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Flags of the Nations: Italy

Since 1 September 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*.
22 Apr 2019
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Reynolds Memorial Hospital starts new chapter through partnerships

An initiative to revive Reynolds Memorial Hospital in Washim, India, has been in the works for several years, and on 20 January the hospital officially relaunched. This relaunch aims to realign the hospital and its affiliated clinics with the Church of the Nazarene’s greater mission. Until the
04 Apr 2019
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Retired missionary, minister Merlin Hunter passes away

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
27 Mar 2019
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Nazarenes around the world respond to Christchurch shootings with love

The image of Graystone circulating on Twitter. After shootings at two mosques in New Zealand took nearly 50 lives , many people shared love for Muslims around the world. Andrew Graystone, a Nazarene Theological College-Manchester professor, was one of those people. Graystone stood outside the Medina
22 Mar 2019
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2019 Nazarene Missionaries Commissioned

The Church of the Nazarene's Global Missions office recommended 37 missionaries for commissioning during the 96th General Board 25 February in Lenexa, Kansas, USA. Among the group, there were 10 missionaries who serve in sensitive or creative access areas. These individuals are not pictured in the
26 Feb 2019
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Alice Johnson remembered

Alice Eva (Schmidt) Johnson, pioneer missionary, professor, and wife of General Superintendent Emeritus Jerald Johnson and mother of General Superintendent Carla Sunberg, passed away 6 February in Boise, Idaho, at the age of 95. She was born 10 August 1923 in Beiseker, Alberta, Canada. Alice was
11 Feb 2019
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Refugee seeks asylum in Croatia, finds faith

Taylor* fled from his home country to Croatia when someone tried to kill him for helping some Americans. He applied for asylum on three separate occasions, but he was rejected each time because there was not enough evidence to corroborate his story. While he continued to apply, Taylor began taking
08 Feb 2019
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Nepal youth study missional filmmaking

A group of 14 Nepal youth filmed and produced documentaries of church members’ testimonies as a way of sharing the gospel. Since video content continues to increase in popularity, the group believes videos can dramatically impact the church’s outreach in Nepal. After studying for two months in an
25 Jan 2019
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India Field NYI council, leadership development meeting held in Bangalore

Global Nazarene Youth International leaders provided leadership development training to India Field’s NYI Council members in Bangalore 20 to 21 October 2018. Every district in the India Field has an active NYI ministry made up of more than 23,000 youth. Numerically, the India Field has the sixth
18 Jan 2019
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Brazil woman ordained at 90 years old

After nearly 50 years of ministry and missionary work, Maria Ribeiro recently became one of the oldest ordinands in the Church of the Nazarene. She was ordained by General Superintendent David Busic at the age of 90 during the Rio de Janeiro District Assembly 5 January. Though her husband, Luiz
18 Jan 2019
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