An outdoor live nativity scene will be re-created for the 11th year at Brookside Christian Reformed Church, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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In September delegates of Christian Reformed Churches in Classis Illiana and Classis Northern Illinois traveled to meet together with del
Members of Bethel Christian Reformed Church in Lansing, Ill., became known for their love when they turned out in force to repair and reh
The latest round of classis meetings reveals several Christian Reformed churches in conflict with their own classis (regional grouping of
Two churches in the Midwest celebrated their 100th birthdays in recent months.
Wright Christian Reformed Church of Kanawha, Iowa, provides a special Christmas present each year for residents of a local nursing home.
On Christmas Day at Bethel Christian Reformed Church in Edmonton, Alberta, it’s hard to know who is a member of the church and who
After spending a year studying books by Rev.
Vandals caused thousands of dollars worth of damage Oct. 29 to Western Michigan Christian High School in Muskegon.
Gabrielle Starr put her speech into action in Langley, British Columbia, this fall.
Classis Pacific Northwest is taking seriously the call to care for the most vulnerable among us by bringing an overture (request) to Syno
A carnival atmosphere pervades Southwell Park in the Houston suburb of Spring Heights, Texas, one Saturday each month.
From First Christian Reformed Church, Denver, to Candidate Joel Schreurs.
From Worthington (Minn.) CRC, to Rev.Liberia’s wrenching civil war left the West African country with poorly trained schoolteachers.
The mission to deliver 28 vehicles to aid workers in war-torn Darfur, Sudan, ended successfully in mid-October.
Larry the Cucumber and Bob the Tomato of VeggieTales fame are in NBC’s Saturday-morning cartoon lineup, but many references to God
As the Presbyterian Church (USA) deals with the fallout from its June decision to loosen bans on gay clergy, battles are heating up over
Focus on the Family Targets Political Battlegrounds
Every year on the first Sunday of November, Loop Christian Ministries gives members an opportunity to commemorate loved ones who have die
A unique school project recently put Asher deGroot—a Dalhousie University student who attends All Nations Christian Reformed Church
Ruth Halma of Inwood (Iowa) Christian Reformed Church has turned her love for kids and dolls into a ministry.
Skiing, swimming, or sightseeing might fit into most families’ plans for summer vacation, but one family in Tualatin, Oregon, wante
NOTEWORTHY
New Director Appointed for Faith AliveRev. Leonard Vander Zee has been appointed the new editor in chief of Faith Alive Christian Resources, the publishing ministry of the Christian Reformed Church.
Twenty five women, ages 79 to 100, at the Holland Christian Home in North Haledon, N.J., have knitted more than 1,000 blankets in the pas