The Christian Century

ACalvinCollege assistant professor who was denied an exemption from school policy that requires faculty to belong to theChristian ReformedChurch said she is leaving for a teaching position inCalifornia.

Professor Denise Isom loves her work at Michigan’s Calvin College and her Grand Rapids church, Messiah Missionary Baptist. The problem: Isom must choose one or the other.

The Calvin board refused in October to exempt Isom from a rule that requires professors to attend a congregation with ties to the Christian Reformed Church.