Calvin College News

A bakery on Isla Tigre in Panama is back in operation, thanks to help from 11 Calvin College students.

Ecumenical Body Sends Letter to South African Churches Nov. 6, 2009 -- The Executive Committee of the Reformed Ecumenical Council has sent a letter to the South African members of the REC and of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches concerning and clarifying the status of the Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa related to the union of the REC ...

Kurt Ver Beek, a professor at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, MI., and advocate for peace and justice in Honduras, is hopeful that true democracy can finally come to Honduras following a military coup and political developments in June that forced the country's president Manuel Zelaya to leave by plane to Costa Rica, Ver Beek said in a press ...

A new organization to help children who are the victims of wars involving the U.S. has been formed in metro Grand Rapids.

For many Americans, the damages of war remain unreal, involving anonymous victims in distant lands, said Bert de Vries, a Calvin College professor who helped start Healing Children of Conflict.

If you want to stimulate passionate conversation on Christian college campuses these days, just drop the H word: homosexuality.

Trustee ban on "advocacy of homosexual practice and same-sex marriage" stirs up Calvin faculty.

Calvin College leaders say they will take more time to study how its policy on homosexuality relates to academic freedom.

Hope College in Holland, Michigan has barred Milk screenwriter Dustin Lance Black from speaking at a forum on sexuality, according to the school paper, The Anchor : "Hope College's Sexuality Roundtable's request to host Hollywood screenwriter Dustin Lance Black as a speaker on campus has been denied by the college administration.

The congregation of Fruitport Christian Reformed Church recently welcomed the Rev.

Uko Zylstra is the dean for natural sciences and mathematics at Calvin College. A recent Grand Rapids Press article caused a stir because of its focus on how local colleges and universities, including Christian colleges, teach science and how they reconcile scientific theories, such as evolution, with a belief in God as creator and sustainer of the ...

Calvin College professors are urging school trustees to withdraw a memo calling for adherence to the Christian Reformed Church's stance against homosexuality and gay marriage.

NOTRE DAME-PRESIDENT Notre Dame trustees elec4 Jenkins to a second term as president Notre Dame trustees also approved a resolution expressing their "respect and full confidence" in Jenkins, saying he has nurtured an environment where "the Catholic faith and intellectual tradition are celebrated and lived." Jenkins faced widespread criticism las4 ...

Plantinga to Step Down as President of Calvin Theological Seminary Oct. 14, 2009 -- Rev.

Mike Goorhouse completed his freshman year at Calvin College in 2005 then got an internship at the Council of Michigan Foundations.

GRAND RAPIDS - The Lansing Community College men's cross country team finished 11th and the women's team 12th of 25 teams in the Michigan Intercollegiate Championships last weekend at Calvin College.

Residents are reminded that Waupun and Alto area Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts from Troops 747 and 711 and Pack 3777 will be hanging food collection bags on doorknobs Saturday, Oct.

Liz Reimink did not realize how much poverty is in the Grand Rapids area until her Calvin College nursing classes sent her to schools and churches to help with health screenings.

It probably won't match the bicycle-clogged streets of Amsterdam, but Calvin College leaders expect more than 100 riders to pedal from the campus to Rose Parks Circle on Friday to show their support for Dutch heritage and boosting bike use in cities.

Among the great discoveries I made when I moved from New York to the University of Missouri was this lesson: People care about college football, and Homecoming is a big deal.