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Roberto Hodgson, 64, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away 3 February 2025 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He served as a minister and district superintendent before becoming director of Multicultural Ministries for the USA/Canada Region Church of the Nazarene.

Naw Pa Saw Wah was recently appointed superintendent of the newly formed Myanmar Southeast District. She is the first local woman to serve in this role in Myanmar and on the Southeast Asia Field, a remarkable achievement in the field’s leadership.

Three children from New Beginning Church of the Nazarene had a bold idea to share the joy of Jesus and bless the less fortunate children in their community. After gaining support from church leaders, 70 children and young people, ages 3 to 25, created a Children’s Christmas camp to reach out to

Since September 1, 2009, the Church of the Nazarene's Global Ministry Center (GMC) proudly flies a flag each week of one of the many nations in which the denomination is present in ministry. Leaders were invited to send a national flag to be flown at the GMC alongside the flag of the United States*.

From 16-18 January, more than 250 leaders of Nazarene Missions International, pastors, and district superintendents from along Mexico’s southern border gathered in Tapachula, Chiapas, to strengthen their training in missions.

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 27-31 January 2025.

Rizalina Dialing was appointed District Superintendent for Mindanao West District on 15 January 2025. She is the first woman to hold the role of district superintendent on the Philippines-Micronesia Field. She currently serves as pastor of Cagayan de Oro Church of the Nazarene.

Frances White, age 98, of Whitesburg, Georgia, passed away 6 December 2024. She served as a missionary in Swaziland (now Eswatini) for 15 years.

The Church of the Nazarene in Arima, Trinidad and Tobago, officially launched the child development center, “Center of Hope." The Center of Hope is a space created to integrate children from Spanish-speaking migrant communities into local primary schools.

In mid-January, The Church of the Nazarene in the Holy Land held its first District Assembly since the war, eliciting a powerful moment of worship, healing, and unity for the churches in the country.