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Within the next 10 to 15 years, the Church of the Nazarene expects to see a growing gap between the number of clergy retiring and the number of newly ordained ministers in the U.S. and Canada. In order to address this issue, the Lilly Endowment Inc. awarded MidAmerica Nazarene University a $600,000

Church of the Nazarene Mesoamerica Region JESUS Film Coordinator Bernie Slingerland wrote in his book, Missional Zones , that many counseled him that Haiti could not be involved in evangelism ministries in the aftermath of recent disasters. He added, “However, the church leaders in Haiti said that

Aerial view of a refugee camp. Christians often talk about “neighbors” almost in the abstract, in response to Jesus’ command to His followers to love their neighbors the same way they love themselves. For a Church of the Nazarene in Jordan, loving their neighbors is not just figurative or symbolic.

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 27 February – 3 March 2017. Robert Hempel , 92, of Meridian, Idaho, passed away 2 March. He was a retired minister, serving in Oregon, Idaho, and Kansas. He is

Todd Orr, pastor of the Friendship Church of the Nazarene in Mora, Minnesota, passed away 23 February. He was 53. Orr was born in La Mesa, California, to Harold and Betty (Loescher) Orr. The family moved to Minnesota, where Todd grew up and attended high school. After graduation, he served in the U

Compiled by the General Secretary's Office from district reports, Moving Ministers is a monthly listing of Nazarene ministers in new assignments on the USA/Canada Region. Roles included in the latest report are pastor and pastoral service. Entries were received in February 2017. To view the February

Nearly 50 Nazarene volunteers spread out over five towns in Armenia last summer and fall to hold Vacation Bible Schools and camps for children and teens, serving more than 350 children and reaching many parents. In Sevan, a poor city with many economic and social difficulties, there are few services

Retired missionary Patricia "Pat" Smith passed away 26 February. She was 77. She was one of five children born to Edna (Mann) and Daniel Stafford, a pastor. She attended Bethany Nazarene College (now Southern Nazarene University), where she met her husband, Jim. After graduation, the couple moved

Gerphas Oure, superintendent of the Kenya Central District, passed away 21 February after a long battle with cancer. Greg Crofford, a missionary to Kenya, shared a recent memory of Oure. "At the district assembly a few weeks ago, I was honored to pray for our D.S. and many gathered around to lay

The Church of the Nazarene's Global Mission office was pleased to announce the following retiring missionaries during the final meeting of the 94th Session of the General Board in Overland Park, Kansas. The missionaries were presented with a sculpture as a token of thanks. Global Mission, under the