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Olivet announces education partnership with Chicago Cubs

Ben Zobrist Olivet Nazarene University announced a new partnership with Major League Baseball's Chicago Cubs that makes Olivet the official education partner of the Cubs organization. Ben Zobrist, Cubs second baseman and a member of Olivet’s class of 2004, will serve as the university’s spokesperson
02 Mar 2016
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2016 Annual Report of the Board of General Superintendents

Jerry D. Porter delivered the annual Board of General Superintendents' Report during the 93rd Session of the General Board 28 February in Ede, Netherlands. This was the first General Board held outside the U.S. Porter's report, titled "VISION 2020—Multiplying Christlike Disciples," was
01 Mar 2016
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Region announces member care coordinator

Cindy Schmelzenbach will become the Asia-Pacific Region’s first regional member care coordinator March 1. Cindy, wife of Melanesia South Pacific Field Strategy Coordinator Harmon Schmelzenbach, currently serves as personnel and member care & development coordinator for the Church of the Nazarene's
26 Feb 2016
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In Memoriam: February 26, 2016

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received February 22-26, 2016. Orville Clark , 79, of Hendersonville, Tennessee, passed away February 13. He was a lifelong Church of the Nazarene member. He is survived by
26 Feb 2016
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Former missionary Carol Kratz Bennett remembered

Former Church of the Nazarene missionary Carol (Gregory) Kratz Bennett passed away January 29 in Bethany, Oklahoma, where she had been residing for the past nine years. She was 89. She was born in Portland, Oregon, December 13, 1926, to Robert and Wilma Gregory. Carol was preceded in death by her
25 Feb 2016
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Church of the Nazarene registers in Singapore

The Church of the Nazarene is now registered in Singapore. This official government recognition opens the door for the continued development of the denomination there. The announcement that the Registry of Societies had approved in principle the application for registration was made February 7
25 Feb 2016
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Dream inspires pastor to remain in troubled area

When their pastor fled because of death threats, a vibrant church in a secure area* was left without a shepherd. Several lay people stepped forward to take leadership and hold the church together. One of those is a young business man, Thomas (actual name withheld), who has faced traumatic
25 Feb 2016
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Kudjip Nazarene Hospital staff volunteers for pay cut to keep doors open

For the past few weeks, things at the Nazarene Hospital at Kudjip, Papua New Guinea, have been a bit gloomy. Some of the gloom has been due to the rain, power outages, wet shoes, and darker days, but a lot of the gloom has been because the hospital received confirmation that our budget for the year
25 Feb 2016
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2 youth ministry academies open in Cuba

Two new youth ministry academies began in Cuba this month. The academies offer bachelor's degrees in youth ministry through an agreement with the Nazarene Seminary of the Americas. Thirty-eight youth leaders seeking excellence in their service to the youth and adolescents in their care will be
24 Feb 2016
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Global praise reports and prayer requests

Recent praise reports and prayer requests from NCN News, Nazarene Missions International, and JESUS Film Harvest Partners include: PRAISES JESUS Film - Malawi "The people were distraught," said a team member in Malawi. "Heavy rain brought floods leaving many people dead and others homeless. They
23 Feb 2016
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