News

The Press Release of Classis Central Ontario, September 13 and October 10, 2019 has been posted.

Candidate Mark ten Haaf sustained his peremptory exam at Classis Alberta, and classis approbated the call extended to him by the Providence Canadian Reformed Church (Edmonton).

Ordination and installation of Candidate ten Haaf will take place, D.V., on November 3 at the Providence Canadian Reformed Church in the morning worship service (10:00 a.m.).

The press release of Classis Northern Ontario (Grand Valley) convened on October 4, 2019 has been posted.

The Canadian Reformed Church at Carman East has extended a call to Rev. Carl Van Dam of the Houston Canadian Reformed Church.

Candidate Eric Onderwater sustained his peremptory examination in Classis Northern Ontario and classes approbated the call extended to him by Grace Canadian Reformed Church at Brampton.

The ordination and installation of Candidate Onderwater has been moved to Friday evening, November 1 at 8 pm.  Candidate Onderwater will deliver his inaugural sermon on Sunday morning, November 3 at 10 am.  Services will be held in Grace church (10301 Creditview Rd., Brampton - corner of Creditview and Fairhill Ave).

The press release of Classis Pacific West (Langley) convened on October 1, 2019 has been posted.

The press release of Classis Ontario West (Providence), September 11 and September 25 has been posted.

Candidate Jeremy Segstro sustained his peremptory examination in Classis Pacific West and classis approbated the call extended to him by the Canadian Reformed Church at Cloverdale.

The ordination and installation of Dr. Jeff Temple will take place October 6, 2019 (D.V.) in the morning worship service at 9:30 a.m. Dr. Temple will deliver his inaugural sermon in the afternoon service beginning at 3:30 p.m.  Due to space limitations at the Providence Church building, both services will take place in the Ancaster Canadian Reformed Church building (575 Shaver Road, Ancaster, ON). As a result, Ancaster Canadian Reformed Church will be holding its services at the Providence church building (582 Southcote Road, Ancaster, ON) at 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

The press release for Classis Manitoba, September 27, 2019 (Carman East) has been posted.

 Dr. Jeff Temple sustained his peremptory examination in Classis Ontario West and classis approbated the call extended to him by Providence Canadian Reformed Church (Hamilton). 

The ordination and installation of Dr. Temple will take place October 6, 2019 (D.V.) in the morning worship service (9:30 a.m.). Due to space limitations at the Providence Church building, the ordination service will take place in the Ancaster Canadian Reformed Church building (575 Shaver Road, Ancaster, ON).

The Press Release of Classis Niagara, September 18, 2019 can be found here.

Candidate Cody Swaving sustained his peremptory examination in Classis Niagara and classis approbated the call extended to him by Canadian Reformed Church of Smithville.

The Lord willing, we will be celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the Canadian Reformed Theological Seminary this coming weekend. The festivities begin with a special anniversary convocation on Friday, September 6 beginning at 8pm in the Redeemer University College auditorium.

If you cannot join us in person, we will be livestreaming the convocation. Check out www.crts.ca for the link to the livestream.

We will continue to reflect on God’s faithfulness on Saturday, September 7 from 10am to 2pm with an open house at the seminary building (110 West 27th Street Hamilton). Drop in for a few minutes or stay the whole time! You’ll be able to experience, in a very user-friendly way, what it is like to be a seminary student. Please see here for more details, including some logistical matters.

**Please take note that the Eastbound Lincoln Alexander Parkway will be closed from 9:30 pm Friday evening through Sunday. Access between Hwy 403 and the Mohawk Road exit will be maintained. Please plan your route accordingly.** 

Rev. John Ludwig has accepted the call to serve as Minister of the Word at the Neerlandia Canadian Reformed Church South, and has subsequently declined the call to the Dovedale Reformed Church of New Zealand.