_________________________________________________________________ United Reformed News Service Directory Contents (formerly Reformed Believers' Press Service) _________________________________________________________________ News Releases from United Reformed News Service: (1996) nr96-001.txt .... (will not be issued) nr96-002.txt .... 1996:Jan.13 Reformed Churches of New Zealand Suspend Ties with CRC nr96-003.txt .... 1996:Jan.11 Obituary: Past Christian Reformed Synod President, Leading Alliance of Reformed Churches Pastor, Dies in Kalamazoo at 78 nr96-004.txt .... 1996:Jan.16 More Christian Reformed Churches Secede from Denomination nr96-005.txt .... 1996:Feb.13 Committee of Concerned Members of the Christian Reformed Church Discontinues Operations after Twelve Years nr96-006.txt .... 1996:Jan.12 Concerned Presbyterians Announce Jay Adams as Lead Speaker nr96-007.txt .... 1996:Jan.13 Dutch Reformed Translation Society Organized nr96-008.txt .... 1996:Jan.13 Bavinck Eschatology Translation Completed, Sent to Publisher nr96-009.txt .... 1996:Jan.10 A Vision for Growth: 110-Member Alliance Congregation Purchases 650-Seat Church Building nr96-010.txt .... 1996:Jan.24 Classis Grand Rapids East Follows Calvin Seminary Faculty Urgings; Reaffirms 1973 CRC Position on Homosexuality nr96-011.txt .... 1996:Jan.24 CRC's Largest Congregation Joins Protest Against Fraternal Relations with Gereformeerde Kerken in Nederland nr96-012b.txt ... 1996:Jan.23 Kalamazoo Declines to Allow Women Delegates to Classis nr96-013.txt .... 1996:Feb.02 Special Meeting of RCA's Muskegon Classis Discusses Homosexuality, Scripture, Salvation Apart from Christ nr96-014.txt .... 1996:Jan.29 Calvin Professor Part of Survey of Clergy on Political Attitudes nr96-015.txt .... 1996:Jan.24 Lake Michigan Regional Fellowship Calls Special Meeting to Deal with "Crisis" of Federation nr96-016.txt .... 1996:Feb.10 Dutch Reformed Leader Dr. G.C. Berkouwer Passes Away nr96-017.txt .... 1996:Feb.10 Pew Charitable Trusts Director Named to Calvin College's Second Highest Post of Provost nr96-018.txt .... 1996:Jan.08 Apologist and Theonomist Dr. Greg Bahnsen Passes Away nr96-019.txt .... 1996:Feb.26 Christian Reformed Decline Reaches 9.2% of Denominaton; Fourth Consecutive Year of Decline Costs CRC Over 24,600 Members, Drops Denomination Back to 1979 Levels nr96-020.txt .... 1996:Feb.22 Evangelism Explosion Reaches All Nations on Earth; Expansion of Dr. D. James Kennedy's Evangelism Program to North Korea Accomplishes Goal of Training Evangelists in All 211 Countries nr96-021.txt .... 1996:Feb.20 Calvin Professor Part of Major Survey on Church and Politics nr96-021x.txt ... 1996:Feb.27 Top Evangelical Leaders to Convene Summit Near Boston nr96-023.txt .... 1996:Feb.29 Muskegon RCA Classis: No Room for Pastor Questioning Salvation Apart from Christ, Authority of Scripture nr96-023co.txt .. (correction) Correction: Muskegon RCA Classis: No Room for Pastor Questioning Salvation Apart from Christ, Authority of Scripture nr96-024.txt .... 1996:Mar.07 CRC's Classis Muskegon Approves Women's Ordination nr96-024co.txt .. (correction) Correction: CRC's Classis Muskegon Approves Women's Ordination nr96-025.txt .... 1996:Mar.29 Lake Erie Ordains First Christian Reformed Clergywoman nr96-026.txt .... 1996:Apr.02 Northern Michigan: No Ordination for Mary-Lee Bouma nr96-027.txt .... 1996:Mar.29 Total of Christian Reformed Classes Allowing Women's Ordination Reaches Thirteen nr96-028.txt .... [1996:Mar.21] List of Classis Decisions on Women in Office nr96-029.txt .... 1996:Apr.03 Northern Illinois, Chicago South Allow Women in Office nr96-030.txt .... 1996:Apr.03 Split Classis Rocky Mountain Declares "Male" Inoperative, But Overturing Church Won't Be Delegating Women Elders nr96-031.txt .... 1996:Apr.11 Huron: "Yes" to Women in Office; "No" to Women Delegates nr96-032.txt .... 