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Trinity Christian Reformed Church in Anchorage, Alaska, sent this picture of its Friendship class.

Clarence Presley is the first to admit that his early life wasn’t always pretty.

Summer is rapidly drawing to a close.

During the past 60 years, the Christian Reformed Church has tried in various ways to establish Hispanic ministries.

Rev. Pablo Canché had a dream. His dream was more modest than the one Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

When I lived in Washington, D.C., I commuted by subway.

Do you ever feel like you’ve been left behind?

Back to God media ministries is establishing Listener Communities in remote areas of Indonesia where there are few churches (see “L

Ten years ago Brother Tang was a new believer searching for help.

Reuben VanGilst is using his talent in construction to rebuild homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina.

As Calvin’s graduating student engineers geared up for their annual Senior Projects Night, they put in a lot of hours in the colleg

For four years, Mike Johnson ran a successful Christian Reformed Home Missions Leadership Development Network (LDN) in Texas.

Along with ministry basics like theology, pastoral care, and preaching, students at Calvin Theological Seminary (CTS) are learning how to

Seattle, Wash., known as the “Emerald City” for its lush green surroundings, is also sometimes referred to as “The None

Over the past few years, thousands of refugees have settled in the area of Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario.

In some Muslim countries the penalty for converting to Christianity can be severe.

“I love my vocational mentor.” That sentiment expressed by one student was multiplied many times when the Calvin Theologica

Synod 2008 has adjourned. Reports have been read, action taken or deferred, friendships formed, impressions made.

Katrine Van Houten grew up in the Christian Reformed Church, went away to college at Michigan State University, and then returned to her

Three days of food, concerts, ceremonies, games, prayers—and lots of time for meeting and celebrating Native heritage—will ta

The kidnapping and murder of a Chaldean Catholic archbishop has made Iraq even more unsafe for Christians, says Jacob Kramer (left), inte

Each summer, in the July issue, The Banner publishes pictures of and information about men and women whom synod has declared to be candid