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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*.

Beryl (Barron) Adams, 83, of Festus, Missouri, passed away on 20 May 2024. She was a retired missionary who served in Brazil from 1981-2003.

Nazarene News compiled the following list of spring commencement reports from each of the Nazarene institutions of higher education on the USA/Canada Region.

Iglesia del Nazareno Las Peñas in Acajutla, El Salvador, opened its doors to about 130 children and adolescents who are missing one or two of their parents due to the emergency order that remains effective in the country.

The following is a first-person report from a missionary assigned to the Africa Region about an impactful ministry for martyrs' widows. The ministry is restoring dignity to families left behind in these tragic circumstances.

The Wesleyan Holiness Connection held its first European conference from 27-29 April at the New Life Wesleyan Church in Birmingham, England. Representatives from various denominations, all sharing in the Wesleyan-Holiness tradition, came together under the theme “Holiness for such a time as this.”

Eastern Nazarene College has received accreditation for three new, fully online programs, bringing the college’s online degree offerings to seven.

Torrential rainfall in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul has caused widespread flooding, affecting 458 municipalities, which led to the displacement of more than 530,000 people and directly affecting more than 2 million. To date, 151 deaths have been confirmed.

Bradley Estep was elected superintendent of the Arizona District on 10 May 2024. He is currently the pastor of Sun City Church of the Nazarene in Arizona.

Since 2022, the Asia-Pacific region Nazarene Missions International has continuously connected Nazarene missionaries to local churches and districts. The Asia-Pacific Region gathered on 28 April 2024 for the third year of the Love for Missions celebration.