The Banner has a subscription to republish articles from Religion News Service. This story by Jack Jenkins was published March 11, 2025, on religionnews.com. It has been edited for length and Banner style. The Banner added the 12th paragraph to provide context for the Christian Reformed Church.In mi
Recent changes in U.S. federal refugee support have directly affected several Christian Reformed churches engaged in refugee resettlement. As the government has suspended the refugee admission program and funding for those already admitted, congregational ministries helping to resettle refugees have
World Renew’s 40-year track record of working with community partners on anti-poverty initiatives in Bangladesh contributed to its recent success in being awarded a $7,886,330 CAD grant over five years from Global Affairs Canada. “Matched by World Renew’s church and household donors with a $417,708
Resonate Global Mission, the Christian Reformed Church’s mission agency at home and abroad, is consolidating its South &Southeast Asia and East Asia ministries under one new regional leader, Moses Chung. Chung starts in the role April 1. It’s a return to Resonate after his most recent role with the
Two Christian Reformed Church members, one in British Columbia and one in Ontario, were among this winter’s recipients of a King Charles III Coronation Medal. Chantal Huinink, a member of Waterloo (Ont.) CRC, was presented with her medal by Mike Morrice, Member of Parliament for Kitchener Centre. El
Twelve 3-foot-by-3-foot quilt blocks in patterns commemorating the freedom enslaved people sought and found through the Underground Railroad decorated the sanctuary of Pullman Christian Reformed Church through the month of February, Black History Month. It was part of the congregation’s annual recog
The Banner has a subscription to republish articles from Religion News Service. This story by Jack Jenkins was published March 18, 2025 on religionnews.com. It has been edited for length and Banner style.U.S. President Donald Trump faces at least five major lawsuits filed by religious groups during
Gary Hutt, who died Feb. 22 at age 87, often said he was just a farm boy who God made into a pastor. His love for people was authentic, and it is said he left a lasting impression on everyone he met.Born in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, Gary was one of 14 children. At age 10 he immigrated to the U.S.
Two or three times each year, Christian Reformed churches send representatives to their classes, regional assemblies 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
In mid-March 2025, Art DeBruyn, pastor of Center Grove Church, a Christian Reformed Congregation in Greenwood, Ind., is almost a quarter way through 1,000 days of devotions—daily posts with reflections on Scripture and an accompanying photo from his personal collection. Center Grove re-posts the wri
The Banner has a subscription to republish articles from Religion News Service. This story by Fiona André was published Feb. 26, 2025, on religionnews.com. It has been edited for length and Banner style. The Banner added the final paragraph to provide context for the Christian Reformed Church.The Pe
Akron (Ohio) Christian Reformed Church, a 58-year-old congregation, has run its food distribution service, “The Landing,” for over 13 years but the church’s pastor, Harry Winters, who has served there since 1992, says “The Landing has transformed our congregation. We are much more aware of the poor
The Banner has a subscription to republish articles from Religion News Service. This story by Jack Jenkins was published March 4, 2025 on religionnews.com. It has been edited for length and Banner style. The Banner added the eighth, ninth, and final paragraphs to provide context for the Christian Re
The January 2025 meeting of the Christian Reformed Church in North America’s Grand Rapids East classis released eight ministers from the office of Minister of the Word and acknowledged 10 congregations in the process of disaffiliation from the denomination. That represents more than half of the 17 o
About 125 people representing various faith traditions turned out in late January for an ecumenical service in Zeeland, Mich., that took place in observance of the International Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.The service was put together by Christians Uniting in Song and Prayer, a Holland, Mich.
Valorie Zonnefeld, a professor of mathematics at Dordt University, in Sioux Center, Iowa, wants students to see mathematics as more than just numbers and equations. She wants them to recognize how math can be a tool for highlighting the beauty and order of creation, serving others and making a posit
In an open letter posted to its website Feb. 18, the Institute of Christian Studies, a graduate school in Toronto, Ont., announced a decision of its board of directors Jan. 15 “to discontinue ICS’s status as a Denominationally-Related Educational Institution of the Christian Reformed Church in North
What can we learn from Christian Reformed churches that reported growth through evangelism? Resonate Global Mission interviewed the churches with the most evangelistic growth and found recurring words: Image: From “Church Growth Through Evangel
The number of church and regional disability advocates is growing in the Christian Reformed Church, with more people stepping into these roles to support belonging and participation in their congregations and communities. As of 2024, there are 384 church disability advocates, representing about 40%
With ministry share giving down about $1 million compared to this time last year, the Council of Delegates of the Christian Reformed Church in North America is considering “ways to reduce governance costs, fund synod, and use time wisely.” At its February meeting the Council gave that task to member