Nazarenes in the News is a compilation of online news articles featuring Nazarene churches or church members. 

West Virginia church celebrates 85 years of service projects

Weirton, West Virginia

(WTOV9, June 24) A church is on a mission to support 85 service projects to celebrate its 85th anniversary. They call it Mission 85 and it's helped causes in the Ohio Valley and around the world.

Weirton Church of the Nazarene estimates it doubled or tripled its service involvement in the last ten months because of Mission 85.

The whole point is to get people used to helping others and continuing to serve even after the anniversary celebration ends.

"Over the past ten months, we've been engaged in 85 different mission projects as a way of celebrating not just where we come from but where we're going as a church," Pastor Brian Richardson said.

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Nebraska church celebrates 100 years

Kearney, Nebraska

(Kearney Hub, June 25) The Church of the Nazarene at 3211 Ave. Q is quiet and the voices of Violet Headley, 80, and Betty Jasmann, 73, can be heard as they pull books, photo albums, and documents out onto a table.

The women, the oldest members of the church, put together story boards and photos for a 100th birthday celebration June 26.

It’s not every day a church celebrates 100 years, and the 80 members of the Nazarene Church are celebrating its grassroots beginning.

“We are definitely the oldest people here. We remember how our church got started as kids,” Jasmann said.

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Idaho church to host centennial celebration

Meridian, Idaho

(Meridian Press, June 27) Valley Shepherd Church of the Nazarene in Meridian is celebrating its centennial with a special service at 10 a.m. Sunday.

During the service, the church will dedicate its new “Centennial Pavilion," under which lunch will later be served. That evening, Liberty Quartet will present the “Stars and Stripes” concert at 6 p.m. in the sanctuary.

Valley Shepherd's involvement in the community over the years includes the founding of the Meridian Food Bank and a Boy Scout Troop, supporting West Ada School District students through programs such as Project Kids, which provides supplies and other needs, and the School Backpack Program that provides 600 students each Friday with food for the weekend.

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