Though young adults are missing from a lot of churches today, Syd Hielema observes that many in this demographic have a passion for socia
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King’s University College Prof Earns Top AwardThe King’s University College chemistry professor Peter Mahaffy recently won the prestigious 3M Canada Teaching Fellowship.
A half-century after its start in Michigan, GEMS has gone global. Originally called Calvinettes, GEMS (Girls Everywhere Meeting the
Two major reports coming to Synod 2008 are being published too late for many churches to respond and possibly send overtures about them.
Alison Siefken suffered with asthma for 16 years.
From Drenthe (Mich.) Christian Reformed Church to Rev. Jeff Voorhees of Gateway CRC, Zeeland, Mich.
When Max and Sam Vanderheide took part in their first Lord’s Supper one bright fall afternoon, it was a time for rejoicing.
“We weren’t sure when, how, or if we were going to be able to leave,” said Andrea Dykshoorn from her home in Abbotsford
In a historic decision, a Grand Rapids, Mich., classis (regional group of churches) voted in January to send four women as its representa
Benjamin Kornelis, professor of music at Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa, has been selected as the 2008 Commissioning Project Recipie
Roselawn, Ind., has a thriving food pantry because five couples from Community Christian Reformed Church in Roselawn responded to a chall
From First Christian Reformed Church, Randolph, Wis., to Rev. Kenneth Prol of Trinity CRC, Richfield Springs, N.Y.
Rev. John C. Ribbens
1922 - 2007
Rev. Alvin H. Venema
1926 - 2007
A wide range of Christian theologians and leaders called for increased efforts to work with Muslims for peace and justice, releasing a st
California megachurch pastor Rick Warren, speaking at a White House discussion on HIV/AIDS, said the church has been a latecomer to addre
Three years after the “great wave of destruction,” the local Christian Reformed Church in Sri Lanka is closing its committee
Health concerns among Native Americans are getting new attention at Rehoboth (N.M.) Christian School.
Bible translators in the Native American community of Zuni, N.M., are making the first movies in the Zuni language.
Madison Avenue Christian Reformed Church in Paterson, N.J., has committed itself to reaching out to people affected by HIV/AIDS.
Jeremy Sinnema, a member of Manhattan (Mont.) Christian Reformed Church, along with friends Michael Spencer and Travis Swanson, have turn
When Alison Nirula, age 6, and Charis Wildeboer, age 5, saw Embrace AIDS, a DVD about the impact of the disease, they were touched.
Twenty-five years after first sketching “The Cardinal” as a college student at Concordia College, Kurt Kolka continues reachi
Roselawn, Ind., has a thriving food pantry because five couples from Community Christian Reformed Church in Roselawn responded to a chall