1996:Apr.15 Other Classis Votes on Women in Office nr96-033.txt .... 1996:May.04 Reformed Church in America, Christian Reformed Top Executives Explore Closer Staff Cooperation nr96-034.txt .... 1996:Apr.12 Lake Erie Overture Engine Shifts Into Overdrive nr96-035.txt .... 1996:Mar.18 Lake Erie Overtures Synod to Withdraw from North American Presbyterian and Reformed Council (corrected copy) nr96-035co.txt .. 1996:Mar.18 Correction and Clarification: Lake Erie Overtures Synod to Withdraw from North American Presbyterian and Reformed Council (detail showing corrections) nr96-036.txt .... 1996:Apr.12 Lake Erie Asks Synod to Create Committee to Receive Women in Office Overtures and Communications nr96-037.txt .... 1996:Apr.16 Lake Erie Votes to Urge Delegation of Deacons to Classis nr96-038.txt .... 1996:Mar.13 Classis Arizona Asks Synod to Rebuke Interclassical Conference nr96-039.txt ..... 1996:Mar.20 Arizona Asks Synod to Rebuke Interclassical Conference nr96-040.txt .... 1996:Mar.13 Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals Announces Speakers nr96-041.txt .... 1996:Mar.11 Calvin College Appoints Cornelius Plantinga as Dean of Chapel nr96-041co.txt .. (correction) Correction: Calvin College Appoints Cornelius Plantinga as Dean of Chapel nr96-042.txt .... 1996:Mar.25 Obituary: Dr. John Gerstner, Defender of the Faith nr96-043.txt .... 1996:May 03 Oregon Mission Work Leaves CRC; Total of Conservative Christian Reformed Secession Congregations Reaches 61 nr96-044.txt .... 1996:Apr.23 Engelhard to Gereformeerde Kerken in Nederland: Christian Reformed Synod Upset by Biblical Justification of Homosexuality in Dutch Mother Church nr96-045.txt .... 1996:May 03 Christian Reformed Conservatives Pleased by Engelhard Speech to Gereformeerde Kerken in Nederland nr96-046.txt .... 1996:May 06 No Former Synod Officers Delegated to Synod 1996 nr96-047.txt .... 1996:May 03 Relentless Church Unity Drive Poses Threat of Separation; Nederlands Hervormde Kerk Synod Again Supports "Together on the Way" Merger with Gereformeerde Kerken in Nederland nr96-048.txt .... 1996:May 21 Conference of Top Evangelical Leaders Calls Evangelical Movement to Repentance for Liberal Theological Drifts nr96-049.txt .... 1996:Apr.20 The Cambridge Declaration of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals April 20, 1996. nr96-050.txt .... 1996:May 28 Classis Quinte Kills Compromise Proposal on Women in Office nr96-051.txt .... 1996:May 29 Classis Holland Rejects Effort to Ban Women Delegates nr96-052.txt .... 1996:May 29 Protestant Reformed Synod 1996 to Mark Generational Change: New Professor to be Appointed to Replace Herman Hanko nr96-053.txt - nr96-057.txt .... (will not be issued) nr96-058.txt .... 1996:Jun.03 Dordt College President Opens Worship Service at 50th Anniversary Assembly of Reformed Ecumenical Council nr96-059.txt .... 1996:Jun.05 Canadian CRC Woman Makes History: Claire Elgersma Elected First Female Officer of Reformed Ecumenical Council nr96-060.txt .... 1996:Jun.07 Can Non-Christians Be Saved? Reformed Ecumenical Council to Debate Question of Uniqueness of Jesus Christ nr96-061.txt .... 1996:Jun.11 Christian Reformed Synod 1996 Elects Former Home Missions Executive Director Rev. John Van Ryn as President nr96-062.txt .... 1996:Jun.12 Reformed Ecumenical Council to Explore Continued Conversations with Seventh Day Adventists nr96-063.txt .... 1996:Jun.13 Christian Reformed Interchurch Relations Committee Recommends that Fraternal Relationship with Dutch Mother Church be Held "In Abeyance" nr96-064.txt .... 1996:Jun.13 GKN Synod President Addresses Christian Reformed Synod nr96-065.txt .... 1996:Jun.14 Women in Office Leads Orthodox Presbyterians to Suspend Ties with CRC, Will Terminate in 1997 Unless CRC Changes nr96-066.txt .... 