The top Washington lobbyist for the National Association of Evangelicals, who had already faced criticism for his embrace of environmenta
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The church has to be careful that baptismal renewal ceremonies do not resemble baptism and that they are not perceived by the person rene
Church leaders from around the globe met in December in Washington, D.C., to discuss their hopes for the Obama administration and their w
Slightly more than half of U.S.
Rev. Robert A. Schuller has resigned as senior pastor of the Crystal Cathedral in Southern California after his father, the Rev.
United in their aversion to the liberal drift of the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Church of Canada, a group of conservatives in Dece
Jan. 15, 1911 – Oct. 23, 2008
Allan Boesak, a church leader and former anti-apartheid activist, presented a lengthy report on homosexual members to his church, the Uni
In Canada, bishops of the Anglican Church are deferring requests to approve blessings of same-sex unions, while in the United States two
In the past two years the number of people living in extreme poverty has grown by 100 million and the number of hungry people has increas
After the killing of 14 Christians in the northern city of Mosul in the past few weeks, the Middle Eastern Council of Churches is calling
Regularly attending religious services may significantly reduce the risk of death, according to a comprehensive study by researchers at Y
Senior Pastor Doug Ripley looked at Decatur Baptist Church’s books and quickly realized the annual budget was totally out of whack.
Archaeologists have discovered Martin Luther’s kitchen trash, revealing new personal information about the father of the Protestant
Due to the election of Barack Obama and Democratic gains in Congress, some U.S.
Entering Ordained Ministry
In 2008 the following seminary graduates were examined and approved for ministry in the CRC: Peter Arm
Two or three times each year, Christian Reformed churches send representatives to classis, a regional grouping of churches.
For the first time in the history of Holland (Mich.) Christian High School, the women’s volleyball team captured the state champion
The women’s volleyball team of Western Christian High School in Hull, Iowa, captured the state Class 2A volleyball championship in
Members of Bravo Community Christian Reformed Church prayed for God to open doors to increase the church’s revenues, and God did ju
1929 - 2008
Martial arts classes and Bible study go hand in hand at Ebenezer Christian Reformed Church in Berwyn, Ill.
Horizon Community Church, a Christian Reformed church located in a suburb of Chicago, recently began feeding its neighbors physically as
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