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New Life Church, a congregation of the Christian Reformed Church within the Newton (Iowa) Correctional Facility, has been back to worship post-pandemic for nine months. It’s feeling growing joys and pains.

‘We wanted to bridge a gap’ said NAE’s director of racial justice and reconciliation collaborative.

Eight Ontario churches and one in Iowa are helping each other over the next eight months to be “profoundly welcoming and hospitable to the LGBTQ+ community” while honoring the parameters of the CRC’s recent human sexuality report.

Named for a place where fresh water and salt water mix, Estuary is a movement of conversation groups, and Pastor Paul VanderKlay thinks every church should have one.

The Korean Christian Reformed Church of St. Louis (Mo.) is the first Korean congregation of the ���ҵ��� in the state.

A pastor with a great sense of humor who thought deeply about theology and loved communicating the gospel message, George Mossel died Aug. 21. He was 78.

A shared love for the culture of sacred music brought thousands of Christians to Keith and Kristyn Getty's Nashville, Tenn., hymn conference.

With a collection of memories captured on video, reflections from former pastors, and a celebratory dinner, First Christian Reformed Church in Sioux Falls, S.D., recognized its ministry centennial.

Jared and Rachel Pettman had been married only a week this summer when they took five teenagers from The Junction Church in St. Thomas, Ont., on a SERVE trip to Douglas, Mass.

A new study looks at why millions of Americans left church — and what might bring them back.

Three dozen churches in the Western North Carolina Conference have now agreed to leave under the denomination's exit plan. They will formally exit in November.

A Monroe Community Christian Reformed Church member said her spirit was provoked when she heard Bangladeshi Grace Bible Church needed a leader to guide new Christians in the Word.

The RE:Activate Reformed Youth Convention, hosted by a collection of Christian Reformed churches in and around Langley, B.C., hosted 200 teens at the beginning of September.

The latest report from the Hartford Institute for Religion Research’s five-year study of the impact of the pandemic on America’s churches shows increased income, lower conflict, but more questioning of vocation by clergy.

Pastor John Xu of the Chinese Church of Iowa City (Iowa) reflected with founding pastor Jason Chen on the blessings of the student-ministry connected congregation.

A pastor who put God first and was unabashed about sharing the good news of Jesus Christ, Ron Sprik died July 21. He was 84.

The U.S. Ministry Board of the ���ҵ��� has green-lit putting its large and aging Grand Rapids building on the market. Relocation plans are still in the works.

Abby Vander Wal, 16, a student at Timothy Christian Schools in Elmhurst, Ill., and member of Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church, was outside hitter for Team USA in the international competition.

Mike Hogeterp, founding director of the Christian Reformed Centre for Public Dialogue in Canada is leaving to take a position with NAIITS, an Indigenous learning community.

A quiet man who loved the Lord and his family, Berny Dykstra died May 17. He was 80 years old.

A humble, passionate, streetwise pastor dedicated to his community congregation, local school, and the Belknap neighborhood in Grand Rapids, Mich., Jerome Burton died July 6. He was 66.

Grace Valley Christian Reformed Church in Germany Valley, Ill., started carting around fresh veggies to share with the community in 2020. They’ve kept and expanded the practice this year.

Three Christian Reformed congregations in Sheldon, Iowa, met for a joint worship service Aug. 20, blessing students and teachers of Sheldon Christian School before they head back to class.