After Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Mich., announced a leadership transition in late February, saying president Wiebe Boer resigned his position, there have been questions about due process for Boer who was the subject of a report alleging “unwelcome and inappropriate communication and attentio
Pease (Minn.) Christian Reformed Church, a congregation founded in 1895, has typically marked the week leading up to Easter with traditional observances including palm branches for children on Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday commemoration, and a Good Friday service. This year, inspired by a suggestion
Dordt University women’s basketball team won its first National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics national championship March 26, defeating the University of Providence’s Argos 57-53. Dordt, in Sioux Center, Iowa, is one of six educational institutions denominationally related to the Christia
Two or three times each year, Christian Reformed churches send representatives to their classis, a regional assembly of churches.Many of the actions taken by classes are governed by the CRC’s Church Order, the rules that govern denominational life. Here are some of the actions by classes in the past
Announcements were shared Monday, April 8, with Christian Reformed Church staff and members of the denomination’s Council of Delegates on the identity of the potential buyer for the denomination’s listed 12-acre property at 1700 28th St. in Grand Rapids, Mich. It’s the grocery chain Meijer.The corpo
Calvin University and Calvin Theological Seminary hosted the annual Kuyper Conference this week, presenting the 2024 Kuyper Prize to Sid Jansma Jr., a 1965 Calvin graduate and influential business leader.The award was presented at a plenary session during the three-day conference at Calvin Universit
Two Reformed churches, Peace Christian Reformed Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Gate of Testimony Church in Gbarnga, Liberia, have recently become “sister” congregations and are hopeful that both of their denominations, the Christian Reformed Church in Liberia and the Christian Reformed Church in
In a March 28 article, Calvin University's student paper Chimes reported on questions about due process around the February resignation of former president Weibe Boer and published a released statement from the board that reiterates the board’s confidence in its own "process of information-gathering
Cragmor Christian Reformed Church in Colorado Springs, Colo., played host to a different kind of spring break experience this year, welcoming about 60 student computer programmers to a three-week long code-a-thon organized by Colorado-based LightSys Technology Services. It was a first for Cragmor CR
The Banner has a subscription to republish articles from Religion News Service. This story by Jack Jenkins was published on religionnews.com March 15, 2024. It has been edited for Banner style.A new survey reports that most American adults have a positive view of religion’s role in public life but b
Western Christian High School in Hull, Iowa, won its 11th boys state basketball title March 8, winning against the Hudson (Iowa) Pirates 78-51 in the Class 2A state championship match.Juniors Kaden Van Regenmorter and Karsten Moret were recognized for exceptional performance in the tournament by bei
After pastoring three Christian Reformed churches in the 1970s and ’80s, Tony Schweitzer ministered for 22 years at Hope Centre Ministries in Winnipeg, Man. Upon hearing of his death, the Centre posted these words on Facebook: “Tony extended a welcome to everyone he encountered with warmth and compa
Working at the Office of Children's Services in Anchorage, Alaska, can be a stressful and difficult job, but since 2019, staff there have had the support and care of volunteer chaplain Joel Kiekintveld in the midst of that work. Last year Kiekintveld and ministry partner Jessica Louwerse expanded th
Katie Ritsema-Roelofs, worship consultant with the Christian Reformed Church’s Thrive ministry, led a team that published “CCLI Vetting Project: A Reformed Voice” in January. It was an analysis of the then-current Top 100 list of most sung/reported songs from Christian Copyright Licensing Internatio
As part of its mission emphasis week this year, First Christian Reformed Church in Orange City, Iowa, felt the call to help the people of Ukraine and give light to communities experiencing displacement and power disruption. The congregation teamed up with Dave Nonnemacher, president of New Horizons
The Banner has a subscription to republish articles from Religion News Service. This story by Bob Smietana was published on religionnews.com March 6, 2024. It has been edited for length, Banner style, and to include a paragraph on the Christian Reformed Church’s teaching on life issues.When Ericka A
Once a year, members of the Christian Reformed Church in North America are asked to respond to the denomination's annual survey covering things from giving and diaconal work to prayer and spiritual disciplines. A different set of congregations, representing 20% of the denomination, are asked to part
Several Christian Reformed congregations have launched an initiative they hope will help congregations work together across differences on issues such as sexuality and politics for the sake of serving others in the name of Jesus and sharing the gospel.It’s called the Better Together Project, a tangi
“He was not great in the eyes of the world for being ultra-successful or wealthy, but instead he was great as a faithful, honorable, and dependable man of God who chose to live a simple life of service. He was a man of much love, compassion, and integrity.” These are the opening words of a eulogy fo
A task force reviewing Church Order articles relating to the calling, supervision, release, and readmission of Ministers of the Word in the Christian Reformed Church in North America is recommending a number of updates to the Church Order as well as additional templates and guidance to clarify the s