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Abishai McDonald, 34, lead pastor of Jacksonville, Florida, New Dimensions Church of the Nazarene, passed away June 7. McDonald’s legs were paralyzed in September 2015 due to a sudden blood clot on his spine. He fought courageously through rehab and physical therapy, but an infection in his blood

Nazarene minister, educator, and beloved leader Arnold Gordon Wetmore passed away June 9. He was 82. Wetmore was born on June 24, 1931, in New Brunswick, Canada. He received his undergraduate education at Eastern Nazarene College and earned the B.D. from Nazarene Theological Seminary in 1959. He

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received June 5-10, 2016. Jimmie Lee Jennette Andrews , 86, of Franklin, Tennessee, passed away June 3. She was the widow of J. T. Andrews, who served in Tennessee. J. T.

Herbert Rogers, retired Church of the Nazarene pastor and district superintendent, passed away May 31. He was 87. Rogers was born December 5, 1928, in Lowville, New York, to Glenn and Myrtle Rogers. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps and later as an Army Reserve chaplain. He earned a Bachelor of

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received May 30 - June 3, 2016. Fay (Burrison) Collins , 96, of Sedro Woolley, Washington, passed away May 25. She was the widow of retired minister Mendal Collins, who served

Retired missionary Gordon Johnston passed away May 27. He was 77. Gordon and his wife, Pat, served the Church of the Nazarene in missions for 34 years in Lebanon, Jordan, and Papua New Guinea before retiring in June 2003. Gordon was an ordained minister, holding a bachelor’s degree from Pasadena

Former missionary Martha Burge passed away May 22. She was 69. Martha met and married her husband, John, at Olivet Nazarene University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in nursing and he completed a Bachelor of Arts in religion. After graduating, the Burges pastored in Mississippi, Oklahoma,

Jim Wilcox, a beloved and respected English and journalism professor at Southern Nazarene University since 1979, passed away May 24. He was 63. Wilcox impacted thousands of students over the years who laughed with him and had great respect for him. He was a faculty sponsor of the SNU chapter of

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received May 23-27, 2016. Lois Blue , 94, of Georgetown, Texas, passed away May 22. She was the widow of retired minister Wiliam Blue, who served in Ohio, West Virginia, and

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received May 16-20, 2016. Thomas Ammons , 96, of Pampa, Texas, passed away May 2. He was a lifetime member of Pampa First Church of the Nazarene, where he served in many