With a prayer, a cheer, and a splash, the Christian Reformed Church’s 2008 Sea to Sea bicycle tour came to a joyous conclusion.
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This was the fourth Urban Youth Conference for Jyson Beasley, 18, and he declared that it was as good as ever.
Teens participating in a SERVE project in Port Perry, Ontario, got an unexpected opportunity to put into practice this year’s theme
For a bunch of Bymas, the Youth Unlimited Convention was time for a little convening of their own.
Learn to do right! Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow.”
What started out as a sponsorship of one Karen family from Burma turned into a church filled with Karen refugees for a surprised Christia
For the first time ever, the Cadet International Camporee was cut short when flooding forced the evacuation of more than 1,300 boys and
The praise team from EverGreen Ministries, a Christian Reformed church in Hudsonville, Mich., led a worship service in Fort Knox, Ky., th
Bethel Christian Reformed Church in Princeton, Minn., had just celebrated the completion of a building addition when lightning struck the ol
Rev. Elco H. Oostendorp
1911 – 2008July 26, 1911 – April 20, 2008
Rev. Elco H. Oostendorp, 96, was the oldest minister in the Christian Reformed Church.
Epicenter Community Christian Reformed Church is much more than a tenant at Williams Elementary School in Parrish, Fla.
At its general assembly, the Presbyterian Church (USA) voted to remove a clause in its constitution that requires clergy to be either mar
The Canadian Ministries Office of the Christian Reformed Church is calling on Canadian CRC members to speak out against abortion by writi
At Fairlawn Christian Reformed Church in Whitinsville, Mass., 70-plus children gathered every day for a week for singing, lessons, games,
Rebekah Van Maanen, Xi Sen Hou, and Shaina Kollis became the first all-girl team to win the computer programming contest held at the Univ
Lisa Leva Vanderkooy and Kristin Kamp Vandermolen, members of Hillcrest Community Christian Reformed Church in Calgary, Alberta, recently
First Christian Reformed Church of Highland, Ind., is celebrating its 100th birthday with events throughout the year.
Teens from the First Christian Reformed Church in Oskaloosa, Iowa, got a firsthand look at the effects of a tornado when 39 students and
Rev.
Churches from 10 denominations in Hudsonville, Mich., united to hold a gigantic vacation Bible school at the local fairgrounds that drew
“You go on your first trip, and you’re sold.”
July 21, 1923 – May 25, 2008
Rev.
Paula Wigboldy drove up to Yavapai Elementary, a public school in Scottsdale, Ariz. She unloaded some bags and popped into the office.
Folks from Crossroads Community Christian Reformed Church in Anchorage, Alaska, are spending time at the mall, but not as consumers.