Jan Peter Balkenende was awarded the 2011 Bavinck Prize for outstanding Reformed contribution to the church, academy, or public life.
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“Parabolas para Hoy” reaches 5,000 listeners every week in Sioux County and beyond.
Youth pastors and other leaders in Classis Toronto seek better ways to minister alongside young people.
A new church plant in Jenison, Mich., positions itself to be part of the local business community.
Classis Grand Rapids South celebrated ministries and church partnerships instead of holding a regular classis meeting.
Rev. Jul Medenblik officially became the seventh president of the CRC’s seminary Oct. 15.
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Farmers in southern Ontario did not break a harvesting speed record, as they’d hoped, but they did raise $1 million.
Northside Community CRC lost almost everything to flooding after Hurricane Irene hit the East Coast.
The Ontario university now offers a Youth Ministry Certificate program.
Hillcrest CRC is finding renewal while its pastor finds a new lease on ministry life.
John and Neil Zevenbergen from Owen Sound were honored with the Master Breeder award by the Holstein Association of Canada.
Rev. Howard Spaan retires after 46 years as stated clerk of Classis Columbia.
In Memoriam: Rev. William Versteeg
October 20, 1955 – January 28, 2011Rev. William Versteeg, age 55, a humble and scholarly pastor of unyielding faith and abounding love, died from bile duct cancer Jan.
The water feature at the 9/11 Memorial in New York City was designed by Dan Euser of Richmond Hill Community CRC.
The CRC’s Edmonton Native Healing Centre invites kids from Alberta to learn the gospel story in Cree.
Three Holland-area churches take to the streets to help at-risk kids stay healthy.
City of Wyoming supports interdenominational church effort.
Ten adults from around Alberta take on one of the world’s top hiking trails.
A Michigan outdoor ministry makes an impact halfway around the world.
The council of Maranatha CRC will not have to suspend its pastor for now.
Discussion about the CRC’s administrative structure and culture received much discussion when the Board of Trustees and most of the agency boards met last week.
The guidelines for handling allegations of sexual misconduct will apply to employees of the denomination as well as leaders in congregations.
Rev. Robert Heerspink, director of BTGMI, passed away Saturday after a short fight with pancreatic cancer.
Rev. Denise Posie is continuing traditions of the Northside Ministerial Alliance while breaking new ground.