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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

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

Herbert Augusto Barco Paima was elected president of the Nazarene Theological Seminary in Chiclayo, Peru. Barco was elected by members of the National Board of Theological Education of Peru, composed of district superintendents and lay delegates from all districts. Also present were Regional

The foundational doctrines of the Church of the Nazarene are collectively called the Articles of Faith. These 16 statements are the basis of our theological identity. The globally unified Nazarene family seeks to preserve our God-given heritage that expresses what we believe about God, the

Mount Sinai Church of the Nazarene participated in the first Maximum Missions trip from the Ecuador North Mountain District. The church is pastored by Hernán Puga who worked with local church ministries and the district missions council to create a team of 25 members. The group visited the Juan

Crawford Merle Howe, 78, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, passed away 25 November 2019. He was a retired minister and district superintendent. Crawford was born on 31 October 1941, in Luka, Illinois, to parents Marshall and Beulah Howe. After graduating from Salem High School in 1959, he enlisted in the

Fort Wayne, Indiana - Bridge of Grace, a Nazarene Compassionate Ministry Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, has undertaken a project to buy, restore, and sell houses back to the surrounding community. The center is an outreach of Many Nations Church of the Nazarene, which is located in one of the

Castro Valley, Calif. - California’s Bay Area is known as a fast-paced region. Nestled in the hills of the “East Bay,” a new ministry is inviting residents of this bustling region to slow down and see the love of Christ through a variety of avenues Heirloom , a farm and intentional community in the