Despite lack of details, delegates approved moving forward sweeping changes.
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Richard Muller, Bob De Moor, Joel Boot, and Andrew Ryskamp honored for service to the CRC.
Andrew Ryskamp is retiring after 41 years with World Renew.
Carol Bremer-Bennett comes to World Renew from Rehoboth Christian School in New Mexico.
Busy Hands group at Brockville, Ont., church, sews special quilts for people with dementia.
Communal worship and prayer were accompanied by opportunities for individual prayer.
Covenant CRC of Winnipeg, Man., hosts church picnic and invites the community.
Executive director’s statement expresses support for encyclical and ways the CRC is engaging in creation care.
Synod 2015 reinstates the practice of having women advisors when fewer than 25 women are delegated.
The committee studying religious persecution and liberty instructed to put more “pop” in their report.
They appreciate the process and want to share in it.
Ethnic advisor Caleb Dickson has busy coffee breaks.
Deacons will be delegated to meetings of classis and synod.
Fraternal delegates from the Protestant Church in the Netherlands and the Dutch Reformed Church of South Africa emphasized the value of the friendship between their denominations and the CRC.
The Christian Reformed Church will have one global missions agency.
As director of ministries and administration, Watson brings significant leadership experience to his new role.
Synod 2015 heard from delegates from churches far and near.
Young adult representatives will now have a voice at board meetings as well as synod.
Among the candidates were 11 women, 10 Canadians, and six from overseas.
The change comes in response to Synod 2014’s request for a review.