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Hundreds of South Asian residents of California's Bay Area have come to know Christ through a radio program that now reaches over 500,000 listeners across Northern California.

Almost 100 wildfires are burning in the coastal U.S. states of California, Oregon, and Washington. So far, 16 people have been killed, whole towns have burned, and hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated.

Nazarenes in the News is a compilation of online news articles featuring Nazarene churches or church members. Here are the new entries for July.

Connecting Point Church of the Nazarene in Denair, California, has been opening up its facilities to the homeless in their surrounding communities for the past eight years. Now, the church is expanding that ministry into economically challenged areas of its community. Greg Gebhart, Connecting Point

Castro Valley, Calif. - California’s Bay Area is known as a fast-paced region. Nestled in the hills of the “East Bay,” a new ministry is inviting residents of this bustling region to slow down and see the love of Christ through a variety of avenues Heirloom , a farm and intentional community in the

Retired missionary Geraldine “Gerre” Hall passed away 7 May. She was 93 years old. Gerre married her husband, B. Maurice Hall, in 1948. They served together at two churches in Los Angeles, California, before they were appointed to their first missionary position in 1955. For the next 20 years, Gerre

The Western Latin America District elected Humberto Mena as its next superintendent, effective 2 May. Mena replaces Orlando Serrano, who is retiring after serving as district superintendent for more than 20 years. Mena currently serves at Selma Church of the Nazarene, a position he has held for 20

Merlin, his wife, and their four children (Facebook photo). Retired minister and missionary Merlin Hunter passed away 16 March at the age of 88. Merlin received his Bachelor of Arts from Northwest Nazarene College (now University) in 1953 and his Master of Divinity from Nazarene Theological Seminary

Fualaau Rosa Ho-Ching of Long Beach, California, passed away 26 January following a battle with cancer. Her husband, Taliu, is the senior pastor at Wilmington First Samoan Church of the Nazarene. She was 60 years old. Rosa was born in Western Samoa into a Christian home with four brothers and one

Nazarenes in the News is a compilation of online news articles featuring Nazarene churches or church members. California church opens its doors to house 50-person temporary homeless shelter Costa Mesa, California ( The Los Angeles Times , 16 January) Officials and advocates hailed the dawn of a new