Spiritual and Social Trends and Patterns in the Christian Reformed Church in North America THIRD EDITION
The Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRCNA or just CRC) is a bi-national body of believers with听over 1,000 congregations and over 230,000 participating believers in the United States and Canada. The church鈥檚 headquarters are found in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and the denomination has an unusually influential array of agencies and institutions. More information is available at听.
The听CRCNA Congregant Survey for 2017 to 2020 (publicly labeled the 鈥淥ur Journey 2020 survey,鈥 reflecting the denomination's strategic plan) sought data from individuals at randomly-selected Christian Reformed churches during the late winter and spring of each year over four years. The survey鈥檚 stated purpose was 鈥淭o help leaders at all levels of the CRC to understand trends and patterns in the composition of the church and the beliefs and practices of the people.鈥