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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

Rev. Mary Hulst has been Calvin's university pastor since 2009

Synod 2024 and Calvin’s relationship with the CRC: A Q&A with Pastor Mary

Ethan Meyers, Editor-in-Chief
July 5, 2024

The annual synod of the CRC, Calvin’s parent denomination, took place on campus from June 14-20. Following synod, Chimes asked Pastor Mary Hulst, who has served as Calvin’s university pastor since...

Interim President Greg Elzinga addresses Synod 2024 in the chapel sanctuary.  
(Banner photo by Steven Herppich)

Synod 2024 instructs Calvin to define “confessional difficulties”, further develop gravamen process

Ethan Meyers, Editor-in-Chief
June 18, 2024

The synod of the Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRCNA), Calvin’s parent denomination, has instructed Calvin’s Board of Trustees (BOT) to define the gravamen process for its faculty and...

Protesters gather outside Calvin University's chapel, where Synod 2023 met from June 9 to 15.

Synod deferred ruling on the gravamen process for Calvin faculty

Grace Buller, Managing Editor
September 12, 2023

This June, Christian Reformed Church of North America (CRCNA) — Calvin’s parent denomination — deferred ruling on academic exemptions for Calvin faculty who disagree with the official CRC stance...

The CRC's stance on LGBTQ+ issues is a significant area of contention in Calvin’s political dialogue.

Synod is over, but what will its decisions mean for Calvin?

Abigail Ham, Editor-in-Chief
June 16, 2022

The Christian Reformed Church in North America’s governing body voted in favor of recommending the Human Sexuality Report to churches and affirmed that an interpretation of the Heidelberg Catechism used...

The CRCNA's Synod 2022 meetings are underway on campus.

What to know as you watch Synod 2022

Abigail Ham, Editor-in-Chief
June 13, 2022

The Christian Reformed Church in North America — Calvin’s denominational mother — opened the in-person portion of its Synod 2022 meetings last week at the university chapel. While the gathering’s...

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