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On behalf of the convening church, Rev. G. Veurink welcomed the delegates, along with Revs. J. Poppe and B. Wielenga who were present as deputies of regional synod and Cand. Josh Peters who was present for his peremptory exam. He read Psalm 84 then requested everyone to sing Psalm 84:4,6…

The meeting was opened by the convening church in a Christian manner. Various matters of memorabilia were mentioned in prayer. After the credentials were found to be in good order, classis was constituted, the executive appointed, and the agenda adopted.

A church visitation report was received with thankfulness. Question period…

The Fourth Provisional Agenda for General Synod 2025 has now been posted.

The deadline for material is March 24, 2025, after which the Final Provisional Agenda will be posted approximately one week later.

On behalf of the convening church of Dunnville East, Rev. Z. Vanderploeg opened the meeting in a Christian manner. When leading in opening prayer he remembered with thankfulness that Rev. D. Wynia travelled to and from Australia with his wife in safety, Rev. C. Bouwman and his wife are there…

1. On behalf of the convening church of Yarrow, Rev. Jeremy Segstro called the meeting to order. He welcomed the delegates and led in opening devotions.

2. The credentials of the delegates were found to be in good order and classis was constituted. Rev. Dave Deboer was appointed as the…

Grace Canadian Reformed Church of Winnipeg, Manitoba has extended a call to Rev. Wes Bredenhof of the Free Reformed Church of Launceston, Tasmania.

Rev. Cody Swaving of the Smithville Canadian Reformed Church, Ontario has accepted the call from Hope Canadian Reformed Church of Neerlandia.

Rev. Marc Jagt of the Fergus North Canadian Reformed Church has accepted the call extended to him by the Vineyard Canadian Reformed Church of Lincoln.

Classis Ontario West has granted Br. Arjan Vandermeer permission to speak an edifying word in the churches. Br. Vandermeer sustained his licensure exam in Classis North of the Free Reformed Churches in South Africa. Since that examination occurred in sister-church, and according to an equivalent set of standards, Classis has…

Rev. Gerrit Bruintjes from the Bethel Canadian Reformed Church in Richmond Hill has declined the call extended to him by the Cornerstone Canadian Reformed Church of Hamilton.

Hope Canadian Reformed Church of Neerlandia, Alberta has extended a call to Rev. Cody Swaving of the Smithville Canadian Reformed Church, Ontario.

The Vineyard Canadian Reformed Church of Lincoln, Ontario has extended a call to Rev. Marc Jagt of the Fergus North Canadian Reformed Church.

The chairman of the Board, Rev. John Louwerse, led in opening devotions. The governors were all present. Dr. Jason Van Vliet was present as principal and administrative assistant, Leanne Kuizenga, was present to take the minutes of the meeting. 

Information was shared about the personal…

The Cornerstone Canadian Reformed Church of Hamilton has extended a call to Rev. Gerrit Bruintjes of the Bethel Canadian Reformed Church in Toronto.

The CanRC Synod web page (https://canrc.org/assemblies/general-synod/2025) has been updated to reflect structure of the latest Agenda. This should enhance any potential searches for materials. More importantly, it will simplify the process for churches to respond to matters on the agenda.

Once again, we kindly remind churches of the…