With prayers, Scripture reading, and songs in English and Spanish, the Lee Street congregation of the Christian Reformed Church welcomed Synod 2024 to worship.

Al Postma, executive director, Canada, and Greta Luimes, chair of the Canada Ministry Board, met attendees of Synod 2024 at a presentation on Canadian ministry in the CRC.

Council of Delegates chair, Michael Ten Haken, encouraged synod to pray for COD members and urged commitment to working binationally.

Zach King spoke at Synod 2024 about four types of seeds he sees God planting in the denomination.

Regarding delegates who did not stand in agreement with the declaration of beliefs, president Derek Buikema assured Synod 2024: “We have committed ourselves to do our work in accordance with our confessions.”

Thrive ministry staff continued the tradition of hosting a women’s dinner at Synod 2024.

Worship and training on sharing power and privilege were among the first actions of the Christian Reformed Church’s Synod 2024.

Synod 2024 president Derek Buikema asked delegates with “a settled conviction that misaligns with the CRCNA” to refrain from standing in agreement. Those delegates conferred with officers after the session.

Wanting to bless their city in a province where close to one in five people don’t have reliable access to healthy food, Covenant CRC in Winnipeg, Man., has turned half an acre toward food production.

As the Christian Reformed Church’s Synod 2024 approaches, a prayer team—led by Jon Hoekema—is hosting expanded opportunities for people to gather and pray for delegates, decision-making, and the denomination.

Sixty to 70 girls in grades three to five have participated each year in Kalamazoo (Mich.) Christian School’s parent-led program.

The Crosby-Schoyen Codex, written on papyrus in the Coptic language, contains the oldest complete version of the First Epistle of Peter. It’s up for auction this month.

Classis Southeast U.S. supports ministry efforts in its member churches with a mini-grant fund, thanks to the investment of resources from churches that came before.

The American Council of Education has launched a 13-member Commission on Faith-based Colleges and Universities.

Got something to say to synod? A lot of people (or councils or classes) have had a lot to share in the past five years

Since the mid-2000s, the nones—Americans who claim no religion—have been the fastest-growing segment of the religious landscape. But that growth might be slowing.

Four Christian Reformed Church chaplains attended a Canadian national conference for providers of spiritual care. One of them was its co-chair.

Dave Weemhoff was a humble man with a ready smile and a caring and gentle spirit. He died May 2 at age 69.

Synod 2024 opened on May 29 with a virtual convening to elect the president, vice president, and two clerks who will serve this year.

The Christian Reformed Church’s Synod 2024 started with a reminder that God is with us as it drew delegates together in a video-based session.

Trained as both an engineer and a pastor, Scott DeVries had a calm demeanor and shared his strengths of patience and strategic thinking as a denominational leader.

A new report from the Religious Freedom and Business Foundation indicates commitment to religious diversity has more than doubled in surveyed Fortune 500 companies since 2022.

Rehoboth (N. M.) Christian School won the New Mexico State Band Competition on April 20, coming out on top of all the 1A-3A schools in the state.