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Since 1907
Calvin University's official student newspaper since 1907

Calvin University Chimes

Calvin University's official student newspaper since 1907

Calvin University Chimes

Students mill about on Commons Lawn at the church fair Sept. 6. Photo by Fiona Boerman.

Restructured church fair sees record attendance

Graham Kort, General Assignment Reporter
September 9, 2024

Campus Ministries welcomed over 60 churches and ministries to Commons Lawn on Wednesday, Sept. 6 for its annual church and ministry fair. This event set a record for churches attending the fair, thanks...

John Oliver tackles the prosperity gospel

Eckhart Chan
September 11, 2015

On a recent segment that aired on the HBO show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, an investigative report examined televangelists that have been abusing tax exemptions intended for churches. The focus...

Where did the Church Get Sex Wrong?

Where did the Church Get Sex Wrong?

Hayley Cox
October 9, 2014

Did you know that back in the early years of modern Spain, churchmen would warn women — particularly powerful, spiritual women — to think of their bodies as corpses rotting with worms so as not to...

Photo by Katelyn Bosch

Americans rethink religion in politics

Katelyn Bosch
September 25, 2014

A new study from the Pew Research Center reveals that Americans believe that religion is losing its influence on politics, yet also think that religion should play a larger role in the American political...

Church in Nepal is growing rapidly

Joe Mohan
March 12, 2014

Reverend Manoj Shrestha, currently a Ph.D. candidate at Princeton Theological Seminary, was invited by the Nagel Institute to speak at Calvin last Thursday about the spreading gospel in Nepal. Shrestha,...

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