“Why not movies?†asked Liz Tolkamp, pastor for children’s ministry at Willoughby Christian Reformed Church in Langley,
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Josh Potter of Calvin Christian High School in Grandville, Mich., saw firsthand the immensity of God’s universal church during a Ju
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As about 200 eager Sea to Sea cyclists arrived in Ontario aboard the Sombra Ferry, they could almost smell the Tim Horton’s coffee.
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Nearly 200 years ago, during the War of 1812, Canadian and British soldiers successfully pushed an invading American army back across the
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With a prayer, a cheer, and a splash, the Christian Reformed Church’s 2008 Sea to Sea bicycle tour came to a joyous conclusion.
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This was the fourth Urban Youth Conference for Jyson Beasley, 18, and he declared that it was as good as ever.
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Teens participating in a SERVE project in Port Perry, Ontario, got an unexpected opportunity to put into practice this year’s theme
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For a bunch of Bymas, the Youth Unlimited Convention was time for a little convening of their own.
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Learn to do right! Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow.â€
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What started out as a sponsorship of one Karen family from Burma turned into a church filled with Karen refugees for a surprised Christia
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For the first time ever, the Cadet International Camporee was cut short when flooding forced the evacuation of more than 1,300 boys and
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The praise team from EverGreen Ministries, a Christian Reformed church in Hudsonville, Mich., led a worship service in Fort Knox, Ky., th
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Bethel Christian Reformed Church in Princeton, Minn., had just celebrated the completion of a building addition when lightning struck the ol
Rev. Elco H. Oostendorp
1911 – 2008READ MOREJuly 26, 1911 – April 20, 2008
Rev. Elco H. Oostendorp, 96, was the oldest minister in the Christian Reformed Church.
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Epicenter Community Christian Reformed Church is much more than a tenant at Williams Elementary School in Parrish, Fla.
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At its general assembly, the Presbyterian Church (USA) voted to remove a clause in its constitution that requires clergy to be either mar
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The Canadian Ministries Office of the Christian Reformed Church is calling on Canadian CRC members to speak out against abortion by writi
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At Fairlawn Christian Reformed Church in Whitinsville, Mass., 70-plus children gathered every day for a week for singing, lessons, games,
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Rebekah Van Maanen, Xi Sen Hou, and Shaina Kollis became the first all-girl team to win the computer programming contest held at the Univ
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Lisa Leva Vanderkooy and Kristin Kamp Vandermolen, members of Hillcrest Community Christian Reformed Church in Calgary, Alberta, recently
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First Christian Reformed Church of Highland, Ind., is celebrating its 100th birthday with events throughout the year.
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Teens from the First Christian Reformed Church in Oskaloosa, Iowa, got a firsthand look at the effects of a tornado when 39 students and
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Churches from 10 denominations in Hudsonville, Mich., united to hold a gigantic vacation Bible school at the local fairgrounds that drew