Grow Deep, Live Tall was the theme for the 125th anniversary of First Christian Reformed Church in Rock Valley, Iowa.
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The transition from a 30-member Board of Trustees to a 52-member Council of Delegates (COD) will happen earlier than planned.
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Delegates of Synod 2016 declined to increase the amount of money churches are asked to remit to support the shared ministries of the Christian Reformed Church.
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At its recent meeting, the Board of Trustees of the Christian Reformed Church approved integrating the role of Race Relations director with Office of Social Justice’s (OSJ) coordinator role.
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When the Board of Trustees of the Christian Reformed Church met at the end of September, it was informed of the membership of the Committee to Articulate a Foundation-Laying Biblical Theology of Human Sexuality.
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They buffed up the paint and revved up the engines for the annual Family Classics Car Show at Orland Park (Ill.) Christian Reformed Church.
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If interest rates in Canada begin to rise, how many Canadians would lose their homes? Become homeless?
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Since its kickoff in April 2015, the Canadian Youth Ministry Pilot Project has been so successful that staff has been increased and the Christian Reformed Church’s Board of Trustees decided to expand it to U.S. churches.
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What would totally inclusive worship look like?
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“With deep sadness for recent violent events in the United States and Canada, we join others in grieving the deaths of Terence Crutcher, Colten Boushie, and many others across the world."
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Five years after the death of 15-year-old Connor Vanderveen, CASA Connor will officially open next month in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
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In an inner-city neighborhood of Philadelphia, Joe Sandberlin can often be found fixing a neighbor’s roof free of charge or sharing the gospel at the local medical clinic.
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Delegates to Synod 2016 (the Christian Reformed Church’s annual general assembly) expressed the need for new materials for Sunday school and catechism.
In Memoriam: Rev. Simon Wolfert
1935 - 2016READ MORESimon Wolfert “loved life, loved people, and loved his family. He was funny and made us laugh,” said his family.
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It’s been several months since Synod 2016 made decisions about the reports from the Committee to Provide Pastoral Guidance Regarding Same-Sex Marriage.
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Whoever said age is just a number may have had Jim Polet in mind.
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Songs have a way of connecting people to others and to their past.
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Nearly six months after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry declared the murder of Christians in the Middle East a “genocide,”
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In Winnipeg, Man., just as in many other North American cities, racism, gang activity, and crime have driven a wedge between the police force and civilians.
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World Renew has appointed Bob Laarman as director of Disaster Response Services (DRS)
In Memoriam: Rev. Clarence John Vos
1920-2016READ MOREPatient and kind as well as intellectually and spiritually curious, Clarence Vos was a gifted teacher who enjoyed sharing what he knew
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Synod 2016, the general assembly of the Christian Reformed Church, is a few months past.