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Day two of the M19 Conference featured plenary sessions led by Douglas Powe and General Superintendent Carla Sunberg. During the morning plenary, themed Story, Powe explained that the Church has trouble distinguishing between membership and discipleship, which can make it difficult to effectively

Nazarenes from across the USA/Canada Region gathered Monday in Kansas City, Missouri, to “Unleash the Gospel ” through M19, the region's mid-quadrennial conference . The event began with the Growing Young and Organic Outreach for Churches pre-conference sessions as well as booths from various

Photo from South Sooner Cowboy Church Facebook page Samuel Chesnut, pastor of South Sooner Cowboy Church of the Nazarene , passed away 26 January. He was 70 years old. He was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in 1948, and he married his wife, Norma Jean Chesnut, in 1966. Samuel received a Bachelor of

The Hispanic Ministries Strategic Committee Hispanic Ministries on the USA/Canada Region recently relaunched its website in a continued effort to support, resource, and connect Spanish-speaking Nazarenes throughout the region. Audio, video, and written resources are available, including the Spanish

Photo taken by Flint photographer Dennis Freeman. Nearly five years after the Flint, Michigan, water crisis began, the Church of the Nazarene is still responding . In 2014, the city switched its drinking water supply from Detroit’s water system to the Flint River in a cost-saving measure. Inadequate

Nazarenes in the News is a compilation of online news articles featuring Nazarene churches or church members. California church opens its doors to house 50-person temporary homeless shelter Costa Mesa, California ( The Los Angeles Times , 16 January) Officials and advocates hailed the dawn of a new

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 January 2019. To view the January

Ronald Beech, former president of Philippine Nazarene College , Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary professor emeritus, pastor, and missionary, passed away 23 January. He was 92 years old. Ronald was born 5 October 1926 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Ronald, his parents, and his four

Karla Burguette, children’s pastor, worship leader, and interpreter at San Angelo, Texas, First Church of the Nazarene, passed away unexpectedly 11 January. She was 24 years old. She was born in 1994 in Monterrey, Mexico. Karla immigrated with her family to Noel, Missouri in 2004 where they joined

The leadership team for the M19 Conference has finalized all workshops and special sessions. Details are now available at M19conference.org . Participants are encouraged to look over the list of more than 180 workshops and begin planning which sessions they would like to attend. There are also