1996:Jun.17 Fraternal Relations with Dutch "Mother Church" to Head Agenda When Christian Reformed Synod Convenes Today nr96-066a.txt .... 1996:Jun.17 Update Notice: Synod Session 6/17/96 Schedule nr96-067.txt .... 1996:Jun.15 President of GKN Synod "Very Disappointed" by Advisory Committee Recommendation to Suspend Ties nr96-070.txt .... 1996:Jun.17 Christian Reformed Synod Intensifies Restrictions on Gereformeerde Kerken in Nederland nr96-071.txt .... 1996:Jun.17 Orthodox Presbyterian Fraternal Delegate Announces OPC Suspension of Relations with CRC Over Women in Office nr96-072.txt .... 1996:Jun.17 Prominent GKN Minister Regrets Synodical Action nr96-073.txt .... 1996:Jun.17 Synod Rejects Wisconsin Overture: Calvin Prof Dr. Hessel Bouma III Remains Free to Teach His Views on Abortion nr96-074.txt .... 1996:Jun.17 Synod Supports Schedule Shrinkage: Four Year Test of One-Week Synod to Begin with Synod 1997 nr96-075.txt .... 1996:Jun.17 Effort Rejected to Downgrade Status of Seceding Ministers nr96-076.txt .... 1996:Jun.18 CRC Synod Rejects 25 Overtures and Communications Calling for End to Classical Option on Ordination of Women nr96-077.txt .... 1996:Jun.18 Churches Allowed to Switch Classes for Theological Reasons nr96-078.txt .... 1996:Jun.18 Synod Approves Korean Classis with 15-Year Time Limit nr96-079.txt .... 1996:Jun.18 Synod Rejects Gender-Sensitive Confessional Revisions nr96-080.txt .... 1996:Jun.18 Record of Previous Synodical Votes on Women in Office nr96-081.txt .... 1996:Jun.19 Tempers Flare as Christian Reformed Synod Appoints Committee to Restudy Homosexuality nr96-082.txt .... 1996:Jun.19 Will the Year of Penance Perish? nr96-083.txt .... 1996:Jun.19 Synod Provisionally Adopts Guidelines on Handling Abuse nr96-084.txt .... 1996:Jun.19 Synod President Van Ryn: Synod "Did the Right Thing." nr96-085.txt .... 1996:Jul.9 Classis Toronto Examines Ruth Hofman for Ordination as First Female Christian Reformed Minister of the Word nrma9601.txt .... 1996:Jul.16 Media Alert: Reformed Church in America's Muskegon Classis Asked to Declare Pastor of RCA's Fourth-Largest Church "Heretical" nr96-086.txt .... 1996:Jul.18 Muskegon Classis Rebukes Rhem for "Heretical" Views, Restarts Negotiations "to Reach a Mutually Acceptable Separation Agreement" with Christ Community Church nr96-087.txt .... 1996:Jul.19 Eastern Avenue Christian Reformed Church Issues Unanimous Call to Mary Antonides nr96-088.txt .... 1996:Jul.30 (corrected) Interclassical Conference of Christian Reformed Conservatives to be Asked to Create Nongeographical Classes; Minority Urges Immediate Secession from Christian Reformed Denomination nr96-089.txt .... 1996:Jul.29 Missions, New Sem Prof Headline Protestant Reformed Synod nr96-090.txt .... 1996:Jul.30 Free Reformed Synod Breaks Relations with Harold Camping's Church; Approves Issuing Call to Westminster Prof Joey Pipa nr96-091.txt .... 1996:Jul.28 Rhem Conflict Leads to Homosexuality Debate in Muskegon nr96-092.txt .... 1996:Aug.14 Back to the Drawing Board: Muskegon Classis Tables Proposed Settlement with Pastor of RCA's Fourth-Largest Church nr96-093.txt .... 1996:Aug.14 Dr. Jonathan Gerstner on Rhem: "Tragedy is the Only Word" nr96-094.txt .... 1996:Sep.10 Second RCA Minister Faces Discipline for Theological Views nr96-095.txt .... 1996:Sep.11 Vander Weit Takes on Interclassical Conference nr96-096.txt .... 1996:Sep.11 Hofman Ordained as First Christian Reformed Woman Minister nr96-097.txt .... 1996:Sep.11 Alliance of Reformed Churches Leaders Meet to Plan Future nr96-098.txt .... [1996:Sep.20] Official Statement of Drafting Committee Regarding Alliance of Reformed Churches Purpose nr96-099.txt .... 1996:Sep.19 Antonides Approved for Ordination by Christian Reformed Church's Classis Grand Rapids East nr96-100.txt .... 1996:Sep.30 Eastern Avenue Christian Reformed Church Ordains Denomina- tion's Second Woman Minister nr96-101.txt .... 