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Tullahoma, Tennessee – Westside Church of the Nazarene’s Family Food Ministry has been open since February 2019. In just over a year, this church of 40 people has grown the ministry to serve over 1,000 people weekly in Tullahoma, Tennessee. “We just wanted to be able to do something to show that we

A series of tornadoes left extensive damage and killed at least 24 people in middle Tennessee, USA, in early March. More than 140 buildings were destroyed, and the trail of destruction spanned several counties. Response from the Church of the Nazarene has been focused in two districts that were hit

Lakeland, Florida - When Francisco Ayala packed up his van to help the nearby community of Mulberry, Florida, after Hurricane Irma, he was unknowingly sowing seeds for a compassionate ministry that is now impacting hundreds in the Lakeland area. Ayala is the pastor of Nuevo Comienzo Church of the

Woodie J. Stevens has been appointed interim superintendent for the Michigan District. General Superintendent David Graves made the appointment in consultation with the Michigan District Advisory Council, USA/Canada Regional Director Bob Broadbooks, and the Board of General Superintendents. Stevens

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 2020. To view the February

Through a donation campaign, Pastor Rob Beckett of Shepherdsville Church of the Nazarene in Kentucky raised enough money to buy cap and gowns for 13 homeless high school seniors, allowing them to walk at graduation. The church had previously developed relationships with the local elementary and

Crossroads Church of the Nazarene in Chandler, Arizona, found a missions field in its own backyard when a church member began teaching at a local elementary school. Galveston Elementary School is located in one of the oldest neighborhoods of Chandler. It has both the highest Spanish-speaking

Thomas Cox, 84, of Lebanon, Tennessee, passed away 29 January 2020. He was a retired minister and district superintendent. Cox was born February 15, 1935, to Herbert and Rose Ethelene Walker. He attended Trevecca Nazarene College (now University) where he met his wife, Wyoma, graduating in 1958.

Nazarenes in the News is a compilation of online news articles featuring Nazarene churches or church members. Eastside Church of the Nazarene is changing lives in North Carolina ( Gaston Gazette , 16 January) When Larry and Carol Smith first moved to Gastonia in 1977, they couldn’t have imagined

In Bethany, Oklahoma, a woman is using the tug on her heart to make an impact in times of need as the Church of the Nazarene responds to disasters worldwide. Nola Swinhart of Bethany First Church of the Nazarene has been packing crisis care kits since 2000, and her numbers have increased every year.