Seven student interns from Calvin Theological Seminary explored the dynamics of urban ministry through an internship in Chicago last summ
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Stories from people, congregations and ministries of the CRCNA, reported by The Banner's news editor and a team of regular correspondents and Church Worldwide news from the Religion ҵ Service. Send news tips to news@thebanner.org.
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Hannah Elzinga, 20, and Jennifer Vanden Akker, 19, found exuberant faith among youths in Cuba when they attended a two-week youth retreat
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How do isolated church communities survive and thrive?
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Eleven members of Seattle’s First Christian Reformed Church joined hands with their South African sister church, Evaton Noord, not
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For the first time in its short existence, the Returning Church movement held an event outside of West Michigan.
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Christopher Johnson, 31, was killed in Iraq when the Chinook helicopter he was flying for the U.S.
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Henry Hess was recently appointed to the executive of the National Council of Churches’ communications commission.
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After a disagreement with his congregation, Rev.
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For 25 years the 1,000-mile stretch of California has been the beat of Banner news correspondent Ruth Donker.
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After Hurricane Felix roared through the eastern Nicaragua coastline in September, the
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It’s ironic that as the Christian Reformed Church celebrates its 150th anniversary this year, one of our closest ecumenical relatio
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Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) is working with the U.S.
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A United Church of Christ congregation’s pro-gay stance puts it “at a higher risk” of litigation and property damage, a
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Several women from Kanawha (Iowa) Christian Reformed Church hold a monthly craft night to reach out to local area women.
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Living Mosaic Christian Reformed Church, a church plant in Burlington, Ontario, is reaching out to its neighbors with couches, chairs, an
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Canadian farmers, many of them Christian Reformed, reached a significant milestone this summer when they shipped their millionth ton of f
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With prayers for good weather answered, 500 people from Classis Hamilton, a regional group of Christian Reformed churches, gathered for
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Guests to 7-year-old Michael Braam’s birthday party were surprised with a ride on a fire truck.
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Fifty-eight teens and eight adults from Manhattan, Mont., experienced a week amid another culture only a five-hour drive away.
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During a Mainstage session at this year’s Youth Unlimited Convention in Salt Lake City, Beth Tinklenberg tearfully told the teens ther
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More than 600 Christian Reformed young people were lured to Salt Lake City, Utah, this July with an invitation to discover a mystery.
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First Christian Reformed Church in Bellflower, Calif., reached out to its community in an unusual way in July, arranging for six huge dum
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What started as an outreach to young men and women playing basketball in the church parking lot has grown to an annual three-on-three tourna
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Today sports challenge the participation of families in church activities.