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The Philippines-Micronesia Field office led a team on a weekend missions trip to the Pampanga Province in the Philippines, visiting two churches and distributing supplies the communities needed.

The Church of the Nazarene spread into the Sudanese population through refugee camps during the Sudanese Civil War. Today, many of those refugees have emigrated to the United States, bringing their hunger for evangelism with them.

Timmeon Spencer, newly appointed Global Missions coordinator for the Caribbean Field, faced immediate challenges in developing new missionaries due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. One solution was to hold the field's first-ever virtual cross-cultural orientation.

New Changing Life Church of the Nazarene is the first and only Nazarene church in Mankato, Minnesota. The church began through a relationship formed in an Ethiopian refugee camp in the 1990s.

Taylor and Laura Myatt recently started a podcast with Laura’s brother, Jason Johnson, that allows them to connect with listeners as they share about their work as missionaries in Kudjip, Papua New Guinea.

The Colorado District elected Virgil Askren on 18 June 2021 as its new superintendent. Askren replaces David Ralph, who is retiring after leading the district since August of 2001.

A Celebration of Grace, the denomination’s second virtual worship service, will premiere worldwide Sunday 27 June. The hourlong service will be simultaneously broadcast every hour for 24 hours in five different languages: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Korean.

Dan Copp, former director of Clergy Development and education commissioner for the Church of the Nazarene, passed away 18 June 2021 after a yearlong battle with pancreatic cancer.

A local church in Korea has stepped up its focus on spiritual training for its members during the COVID-19 pandemic. Daekwang Church of the Nazarene has been encouraging its members to read the Bible as part of their home faith training.

The Church of the Nazarene in Cuba celebrated its 75th anniversary on 26 May. The celebration, held through YouTube, reflected on the denomination’s humble beginnings in Cuba.