A vibrant leader, a man of deep convictions, and friend of God, Ken Gehrels, pastor of First Christian Reformed Church of Kemptville, Ont., died May 10.

Colorful art kits shared with members of First Christian Reformed Church in Toronto helped the congregation mark the church year in worship.

A user-friendly guide to the documents produced for Synod 2021, parts of which will be addressed in a special meeting of the Christian Reformed Church’s Council of Delegates held in lieu of synod.

Christian Reformed congregations reaching out creatively with technology are baptizing new believers and seeing communities grow, even over a distance.

A humble man with a “holy” legacy of leading many people to Jesus, Ron Baker died May 5.

Huu Phu Nguyen served Vietnamese New Hope CRC in Wheaton, Ill., for more than 25 years. He died April 17.

Religious colleges and universities that offer programming within correctional facilities have found ways to stay connected despite pandemic restrictions.

A 1957 plaque honoring missionaries Jim Elliot, Ed McCully, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian and Pete Fleming who were killed while attempting to share their Christian faith with the Waorani people in Ecuador contains language now seen as offensive.

Advocating for a ceasefire, which has been in place since Friday, the coalition of churches that works to encourage U.S. policies that actively promote a comprehensive resolution to conflicts in the Middle East, wrote to the UN Security Council on Thursday.

Pastor and church planter Henry Karsten died April 26 in Visalia, Calif.

Volunteers from Christian Reformed congregations in Grand Rapids, Mich., participated in an effort to encourage residents in under-resourced neighborhoods to be vaccinated against the virus that causes COVID-19.

The Christian Reformed Church in Cuba, a denomination dating back to the 1950s, is struggling with economic changes and pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic. Congregations of the CRCNA are lending support.

Pastor Willemina Zwart and Immanuel CRC in Simcoe, Ont., are welcoming eight young adults into a summer experience of Christian community with the South Coast Beach Project.

Witty and wise, with a deep love for people, Gary Veeneman died April 25.

Last October the Christian Reformed Church’s Council of Delegates asked a group to design plans for a governance structure that will be in compliance with Canadian tax laws regarding charities. Here’s what’s in the proposal going to Synod 2022.

A 55-50 victory against Jal (N.M.) on May 7 earned Rehoboth (N.M.) Christian School the state championship in varsity boys’ 2A basketball.

Contributing Christian Reformed congregations have pledged $18.4 million for shared denominational ministries in the coming fiscal year.

After 15 months of working on restructuring plans, the Christian Reformed Church’s Council of Delegates approved a new leadership structure to recommend to Synod 2022.

The Christian Reformed Church’s annual general assembly is canceled for 2021; instead the Council of Delegates will meet in a special session to address parts of the Agenda that cannot wait until Synod 2022.

Discussing and eventually recommending a new governance structure took much of the Council’s time during its May 5-7 meeting, which also included approving the denomination’s first pledge-based budget.

The CRC’s Council of Delegates approved search team mandates for a new director of the Office of Social Justice and Race Relations ministries and new director of Disability Concerns and took time to confess, lament, exhort, and encourage at its meeting in May.

After Bethany Christian Services adopted an inclusion policy earlier this year, the Council of Delegates of the Christian Reformed Church voted to take the agency off its list of organizations approved to receive offerings from member congregations.

With 76 years of active and retired ministry, Jim Van Weelden loved “to tell the story” of salvation in Jesus Christ. He died April 18.