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Donald "Don" Lynn Bird passed away suddenly 25 August at the age of 62. After serving 23 years, to the exact date, as pastor at Antioch Church of the Nazarene in Overland Park, Kansas, Don preached his last sermon, served his last communion, sang his last hymn, sat down, and saw his Lord. Don was

The latest issue of NCM Magazine, a publication of Nazarene Compassionate Ministries, is now available online in English and Spanish.

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 26-30 August 2019. Don Bird , 62, of Lenexa, Kansas, passed away 25 August. He was the pastor of Antioch Church of the Nazarene in Overland Park, Kansas. He is

Northwest Nazarene University introduced four returning faculty members who have been selected to serve in new roles as deans. College of Arts & Humanities – Judy Marlett Marlett is a professor of music who has been an NNU faculty member since 1996. Judy has served the NNU community in a variety of

When Grand Rapids International Fellowship Church of the Nazarene in Michigan discovered local resettlement agencies were placing refugees in apartment buildings near the church, they knew God was calling them to serve their new neighbors. The church created Community Link, a ministry that provides

Church of the Nazarene Africa leaders recently visited several communities devastated by Tropical Cyclone Idai and found something they were not expecting: joy and trust. The storm made landfall in March , bringing heavy rain and causing severe flooding in Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe. Many

Ricareda “Rica” Verceles Valuenzuela, the first woman to be ordained in the Church of the Nazarene in the Philippines, passed away 21 August at the age of 81. Born on 18 April 1938, Ricareda Verceles was the daughter of the late Francisco T. and Adriana O. Verceles. She was raised in a strict Roman

Hundreds of youth from Peru's Andean, Utcubamba, North, and Northeast districts gathered this month in two camps. The first camp, held 1-3 August, was attended by more than 600 youth from the Peru Andean District. Pastors William Diaz Barboza, Atilano Bustamante, and Flor Vasquez Barboza preached

Bitan*, a 10-year-old boy in Bangladesh, dreamed of being a police officer when he grew up. That dream seemed impossible due to his family’s poverty, but Bitan has new hope for his future thanks to Nazarene children around the world who gave to the Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries’ Kids

Nearly 80 children gathered for Morne Venté Church of the Nazarene's Vacation Bible School, “The Mystery of the Universe.” The weeklong event included biblical and missionary stories, a service project, songs, and challenges. The children learned about God as the Creator, the need to know Him and