Elliot J. Weidenaar, RfA Board President Today, many of us learned that the Reverend Dr. James V. Brownson has passed into the presence of Jesus Christ. A brilliant New Testament scholar who used his towering intellect to call the church forward into greater Christlikeness, he became a General Synod Professor and eventually, General Synod Professor…
Elliot J. Weidenaar, President of the Board Good morning, beloved siblings in Christ. Notes from the Chair is my attempt to summarize what I have been seeing and feeling as we do this work. I will bring more notes from the chair again in July and then again in November. It is my humble attempt…
I feel for and am thinking about every Black and Brown person who is watching as, only now, many of their neighbors are expressing shock and horror about the violence taking place in our country. I cannot imagine, as a white person, what it’s like to have experienced centuries of state-sanctioned violence, which has escalated…
Room for All is grateful to announce that we raised just over $5,000 on Giving Tuesday 2024, matching the generous $2,500 pledge from Sarah and Tim Elzinga, Jon and Marla Lunderberg, and Dawn Tillema, all of Central Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, MI. We received 11 donations over $150, which qualified those donors to receive…
I was sitting at my table, doing the lunchtime scroll when I saw the news: Cecilia Gentili was gone. The shout of grief was immediate, loud enough to disturb my wife upstairs, but this loss still seems impossible. She had just turned 52 on January 31st, and her Instagram shows that she had a fabulous…
Room for All mourns the death of the Rev. Dr. Norman Kansfield on January 27, 2024. It was Norm’s courage that ultimately brought Room for All into existence. In fact, our organization’s original name was “friends of Norm.” And indeed, we remain friends of Norm. He was a theological giant, and a man of incredible…
When I hopped on a Zoom call with some of our dedicated Board Members this week, there was a good chuckle that Christmas decorations have already appeared behind me in my office. I can’t help it! My mom will tell you that since I was a kid, the wheels have started turning in my head…
With college students back on campuses and a new school year on the other side of the weekend, September is here! Once we settle back into that familiar rhythm, fall becomes a perfect time to begin gathering and learning more. Room for All is excited to announce a whole host of opportunities to do just…