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Thanks to a $150,000 grant, a food pantry in Prospect Park, N.J., is becoming a food co-op, a retail grocery store owned by its volunteers.

John Muyskens, a 2015 graduate of Calvin College, was part of a team that won the Pulitzer Prize in the National Reporting Category.

Twenty men at the Newton (Iowa) Correctional facility were baptized in May following an annual spiritual retreat weekend called Brothers in Blue.

Teens and adults of Alger Park Christian Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, Mich. continued their work in the Dominican Republic long after they returned from a mission trip.

It was an evening of celebrating excellence in Christian education and recognizing teachers who go beyond teaching to nurture character and a community of care for others.

Pieter VanderLeek, a member of Willoughby Christian Reformed Church in Langley, B.C., loves to walk.

While most Coffee Break Bible studies close up shop for the summer, the programs at Elmhurst (Ill.) Christian Reformed Church continues on

Creationist Christian tourists may soon flock to the Ark Encounter, a literal vision of Noah’s story in Genesis come to life in July as a theology-packed tourist attraction in Williamstown, Ky.

More than three years after the murder of Tim Bosma and after months of court testimony, a jury in Hamilton, Ont., found Dellen Millard and Mark Smich guilty of first-degree murder.

Long before Synod 2016, first-time delegates began their journey.

Synod 2016, the general assembly of the CRC, decided not to add to its list of recommended causes Harvest USA, a Pennsylvania-based ministry focused on people with same-sex attraction.

Synod 2016 instructed the denominational staff of the Christian Reformed Church to look into the feasibility of developing new curriculum for churches to use.

Synod 2016 advised Christian Reformed churches and classes (regional groups of churches) to invite, as much as possible, the presence and involvement of same-sex attracted members when dealing with matters that affect the lives and discipleship of same-sex attracted members within the church.

The day after declaring that officebearers in the Christian Reformed Church may not participate in same-sex weddings, Synod 2016 appointed a study committee to study human sexuality.

Synod 2016 rejected the Doctrine of Discovery as heresy in response to a study report on the topic.

After a long and sometimes electric debate, Synod 2016, the general assembly of the Christian Reformed Church, proposed that the Belhar Confession be categorized as a contemporary testimony.

Synod 2016 adopted 13 new liturgical forms for use in the churches but first held an extensive discussion that delved into the Christian Reformed Church’s theology regarding baptism and communion.

Synod 2016 approved 47 candidates for Ministry of the Word in the Christian Reformed Church. They are now eligible to be called as pastors by congregations.

Reggie and Sharon Smith were jubilant that Sharon was one of the 47 ministerial candidates presented to Synod 2016.

Synod 2016 added specific information to the Church Order Supplement regarding officebearers who confess to or are determined to be guilty of sexual misconduct.