Christian Reformed Church

Participants at Gather Vancouver
“Gather” events bring CRC people together for a time of fellowship, encouragement, and renewal. To date, five of 10 planned Gather events have taken place.

Bridging denominational and religious gaps, this food pantry ministry has led to spiritual growth and flourishing in the local community.

Keynote speaker Caesar Kalinowski leads the plenary session on Friday evening, Nov. 15. Photo: Erin Knight
Resonate Global Mission and Diaconal Ministries Canada created an opportunity for people to learn about what it means to walk alongside God in mission.

Photo: calvin.edu
In the past few months the Calvin University community has experienced a great deal of loss with the passing of several long-time staff members, faculty, and former faculty.

Members of the 1Life team. Photo: Cindy Stover, Justice Mobilization Program Manager - Canada
The 1Life learning hub works to train and equip churches and their leaders in Classes B.C. North-West and B.C. South-East.

Resonate Global Mission and seven other charities have agreed to an independent investigation into historical cases of abuse at Hillcrest School in Jos, Nigeria.

Do Justice is a podcast of the Christian Reformed Church in North America.
God wants his followers to act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with him. But what does that look like in 2024?

Finishing Well attendees (later-career pastors) at a retreat center on Lake Michigan in October 2024. They are joined by The Right Foot Gathering attendees (early-career pastors), whose event took place there at the same time.
For pastors over age 55, there is much to consider when entering the final decade or so of full-time ministry work.

Participants engage in an activity at the wrap up event of the 2024 multicultural cohort.
In 2024, 13 churches committed to meeting and working with one another to share and learn best practices toward becoming intercultural congregations.

What is one passage of Scripture that means a lot to you, and why? This simple survey question has yielded more than 2,790 responses.

Bridge Community Church created a space for people in the community to create porch pots for their homes.
In Langley, B.C., one church is showing love to its neighbors by offering them free pots, plants, and soil for their condo and apartment balconies.

Several Diaconal Ministries Canada and CRCNA staff participated in an appreciative inquiry training.
An initiative aims to strengthen staff support for Canadian churches that are engaging in community ministry.

Young people from Guelph, Ont., participate in the Blanket Exercise at the Indigenous Family Centre in Winnipeg, Man.
A youth group from Guelph, Ont., went to serve and learn at an urban Indigenous ministry centre in Winnipeg, Man.

Resonate missionary Dave Gifford (center) and Pastor Hernan Almaraz Ortega (right) with another local pastor (left).
Resonate missionaries in Mexico worked with donors to help ministry workers gain access to digital research tools.

Wayne Coleman (wearing red shirt) with several members of his congregation, planting flowers in front of their church in Paterson, N.J.
Outreach isn’t about bringing people into the church building; it’s about being the church wherever people are.

Immanuel CRC in Langley, B.C.
An unexpected knock on the church door at Immanuel CRC in Langley, B.C., led to an extraordinary encounter.

Jin Soo Park, a student at Calvin Theological Seminary, volunteered with Resonate Global Mission in the Dominican Republic to gain cross-cultural experience. Photo: Resonate Global Mission
Jin Soo Park didn’t speak Haitian Creole, and his new friend didn’t speak English, so they used Google Translate to communicate.

Ruth Groenhout
Calvin University philosophy professor, Ruth Groenhout, was a trailblazer.

Reverend Stephen Tong calvin.edu
Rev. Stephen Tong will be the recipient of the 2025 Kuyper Prize, which is awarded by Calvin University and Calvin Theological Seminary.

Jeremiah Bašurić (left) and Sebastian Maldonado (right) have been appointed to share the position of senior leader for Intercultural Ministry in Canada.
Sebastian Maldonado and Jeremiah Bašurić have been appointed to share the position of senior leader for Intercultural Ministry in Canada.