Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in…
Several months ago, Christian Courier Editor Angela Reitsma Bick interviewed Rev. Al Postma, Executive Director-Canada of the CRCNA, about denominational tensions and his response to CC’s Canada-wide survey on the future of the CRC here. The following excerpts come from that conversation. CC: Are you tracking disaffiliation discussions? Postma: Yes, to the best of our…
At the Christian Reformed Church (CRC) Synod last month, the denomination decisively rejected a proposal aimed at splitting the bi-national denomination along the Canada-U.S. border. The primary group supporting this proposal is Toward Christian Reformed Church Canada (TCRCC). Since 2023, the group has been advocating for Canadian churches to have a greater degree of separation…
It didn’t have to happen. Nobody in Jubilee Fellowship Christian Reformed Church (CRC) in St. Catharines, Ontario, originally wanted it to happen. But on June 23, 2025, 97 percent of our members voted to leave the CRC. The decision took a long, agonizing time. Yet staying became impossible after Synod 2024 summarily put all protesting…
I am the son and grandson of Dutch immigrants to Canada who arrived shortly after the end of the second world war. They took a “kist” across the Atlantic, a large crate containing their modest household possessions. Along with their kist, many Dutch immigrants brought their Reformed Christian tradition. This tradition, sometimes referred to as…
One of my biggest joys when working for the Christian Reformed Church (CRC) denomination for 25 years was the opportunity to get a bird’s eye view of the church. At times it was more like a high-flying 30,000 foot view. My work lifted me out of my own individual church and community to see ministry…
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