With the theme of God’s faithfulness to all generations (Ps.
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No matter what is on the agenda for Synod 2008 (the annual leadership meeting of the Christian Reformed Church), it will be a historic oc
A Grand Rapids, Mich., high school student raised more than $1,500 recently to help a Sudanese man whom she had never met.
A group of pastors and members of the Christian Reformed Church calling themselves the Returning Church met recently in Byron Center, Mic
A group of leaders from the Christian Reformed Church, including pastors, denominational staff, and lay people, traveled for 10 days in I
As millions around the globe switched lights off to observe Earth Hour, a group of worshipers met in the darkened sanctuary of Commu
At age 73, William Vanderlinde had decided against riding in the Sea to Sea 2008 Bike Tour across North America.
In his 62 years, Gerald Kobes has visited all 50 states in America—once by train, twice by car, and many times by plane.
Growing up, the Bentum sisters were not the best of friends, but now the Woodstock, Ontario, women plan to spend a whole lot of time toge
With 218 riders, this summer’s Sea to Sea binational bike tour from Seattle, Wash., to Jersey City, N.J., is the largest ever bicyc
Canadian Court Sides with Breakaway Parishes
In February attackers in Kenya set fire to the main compound of the Reformed Church of East Africa conference center, destroying the whol
The poorest counties in the United States are among the hardest hit by the subprime mortgage crisis, according to a study released in Feb
Dick Katte, Colorado’s “winningest” basketball coach, reached a milestone recently when his Denver Christian High Schoo
With a new name to match renewed focus on spreading the missionary message, Western Michigan Missionary Union has gone co-ed, leaving the
How do our spiritual convictions, our faith and values, affect the way we vote?
Two or three times each year, Christian Reformed churches send representatives to classis, a regional grouping of churches.
As an inner-city police officer, Chip Ware sees the worst side of Grand Rapids, Mich.: drugs, gangs, prostitution, and more.
Rev. Jacob D. Eppinga
1917-2008
When Emmanuel Christian Reformed Church started a ministry to help people with drug and alcohol addiction change their lives, it changed
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Kalamazoo (Mich.) Christian High School captured its division’s state championship in men’s
basketball in March.A report received by the Christian Reformed Church’s Board of Trustees calls on the denomination to improve its response when leade
In mid-February 350 middle school and high school students “intersected” through the wee hours of the morning during a lockdo