…1660. She earned her M.Div. and D.Min. from New Brunswick Theological Seminary. She is the founder of the PUSH (Pray Until Something Happens) movement and is the founder of Harlem’s African Burial Ground Task Force, through whose work the City of New York is now planning to establish a memorial site, cultural museum, and affordable housing site in that area….
…Grace Ann Arbor celebrated five years since its rebirth. The church now has three full-time and four part-time staff. Approved last year, a merger with another RCA church—the former Cross Winds Community Church in nearby Canton, Michigan—gives Grace a second campus. It’s called Grace Canton, and Jon Beyer has transitioned from lead pastor to campus pastor. The Ann Arbor site…
Members of Three Bridges Reformed got training so they can volunteer right after disaster strikes. Increasingly, churches are engaging in mission in both financial and tangible ways—often by sending teams of people to the site of a natural disaster. But very few churches have the training to send people immediately after the disaster. Most people are not equipped to help…
…networks in their native countries. For example, Classis de las Naciones recently organized their 16th congregation (their first “from scratch” plant) in Sarasota, Florida! This new congregation is part of Vida de Reino, a multi-site church planted by Rev. Fredy Guitierrez. Vida de Reino also has campuses in Colombia and Guatemala, with new campuses coming in Mexico and Venice, Florida….
On Friday afternoon, General Synod delegates celebrated the work of church multiplication within the RCA, including 16 multi-site plants that have been started over the last eight years. (A multi-site plant is started by a congregation that adds a new campus to expand its ministry.) RCA coordinator for Church Multiplication Tim Vink and church planters from several regional synods shared…
This story first appeared in the winter 2015 issue of Breaking Barriers, the newsletter of CRC and RCA Disability Concerns: www.rca.org/breakingbarriers. ‘I’ll pray for you.” How many times I have said those words with good intentions, to comfort a friend or encourage an acquaintance going through a hard time. Maybe I said a quick prayer on my way out of church, or…
…Enrollment Open enrollment for Long Term Disability and Life Insurance is open November 6 through November 27, 2023. Use the link to access forms and more information. Resources for employers Are you wondering where to look for medical insurance requirements, forms, and benefits guidance for your minister or other church employees? The employer page is your one stop for comprehensive…
…Amie Spriensma Mana Hashimoto Featured Speakers: Vinnie Adams and Dan Vander Plaats Moderator for Afternoon Panel: Neil Cudney Panelists: Eric Peterson Al Gelder Doug McClintic Joyce Borger Follow Disability Concerns on Facebook! If you wish to support the ministry of Disability Concerns, you can do so through the Reformed Church in America or the Christian Reformed Church in North America….
…be necessary to avoid a distribution that exceeds financial need. Complete the RCA Retirement Plan Distribution Form #72175 and submit it to the BOBS office. I have recently been diagnosed with a disability that prevents me from being meaningfully employed. I need a stream of income. Upon documented disability with a loss of compensation and before installment distributions have begun,…
…cover the cost of the insurance premiums. Long- term disability and group life insurance: Both ordained and commissioned pastors actively serving at least 17.5 hours per week are provided with employer-paid group life and long-term disability (LTD) insurance benefits. Read more about life and LTD insurance in the RCA. Retirement account contributions: For full-time ministers, employers must contribute at least…
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