1996:Sep.30 Northern Michigan Nixes Ordination for Mary-Lee Bouma nr96-102.txt .... 1996:Sep.23 Two More Christian Reformed Churches Secede nr96-103.txt .... 1996:Oct.11 Classis Muskegon Averts Heresy Trial, Completes Separation Agreement with Richard Rhem, Christ Community Church nr96-104.txt .... 1996:Oct.04 New Denomination Born: Most Christian Reformed Seceders Organize as "United Reformed Churches of North America" nr96-105.txt .... [1996:Oct.06] Membership Totals for Dutch Reformed Denominations in North America and the Netherlands nr96-106.txt .... 1996:Oct.07 $600,000 Christian Reformed Lawsuit Settled After Longstand- ing Dispute with Seceding Hamilton Church nr96-107.txt .... 1996:Sep.09 Text of Statement of Joint Meeting of the Mt. Hamilton Christian Reformed Church and Hamilton Independent CRC nr96-108.txt .... 1996:Oct.09 Quotes in United Reformed News Service Prompt Classis Hudson to Unseat Rev. Casey Freswick nr96-109.txt .... 1996:Oct.09 Classis Hudson Declines to Overture Christian Reformed Synod to Receive Hackensack Church Opposed to Women in Office nrma9602.txt .... 1996:Oct.09 Reformed Bishop of Transylvania, President of Worldwide Consul- tative Synod of Hungarian Reformed Churches to Speak Oct. 10 at Calvin Seminary, Seventh Reformed Church 10 am, Calvin Seminary: The Place of the Creeds and the Scriptures nr96-110.txt .... 1996:Oct.28 Appeal Stalls Settlement Agreement on Rev. Richard Rhem; Protests Greet Upcoming Rhem Keynote Speech for RCA Regional Synod of the Mid-Atlantics on "The Church in Conflict... Can Non-Believers be Saved?" nr96-111.txt .... 1996:Oct.28 November 11-12 Special Meeting of Canadian CRC Council Asked to Retract Brief to Canadian Government Supporting Homosexual Domestic Partnership Legislation nr96-112.txt .... 1996:Oct.11 Hamilton Classis Asks Council of Christian Reformed Churches in Canada to Retract Homosexual Rights Statement nr96-113.txt .... 1996:Oct.30 Michael Scott Horton Admitted to Christian Reformed Church nr96-114.txt .... 1996:Oct.30 Classis Wisconsin Appoints Committee to Study Calvin Professor Dr. Hessel Bouma's Views on Abortion nr96-115.txt .... 1996:Oct.31 Outlook Editor Vanden Heuvel Leaves CRC to Plant Presbyterian Church in America Congregation in Holland nr96-116.txt .... 1996:Oct.21 Lake Michigan Regional Fellowship Votes to Let Federated Churches Stay After Most Federated Churches Leave nr96-117.txt .... 1996:Nov.07 Interclassical Conference of Christian Reformed Conservatives to Consider Separation from Christian Reformed Denomination; Women in Office, Calling God "Mother," Theistic Evolution, Abortion, Homosexuality Headline Protests by Conservatives nr96-117b.txt .... 1996:Nov.08 Separation Without Secession: Interclassical Conference Urges Christian Reformed Synod to Create New Conservative Classes nr96-118.txt .... 1996:Nov.08 Rhem to Reformed Church in America: "The Bible is a Wax Nose" nr96-119.txt .... 1996:Nov.26 Alliance of Reformed Churches Reaffirms Continued Existence; Plans Study of Church Polity Questions and Concerns nr96-121a.txt .... 1996:Nov.19 For Immediate Release: Conservative Interchurch Council to Consider Expulsion of Christian Reformed Church nr96-121b.txt .... 1996:Nov.20 Conservative Interchurch Council Will Study Discipline of Christian Reformed Church for Women's Ordination nr96-122.txt .... 1996:Nov.21 Calvin Theological Seminary Terminates Pro-Gay Professor nr96-123.txt .... 1996:Dec.10 Pine Creek CRC Petitions to Leave Classis Holland for Zeeland nr96-124.txt .... 1996:Dec.11 Christian Reformed Board of Trustees Removes Homosexuality Study Committee Member for Pro-Gay Views nr96-124a.txt ... 1996:Dec.12 Clarification to NR #1996-124 _____________________________________________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- file: /pub/resources/text/reformed/archive96: 00contents.reformed96.txt .