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DiscipleshipPlace.org would like to congratulate the following individuals for being approved by their pastor and local church board to receive the certificate of lay ministry in the month of April. Upon approval, they will complete the lay ministry courses . Barry Bressler, New Smyrna Beach First

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 30 April - 4 May 2018. D. Gene Cheek , 80, of Greensboro, North Carolina, passed away 2 May. He was a retired minister, serving in Noth Carolina and Virginia. He is

The Church Alliance—a coalition of the chief executive officers of 38 denominational benefit programs, which includes Pensions and Benefits USA—has filed an amicus curiae brief in the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals (Chicago), in the case challenging the constitutionality of the cash housing

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 April 2018. To view the April

General Superintendent David W. Graves announced the election of Dwight M. Gunter II as superintendent of the MidSouth District . Elected 30 April on the first ballot, Gunter replaces Larry Leonard, who is retiring after serving in the position since 2014. Gunter will begin his new assignment 30 May

Nazarene Theological College in Auckland, New Zealand, recently received 88 boxes filled with a total of 2,700 books to help complete the college's much-needed theological library. "We waited nearly six months for the phone call that said 'Your books are here, and they’ve cleared customs,'"

Nazarene Bible Seminary in Santiago, Chile, held a theological conference 7 April to celebrate the inauguration of their 2018 academic year. The keynote speaker was Vinicius Couto, a pastor and professor from Brazil Nazarene Theological Seminary. He addressed two topics: free will and predestination

Santa Fe Church of the Nazarene members are using community outreach to establish a long-term presence on Biliran Island in the Philippines, including hosting a Vacation Bible School and providing the community with access to clean water. Nearly 100 children, ages 5 to 14, attended the VBS from 19

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 23-27 April 2018. Sharon Akey , 71, of Burlington, Iowa, passed away 17 April. She was a retired minister, serving in Pennsylvania. She is survived by her husband,

Sean McPherson, lead pastor of Real Life Church of the Nazarene in Rapid City, South Dakota, passed away 26 April after battling cancer for more than a year. He was 47. McPherson also served as a South Dakota state representative, a position he was elected to in 2016 where he served District 32.