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The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 22-26 April 2024.

Three new superintendents were announced on the USA/Canada Region this week. Jeffery Barker and Daren Pitcher were elected to the Metro New York and Central California districts, respectively and Althea Taylor was appointed superintendent of the Hawaii Pacific District.

At Carrickfergus Church of the Nazarene in Northern Ireland a unique parent and toddler group meets every Tuesday. Little Stars was created out of a heartfelt desire to provide a safe and welcoming space for families of children with additional needs.

Leaders from the Philippines-Micronesia Field traveled to South Korea for the 20th Korean Urban Church Growth and Spirituality training. Different groups attend every year to observe and take home the best ministry and missions practices in Korea and apply them in their contexts.

When a Nazarene pastor and his wife were out getting food at a nearby fast-food restaurant in Makawao, Hawaii, they noticed a Red Cross shelter had been opened. Within hours, they found themselves on the front line of aid efforts as fires raged around the island of Maui.

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*.

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 14-19 April.

Scott M. Whalen was elected as superintendent of the Chicago Central District 13 April 2024. He currently serves as the district secretary and assistant district superintendent.

Everett Tustin was elected superintendent of the Washington Pacific District on 15 April 2024. Tustin currently serves as pastor of Kent Hillside Church of the Nazarene, and previously served as a missionary on the Eurasia and Africa regions.

The Global Theology Conference 2024 brought together 250 participants from 65 countries and all six global regions under the theme of "In the power of the Spirit," taken from Luke 4:14.