Henry Hess was recently appointed to the executive of the National Council of Churches’ communications commission.

After a disagreement with his congregation, Rev.

For 25 years the 1,000-mile stretch of California has been the beat of Banner news correspondent Ruth Donker.

After Hurricane Felix roared through the eastern Nicaragua coastline in September, the

It’s ironic that as the Christian Reformed Church celebrates its 150th anniversary this year, one of our closest ecumenical relatio

Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) is working with the U.S.

A United Church of Christ congregation’s pro-gay stance puts it “at a higher risk” of litigation and property damage, a

Several women from Kanawha (Iowa) Christian Reformed Church hold a monthly craft night to reach out to local area women.

Living Mosaic Christian Reformed Church, a church plant in Burlington, Ontario, is reaching out to its neighbors with couches, chairs, an

Canadian farmers, many of them Christian Reformed, reached a significant milestone this summer when they shipped their millionth ton of f

With prayers for good weather answered, 500 people from Classis Hamilton, a regional group of Christian Reformed churches, gathered for

Guests to 7-year-old Michael Braam’s birthday party were surprised with a ride on a fire truck.

Fifty-eight teens and eight adults from Manhattan, Mont., experienced a week amid another culture only a five-hour drive away.

During a Mainstage session at this year’s Youth Unlimited Convention in Salt Lake City, Beth Tinklenberg tearfully told the teens ther

More than 600 Christian Reformed young people were lured to Salt Lake City, Utah, this July with an invitation to discover a mystery.

First Christian Reformed Church in Bellflower, Calif., reached out to its community in an unusual way in July, arranging for six huge dum

What started as an outreach to young men and women playing basketball in the church parking lot has grown to an annual three-on-three tourna

Today sports challenge the participation of families in church activities.

Loop Church in Chicago embraced the annual Dragon Boat Race at Ping Tom Park in Chinatown this year as an outreach opportunity.

Rev. Jacob H. Binnema Sr.

1921 – 2007

The noise level rises after 3:30 p.m., when middle school students charge into the church building.

Sixty-six bikers from 11 Classis Wisconsin churches celebrated the Christian Reformed Church’s 150th anniversary by biking nearly 1

Two of the Christian Reformed Church’s three congregations in Kansas, Luctor CRC and Dispatch CRC, joined denominational 150th anni