GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Meijer Inc. plans to break ground on a project at the former headquarters of the Christian Reformed Church of North America on Grand Rapids’ southeast side.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — At least eight Grand Rapids-area churches plan to leave the Christian Reformed Church, a process called disaffiliation, due to the denomination's recent decisions on sexuality.

Grand Rapids Catholic Central poses to celebrate its Division 5 state championship after beating Corunna at Ford Field in Detroit on Nov. 26, 2023. (Andrew McDonald/WOOD TV8) ...

DETROIT — The Grand Rapids Catholic Central Cougars (13-1) defeated the Corunna Cavaliers (13-1), 21-7, in the Division 5 Michigan high school football state championship on Sunday at Ford Field.

The hardest thing to get past when it comes to Grand Rapids Catholic Central’s Durral Brooks is his nickname: Phat Phat. “I’ve been called that since I was like 1 year old,” Brooks said.

The 3.68-acre site was formerly home to the First Reformed Protestant Church, which sold the property to real estate development firm EIG14T in September 2023 for $925,000, according to Ottawa ...