Charity Auto Repair, a ministry of Northern Lighthouse Church in Lincoln, Neb., is preparing to build a new and bigger garage after 15 years of offering the community free mechanic services and providing mentoring and training opportunities to work-release correctional inmates.

Peter Boodt lived to preach and bring the Word of the Lord to any and all. He died Feb. 14.

Community and state leaders have responded to a Choose Kind → Spread Kind initiative created by students of Allendale (Mich.) Christian School.

Passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on Feb. 25, the Equality Act aims to provide protection against discrimation for LGBTQ people, but many seek more clarity for protection of religious freedom within the anti-discrimination bill. The Equality Act is now before the Senate.

The Vatican’s orthodoxy office, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, issued a formal response Monday to a question about whether Catholic clergy can bless gay unions. They cannot.

Luis Palau, a Christian evangelist known for his CityFest evangelistic festivals, died March 11. He was 86.

Wheel House Cafe, operating in the covered front entrance of Christ Church of Davis in California, is a simple idea: offer “good coffee, good connections, as well as teaching young people employable skills along the way.”

Coopersville (Mich.) Christian Reformed Church marked 100 years of ministry in October 2020.

Beth Moore, prolific Bible study author and teacher, recently ended her longtime publishing partnership with Nashville-based LifeWay Christian. In an interview with Religion News Service she said she and other concerned Southern Baptists see behavior in their denomination “not in step with the gospel.”

The board of Bethany Christian Services approved “a nationwide policy of inclusivity in order to serve all families across Bethany’s core service lines” Jan. 20. It announced the move to staff March 1.

The United Methodist Church, one of the largest denominations in the United States, has once again postponed its quadrennial meeting due to the COVID-19 pandemic, delaying further a widely anticipated vote by delegates on a proposal to split the denomination.

Beckwith Hills Christian Reformed Church, in Grand Rapids, Mich., did a neighborhood assessment as part of the Church Renewal Lab. Efforts to build a new playground and make continuing community connections are a result.

Two or three times each year, Christian Reformed churches send representatives to their classis, a regional group of churches. Here is the report of classis meetings of the past several months.

Consejo Latino, an active network of Hispanic ministry leaders within the Christian Reformed Church and beyond, is connecting and training pastors seeking ordination in the CRC and helping interested churches to affiliate with the denomination.

Following the release of an independent investigation concluding sexual misconduct by international ministry founder Ravi Zacharias, the Christian and Missionary Alliance has revoked his ordination; Ravi Zacharias International Ministries Canada is disbanding.

Peter Kang’s life as a longtime minister and missionary was marked by a passionate dedication to Jesus Christ. He died Feb. 11.

When the Council of Delegates of the Christian Reformed Church met Feb. 17-19, 2021, it discussed Synod 2021, the new ministry share pledges, governance restructuring, and senior management transitions.

The Christian Reformed Church’s Council of Delegates, meeting by video conference Feb. 17-19, heard how member congregations are responding to the new pledge system for ministry share contributions. The overall amount is down from last year’s received shares.

In conducting what Chair Paul DeVries called the ‘material stuff’ of church work, the Christian Reformed Church’s Council of Delegates also did its best to see, hear, and care for one another at its February meeting.

The year-old process toward governance restructuring in the Christian Reformed Church is yet to be complete.

Colin Watson Sr., the denomination’s executive director, and John Bolt, director of finance and operations, are delaying planned retirements while a restructuring of the administration of the Christian Reformed Church continues. The CRC’s Council of Delegates has also authorized the appointment of a deputy to the executive director.

As the Council of Delegates of the Christian Reformed Church heard updates from ministries at its recent meeting, concerns presented from members of justice ministries staff prompted review and prayer.

For the second year in a row the ongoing difficulties and circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic have caused the Christian Reformed Church’s Council of Delegates to cancel the denomination’s annual synod.