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Calvin University's official student newspaper since 1907

Calvin University Chimes

Since 1907
Calvin University's official student newspaper since 1907

Calvin University Chimes

Calvin University's official student newspaper since 1907

Calvin University Chimes

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Calvin’s Perkins Fellows meet John Perkins over spring break

Sarah Stripp
April 3, 2014

While most Service-Learning spring break trips send off a group of students that can fit in a 15 passenger van, this past week, 28 students and two faculty members loaded up a charter bus and travelled...

Calvin prepares for liturgical season of Lent

Sarah Stripp
February 19, 2014

On March 5, 2014, the Christian Church will mark the beginning of the liturgical season of Lent through the celebration of Ash Wednesday. Although much of the liturgical church year has fallen out of practice...

Calvin students worship with prisoners

Sarah Stripp
November 7, 2013

On the third Sunday of every month, approximately five Calvin students go to the Kent County jail.  They do not go under an arrest warrant, but instead to worship with the men in two or three different...

Photo by Nicole Schmitt.

Student-led worshippers gather off-campus

Sarah Stripp
October 10, 2013

Each Tuesday night Calvin students from all class levels gather at a house on Ridgewood Avenue for a time of worship.  This gathering, named House Worship, began last year as a meeting of a small group...

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Jubilee Fellows program empowers students interested in ministry

Sarah Stripp
September 26, 2013

The Jubilee Fellows Program, an internship program designed for 12 rising seniors interested in ministry, is accepting applications now through Oct. 7. The program includes a three-credit course taken...

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John M. Perkins leadership program started for incoming freshmen

Sarah Stripp
September 12, 2013

Twenty-nine freshmen are enrolled in the new John M. Perkins Leadership Fellows program. For the next two years, these students will take classes together focused on the leadership style and practices...

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