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As the flooding in the United States Midwest begins to recede, local churches, districts, and Nazarene Compassionate Ministries representatives are conducting relief assessments. The states of Nebraska and Iowa so far received the greatest damage, though assessments will take place in other states

Minister, educator, and author Neil Wiseman passed away 16 March at the age of 86. Wiseman was born in Detroit, Michigan, but moved to Bourbonnais, Illinois, to earn his Bachelor of Theology from Olivet Nazarene University in 1955. He married his wife, Bonnie, in 1957 before going on to receive his

Pensions and Benefits USA Director Donald Walter passed away 26 March following sudden heart arrhythmia. He was 66 years old. “Don Walter exemplified the Nazarene spirit of generosity, compassion, and genuine care for those who selflessly serve the Lord and His church,” said Gustavo Crocker, chair

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

Image of Winslow, NE, taken from drone footage posted by Robert Layman on Facebook. More than 10 million people were under a flood warning across the Midwest after a bomb cyclone* and warming temperatures led to historic flooding this week. Photos taken by Fremont Church of the Nazarene. The rains

Thousands of ministers and churches across America won a major victory 15 March when the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the constitutionality of the longstanding clergy housing allowance under section 107(2) of the Internal Revenue Code. In a 3-0 decision, the Seventh Circuit Court

Tom Middendorf Longtime Trevecca Nazarene University Provost and Senior Vice President Steve Pusey is retiring after 27 years of service, and Trevecca President Dan Boone announced Tom Middendorf as the next provost. Middendorf, who currently serves as Trevecca’s associate provost and dean of

Fualaau Rosa Ho-Ching of Long Beach, California, passed away 26 January following a battle with cancer. Her husband, Taliu, is the senior pastor at Wilmington First Samoan Church of the Nazarene. She was 60 years old. Rosa was born in Western Samoa into a Christian home with four brothers and one

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 February 2019. To view the February

After 10 months of ministerial work in different Awajun communities in the Peruvian jungle, students at the New Horizon satellite campus of Peru Nazarene Theological Seminary returned to campus to move forward with their remaining classes 7 January. The students — mainly comprised of Awajun