Covenant Christian Reformed Church in Winnipeg, Manitoba, celebrated its 100th anniversary in late November.
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Rain fell for three straight days in Munster, Ind., last September, causing the Little Calumet River to overflow.
In light of the financial crisis enveloping the United States, and, to a lesser extent, Canada, denominational officials are taking a pro
Youth group members and leaders of First Christian Reformed Church in Pella, Iowa, simulated the plight of homeless people when they spen
A Florida church is asking baby boomers to consider joining their ministry as self-supported missionaries.
At Iglesia El Buen Samaritano (Good Samaritan CRC) in Miami, Fla., raising money and food for the city’s disadvantaged people isn&r
William Spoelhof, who was president of Calvin College for 25 years, passed away in his sleep Dec. 3, 2008.
The top Washington lobbyist for the National Association of Evangelicals, who had already faced criticism for his embrace of environmenta
The church has to be careful that baptismal renewal ceremonies do not resemble baptism and that they are not perceived by the person rene
Church leaders from around the globe met in December in Washington, D.C., to discuss their hopes for the Obama administration and their w
Slightly more than half of U.S.
Rev. Robert A. Schuller has resigned as senior pastor of the Crystal Cathedral in Southern California after his father, the Rev.
United in their aversion to the liberal drift of the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Church of Canada, a group of conservatives in Dece
Jan. 15, 1911 – Oct. 23, 2008
Allan Boesak, a church leader and former anti-apartheid activist, presented a lengthy report on homosexual members to his church, the Uni
In Canada, bishops of the Anglican Church are deferring requests to approve blessings of same-sex unions, while in the United States two
In the past two years the number of people living in extreme poverty has grown by 100 million and the number of hungry people has increas
After the killing of 14 Christians in the northern city of Mosul in the past few weeks, the Middle Eastern Council of Churches is calling
Regularly attending religious services may significantly reduce the risk of death, according to a comprehensive study by researchers at Y
Senior Pastor Doug Ripley looked at Decatur Baptist Church’s books and quickly realized the annual budget was totally out of whack.
Archaeologists have discovered Martin Luther’s kitchen trash, revealing new personal information about the father of the Protestant
Due to the election of Barack Obama and Democratic gains in Congress, some U.S.
Entering Ordained Ministry
In 2008 the following seminary graduates were examined and approved for ministry in the CRC: Peter Arm
Two or three times each year, Christian Reformed churches send representatives to classis, a regional grouping of churches.