations to call a ministry associate as their sole pastor came just in tim
When Ripona Elementary School needed reading tutors, folks from First Christian Reformed Church in Ripon, Calif., stepped up.
Seminarians arriving at Calvin Theological Seminary next fall will find a revamped curriculum that more tightly integrates academics with
The Christian Reformed Church’s Loan Fund has been helping churches build, buy, or expand their worship spaces for 25 years.
Carefully decorated tables form a beautiful Christmas display that’s part of the sizeable holiday outreach of Brookside Christian R
Climate change and its effect on the poor was the focus of a Creation Care Summit held Oct. 18 at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Religious leaders warn that the global financial crisis threatens progress made against poverty and world hunger.
The Board of Trustees of the Christian Reformed Church conducts denominational business when synod is not in session.
Mark Rice, a former executive with Zondervan, Inc., starts October 31 as the new director of Faith Alive Christian Resources, the publish
For pastors of Korean Christian Reformed churches in Texas, being far away from most other Korean CRCs can leave them feeling isolated.
First year university students, excited but often overwhelmed, don’t always know where to look for guidance, especially at larger i
Heidi Hager, age 7, demonstrated that children can make an impact on helping the needy.
From First Christian Reformed Church, Detroit, to Rev.
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Rolling Acres Christian Reformed Church in Mason City, Iowa, is offering fellowship on wheels with the Holy Rollers.
Wilma Stienstra and Mia Lakmaker were recently reunited after being separated for 63 years.
Every tenth week Bradenton (Fla.) Christian Reformed Church fills its Family Life Center with cots and pillows.
The New Holland (S.D.) Christian Reformed Church celebrated its 125th anniversary earlier this year.
Tragedy struck the small community of Alger, Wash., in September when a man randomly shot and killed six people, including a deputy sheri
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas offered firsthand advice in a private meeting with Diana Worsley, 11.
This past summer 90 teens and counselors from Korean Christian Reformed churches in southern California and Nevada met at Camp Kainos 200