Two of 26 official communications directed to the Christian Reformed Church’s Synod 2024 come from a grade-12 student and a recent college grad, expressing different sentiments on sexuality and the church.

After a very short diagnosis with cancer, Rev. Scott DeVries, who became the Christian Reformed Church’s director of synodical services in 2022, died April 27. He was 47.

“Many have inquired about the current ratio of vacant churches to ministers eligible for call, and there is a growing sense that the Christian Reformed Church in North America has a ‘pastor shortage,’

The Christian Reformed Church’s synod will meet June 14-20 in Grand Rapids, Mich. Delegates will deliberate on the process for handling confessional difficulties, requests for discipline, and reports on the state of leadership and proposed Church Order changes.

Using technology, intergenerational teams, and 11 days for historical exploration, members of Clinton (Ont.) Christian Reformed Church participated in Hunt75, discovering how they are “Rooted in Faith.”

In its report to the Christian Reformed Church’s synod and in earlier communication to the Calvin Theological Seminary community, Calvin seminary’s board of trustees indicates commitment to the church’s confessional standards.

Former Calvin University president Wiebe Boer, who resigned in February, and his wife Joanna Boer, who were both employed by Calvin, have filed claims against the school.

One hundred seventy participants walked through eight stations depicting moments of Christ’s passion in Pease (Minn.) Christian Reformed Church.

Dordt University women’s basketball team won its first National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics national championship March 26.

Actions of Christian Reformed regional assemblies in the past several months include welcoming new pastors, recognizing retiring pastors, acknowledging the closing of several churches, and communicating to synod.

The Christian Reformed Church’s 12-acre property at 1700 28th St. in Grand Rapids, Mich., has had a prospective buyer since January. It’s the grocery chain Meijer, and it will soon host a residents meeting on its proposed use of the land.

Calvin University and Calvin Theological Seminary hosted the 2024 Kuyper Conference and presented the Kuyper Prize to Sid Jansma Jr., a 1965 Calvin graduate and influential business leader.

Peace CRC in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Gate of Testimony church in Gbarnga, Liberia, are “experiencing … the communion of the saints with the worldwide body of Christ.”

In a March 28 article, Calvin University's student paper Chimes reports on questions about due process, response from the Board of Trustees.

Pew Research findings from a February survey show a growing disconnect among an array of religious Americans beliefs and their perceptions of mainstream American culture.

A tech company offering no-charge services to Christian ministries focused on evangelism has hosted spring break code-a-thons for 13 years. This March it was at Cragmor Christian Reformed Church in Colorado Springs, Colo.

With a Resonate Global Mission innovation grant in 2023, chaplain Joel Kiekintveld was able to offer encouraging events for staff of the Office of Children's Services in Anchorage, Alaska.

Tony Schweitzer was a pastor who also served outside of the church in ministries offering spiritual care and belonging for people with disabilities. He died Feb. 25 at age 81.

Grateful players and coaches took home the 11th boys state basketball championship for Western Christian High School in Hull, Iowa.

Emphasizing a high value for participating together in corporate worship, a team of Reformed worship leaders, pastors, and theologians vetted a recent list of most-sung worship songs, noting 55 of 100 as having “no or minor reservations.”

A recent ruling in Alabama declared frozen embryos to be children. The ruling raises important ethical issues about in vitro fertilization.

Working with New Horizons Foundation–USA, First Christian Reformed Church, in Orange City, Iowa, built 35 solar-powered lights to send to Ukraine.

Once a year, members of the Christian Reformed Church in North America are asked to respond to the denomination's annual survey covering things from giving and diaconal work to prayer and spiritual disciplines.