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Austin, Texas - Four years ago, South Austin Church of the Nazarene was at a crossroads as the staff searched for ways to reach out to their local community. "We just got on our knees and prayed and we spent a good while in our office praying as a staff," said Ryan Hannay, youth pastor at South

Guam First Church of the Nazarene celebrated its 50th anniversary in December. Over 150 people attended the event, including members of other churches that use the building. Guam First Church of the Nazarene is the only Nazarene church on the island. The Church of the Nazarene in Guam began with a

General Secretary Gary Hartke and Nazarene Research Services released the annual Church of the Nazarene statistical reports for 2019. These detailed reports documenting the missional activities of the denomination on a global scale show growth for the Church of the Nazarene over the statistical year

European Nazarene College (EuNC) recently announced its 10-year vision, including providing theological education to Nazarenes living in highly secularized, postmodern cultures that view themselves as “post-Christian . ” While some view theological education as reserved for clergy, theological

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 7 to 13 December 2019.

Jack Brannen Smithwick, 87, of Nashville, Georgia, passed away 8 December 2019. He was the pastor of Nashville Church of the Nazarene. Jack was born on 24 August 1932 in Moultrie, Georgia. After serving in the U.S. Army, Smithwick began pastoring Nazarene churches throughout Georgia. He pastored

Nazarene seminaries and colleges across the South America Region held their graduation ceremonies in November and December. This culminates the region’s academic calendar. Chile Nazarene Bible Seminary held its ceremony 9 November to celebrate the graduation of three students with bachelor’s degrees

The Church of the Nazarene in Puerto Rico celebrated its 75th anniversary in late October. More than 500 people attended the celebration event held in the town of Arecibo. During the celebration service, they showed four videos that explained the history of the church in Puerto Rico, how it got

The Living Hope Church of the Nazarene in Saipan is preparing for the Marianas Festival of Hope, an evangelistic outreach event taking place in the Mariana Islands in 2021. Preparation for the event has helped strengthen the ties between the Church of the Nazarene, other denominations, and the

Five hundred Nazarenes from many countries entered an “Invisible World” at the Eurasia Regional Conference, held 14-19 November 2019 in Kyrenia, Cyprus. The “Invisible World” conference theme allowed the gathering to explore ways the church in Eurasia experiences invisibility. “The theme verse for