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The buck stops at the border
Simpson Hall on Nyack College campus; home base for many delegates during the URCNA Synod 2012 A federation with churches in two countries—Canada and the United States—faces the problem of money flow....
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URCNA Classis Central US: Church planting–good news, bad news
For Classis Central US of the URCNA, the second half of September contained church planting good news and bad news. Classis Central rejoiced as it took a step forward in church planting with the...
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Taking aim at church planting in Rifle, Colorado
A new church plant in Classis Southwest US of the URCNA began worship services on September 30, 2012. Rev. Brad Lenzner brought messages on “Free Grace for the Dead and Guilty” from Ephesians 2:1-10,...
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Barnes family settles in at Covenant Pella
After a vacancy of 20 months, Covenant Reformed Church in Pella, IA, welcomed its new pastor when Rev. Doug Barnes was installed on August 19, 2012. Dr. Cornel Venema, under whom Rev. Barnes studied at...
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URCNA Classis Pacific Northwest: Joy and pain for delegates
When Classis Pacific Northwest of the URCNA met in Lynden, WA, on October 16 & 17, it had good reasons for rejoicing; it witnessed two successful exams and welcomed a new congregation. It took care...
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Proclaiming Christ in Portland
Rev. Steven Oeverman was installed as the pastor of Grace United Reformed Church in West Linn (a southern suburb of Portland), OR, on September 23, 2012. Dr. W. Robert Godfrey officiated the service....
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Ministry and medical changes for the Sinke family in Woodstock
For Rev. James and Andrea Sinke, health care was an important aspect of the decision-making process before considering his call to Bethel URC in Woodstock, ON. That’s because the Sinkes’ youngest...
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Lethbridge URC begins “preaching station”
On September 30, 2012, about 30 people attended the first worship service Trinity Reformed Church (URCNA) of Lethbridge, AB, held at a preaching station in Medicine Hat. The term “preaching station”...
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Border crossing draws near/Dykstra ordained at Walker URC
Rev. Corey Dykstra with wife, Jill, and son, Kyle Corey Dykstra has finally cleared the last hurdle in a long, but unexpected delay to beginning his ministry at Walker United Reformed Church in Grand...
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Overlapping URCNA pastors/missions conferences
Mid-America Reformed Seminary In a creative cooperative effort, organizers for two URCNA conferences have not only scheduled them subsequently at the same location, but they’re also overlapping them by...
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Double celebrations in Kalamazoo URC
Revs. Jeremy Veldman, Al Bezuyen, Jacques Roets, and Mark Vander Hart Covenant United Reformed Church in Kalamazoo celebrated the arrival of its new pastor with a dinner and program on Friday, February...
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Hills vacancy brief as a former minister returns
Rev. Alan and Wanda Camarigg When Rev. Alan and Wanda Camarigg arrived in Hills, MN, on February 6, 2013, to serve the URC, it was somewhat like coming home. Rev. Camarigg previously served the Hills...
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Working to establish a church plant in Ohio
One of the funniest lines from the old TV show WKRP in Cincinnati is “Oh, the humanity!” If you saw the show, you may think of Thanksgiving and turkeys, but the phrase accurately describes how we...
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A Romanian seminarian in need
Rev. Andrea Ferrari and his church in Milan, Italy, are working with believers in Bucharest, Romania, who long to establish a Reformed church. One young Romanian couple, Mihai and Lidia Corcea, plan to...
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Songbook Committees complete provisional Psalm proposal
Rev. Alan Strange at the URCNA Synod 2012, which accepted the OPC’s invitation to cooperate in producing a new songbook During a March 5-6 meeting at Faith URC in West Olive, MI, the URCNA and OPC...
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One-year internship in Pella for Ecuadorian seminarian
The Landázuri family While one-year internships are common in the OPC and one-year vicariates are standard practice in the RCNZ, such arrangements are rare in the URCNA. But Covenant Reformed Church...
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“When God Hides His Face” by Rev. Paul Ipema
Community United Reformed Church in Schererville, Indiana (from the church’s website) Rather than writing a meditation today on Psalm 44, I’m sharing a sermon on the psalm by Rev. Paul Ipema of...
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Medicine Hat preaching station closes
Picture from Medicine Hat Community Profile at http://www.albertacommunityprofiles.com After a six-month trial period, the consistory of Trinity Reformed Church (URCNA) in Lethbridge, AB, has decided...
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Bittersweet beginning in Boise
Picture linked to Wikipedia Commons When Classis Pacific Northwest of the URCNA met on April 16, 2013, it salvaged a difficult situation by concurring that a church plant in Boise, ID, was the best...
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“Facing the Fearsome” by Rev. Stephen Donovan
Rev. Stephen Donovan Rather than writing my own meditation today, I’m posting a link to a sermon on Psalm 46 preached by Rev. Stephen Donovan at Escondido United Reformed Church in Escondido, CA. He...
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