Along with many in the Reformed Church in America, Room for All mourns the death of Rev. Ed Mulder today. No doubt there will be many tributes in the days to come, tracing Ed’s humble roots in Minnesota, his call to ministry and ordination to the office of Minister of Word and Sacrament in the…
“I came to see the great unmet hunger in welcoming congregations, across the ecumenical spectrum, for songs that proclaim the limitless love and radical welcome of God.” Singer-songwriter David Lohman has taken a step forward in satisfying that hunger with today’s release of his first album, “Fling the Church Doors Open Wide: Songs of…
Do you shop at Amazon.com? Thanks to one of our supporters for suggesting that we enroll in the Amazon Smile program! From now on, when you want to shop at Amazon, simply log in to amazon smile with this link instead, to designate Room for All as your charity of choice to receive 0.5%…
A fabulous array of speakers and workshops, need-based airfare scholarship help is available, and thanks to our underwriters, students at RCA-affiliated schools get in free! What’s holding you back?! All the information is here – we look forward to seeing you at Hope Church in Holland, Michigan September 28 – 30!
SUPPORT FOR ROOM FOR ALL’S MISSION COMES IN MANY FORMS: Four talented men met at Hope College theater classes about 15 years ago, ended up in Brooklyn, added a couple more fine musicians and started a band called The Hollows. Eight years, two full-length albums, a couple EP’s, several music videos and a national tour later,…
Who can predict when, or how, seeds will take root? Rev. Dr. Mara Joy Norden attended a “Building an Inclusive Church” workshop several years ago, and it led to a practical interrogation of one sentence buried in an appendix in the Toolkit resource that she received at that event. She and her congregation, The Community,…
Six “Room for All” rostered churches*, along with one additional RCA congregation, recently finalized a process to dual affiliate as The Reformed Association of the UCC New York Conference. Our response is layered with joy and sorrow: We rejoice… … that LGBTQ people in these congregations know beyond doubt that they belong, free to live,…
RfA’s powerhouse conference is coming Sept. 28-30 in Holland, Michigan! Discounted rates are available until July 28, and early registration is especially important for those needing a hotel room! All you need to know about the conference is here, and online registration is here. Printed registration brochures will be mailed to RfA rostered churches; let…
Room for All is grateful to confirm that two proposed amendments to the RCA Book of Church Order that would have proscribed and enforced the prohibition of same-sex marriage ceremonies in RCA congregations have failed to garner a two-thirds majority of classis approvals required for ratification and are therefore defeated. (As of March 21, amendment…