Two or three times each year, Christian Reformed churches send representatives to their classis, a regional group of churches. Here is the report of classis meetings of the past few months.

After a year’s hiatus, a British Columbia convention for Reformed youth met in September, bringing close to 200 young people together at Willoughby Christian Reformed Church.

Members of Fellowship Christian Reformed Church in Brighton, Ont., co-hosted an all-candidates meeting with the city’s Chamber of Commerce.

Community Christian Reformed Church in Saginaw, Mich., has a population of about 40 members and serves more than 2,000 people a year with clothing, garden produce, and a place to play.

Helped by the Grade 10 Venture class at Hamilton District Christian High School, Calvin Christian School in Hamilton, Ont., created an inclusive playscape that all students can enjoy together.

Rev. Dr. Paul H. Redhouse, who spearheaded the formation of Classis Red Mesa, died Sept. 5.

An emerging church in Oshawa, Ont., closed its ministry this summer when its American pastor was unable to continue navigating the immigration process. 

A ruling in a lawsuit brought by InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA against the University of Iowa has found the university’s deregistering of the group was unfair—it ought to be able to require faith in its leaders.

Members of five Christian Reformed congregations in Edmonton, Alta., helped to organize a multifaith vigil as an opportunity to “lament the devastation of our creation, provide support to each other and seek out ways to embrace hope as we move forward.”

James Vanderlaan “served among gifted intellectuals and among those with limited gifts.” He died Aug. 18 at age 81.

First Christian Reformed Church in Vancouver, B.C., hosted a series of summer concerts with a deeper meaning in mind.

Churches for Middle East Peace, a coalition of national church denominations and organizations of which the Christian Reformed Church is a member, issued a public letter to the President of the U.S. on Sept. 17, suggesting necessary elements of “a truly viable peace.”

A second-annual pig roast that has become a “city event” is part of Ireton (Iowa) Christian Reformed Church’s efforts to love their neighbors and build a stronger community.

A pastor of the Christian Reformed church who led the ministry of Disability Concerns for 14 years, Rev. Dr. James Lee Vanderlaan died Aug. 18 at age 81.

After visiting 60 Christian Reformed congregations across Canada through 2018 and 2019 Jeremy Benjamin sees a “real understanding of putting our faith into action when it comes to kingdom work in our cities.”

For 32 years, Tim Palmer devoted his life to the people of Nigeria as a seminary professor and scholar. He died Aug. 20 at age 68.

Diet Eman, a Dutch resistance hero during World War II who died Sept. 3, wrote for The Banner and shared her story in her later years. See here what she wrote.

A pastor who sought to emphasize Jesus’ command to love one another, Jim Mantel died Aug. 16.

Mark Charles, speaker and author with Navajo and American-Dutch lineage with a history in the Christian Reformed Church, is running an independent campaign for the U.S. presidency, desiring to build a nation where “‘We the people’ truly means all the people.”

Dordt University’s two Pro-Tech programs offer students a different way to train for careers in agriculture and manufacturing.

With three days, 100-plus people, and church members aged 2 to 90, First Christian Reformed Church in Oskaloosa, Iowa, launched a mission in Mahaska County to love their neighbors with action.

Members of the youth group from Immanuel Christian Reformed Church in Orange City, Iowa, traveled to the Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota this summer, helping to run a Vacation Bible School for about 65 kids.

An annual middle-school service project at a New Brighton, Minn., church multiplied its impact this summer as two other Christian Reformed congregations came on board.