Reformed denominations join to plant churches

After splitting more than 150 years ago, the Reformed Church in
America and the Christian Reformed Church are joining together to launch
a church planting project in four "test areas" across the United
States.

The project, dubbed Kingdom Enter­prise Zones, aims to
plant ten to 20 congregations in western Michigan, Florida, Arizona and
California. Both denominations are funding the plan with help from a
"significant" grant from the Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation.

The
only real difference between the two churches is the CRC's greater
emphasis on Christian schools, said Wes­ley Granberg-Michaelson, the
outgoing general secretary for the RCA.