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From left to right: Ernesto Rulloda, Mission Director Bob McCroskey Sr., Pastor Ricareda Valenzuela, and DS Andres Valenzuela Andres Valenzuela, a pastor, pioneer superintendent of the Luzon District, and the first Flipino superintendent of the Metro Manila District, passed away 30 October in

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 5-9 November 2018. J. Michael Buck , 61, of Grove City, Ohio, passed away 27 October. He was a minister, serving at Lifepoint Church of the Nazarene in Columbus, Ohio

Retired missionary Nettie Stroud passed away 27 October. She was 83 years old. In 1955, Nettie married her husband, Paul, and together the couple served for 11 years in Thomas, Apache, Lindsay, and Walters, Oklahoma. Nettie and Paul went on to serve as missionaries in Cabo Verde from 1966 to 1971,

Robert Brunson, retired missionary and pastor, passed away 29 October. He was 73 years old. In 1964, Robert began a two-year pastorate in Hydro, Oklahoma, while studying at Bethany Nazarene College (now Southern Nazarene University). That same year, he married his wife, Norma. After finishing his

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 29 October - 2 November 2018. James Bearden , 77, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away 28 October. He was a retired minister and district superintendent, serving in West

Janet Mary Hopgood Stone, 84, passed away 14 October in Murdoch, Western Australia. She was the widow of Max Stone, the first Australian-born district superintendent of the Australia Southern District. Born on 14 February 1934 in Adelaide, South Australia, Janet Hopgood and her family attended the

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 October 2018. Milton Hoose , 87, of Cadillac, Michigan, passed away 16 October. He was a retired pastor, evangelist, and district superintendent, serving in

Milton Hoose, retired minister, evangelist, and district superintendent, passed away 16 October. He was 87. Hoose served the Church of the Nazarene in Michigan for more than 50 years. In 1957, he earned his Bachelor of Theology from Owosso College. After his graduation, he became the pastor of a

Habib Alajaji, pastor and district superintendent, passed away 14 October at the age of 80. Alajaji was born into a Christian family in 1937 in Aleppo, Syria. After finishing at Ebenezer Bible School in 1960, he served in an evangelistic center in Beirut, Lebanon, until he was ordained in 1970.

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 15-19 October 2018. Habib Alajaji , 80, of Glendale, California, passed away 14 October. He was a retired minister and district superintendent, serving in California