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Elpidio Manangan remembered

Retired Metro Manila district superintendent and pastor Elpidio Manangan passed away at the age of 68. Read more

Myanmar Southern District hosts first NYI conference: ‘It was like Pentecost day’

More than 100 participants attended the first Myanmar Southern District Nazarene Youth International Conference. The event offered a time of fellowship, taught the youth about Christian history in Myanmar, gave them an opportunity to practice evangelistic outreach, and began training the new Christian youth how to live out their faith in a non-Christian culture. Read more

Couple uses retirement as opportunity to serve in missions

When Larry and Beck Haight heard that Chapman International College needed a volunteer librarian, they decided they would use their retirement and years of library services and teaching experience as an opportunity to get involved in international missions. Read more

Nazarenes around the world respond to Christchurch shootings with love

After shootings at two mosques in New Zealand took nearly 50 lives, a professor at Nazarene Theological College-Manchester went to a local mosque to spread love. Read more

APNTS hosts Inter-Seminary Sports Fellowship

Five seminaries recently gathered on the Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary campus to compete in basketball, volleyball, football, badminton, and table tennis in the annual Inter-Seminary Sports Fellowship.  Read more

Chuuk church responds to needs of other islands

A team of 18 Filipino church members and four Chuuk church members recently went on a service trip to the nearby island of Fefan to offer haircuts, massages, and blood pressure and blood sugar testing. Now, a second trip is planned to teach the people of Fefan how to perform these same tasks. Read more

SEANBC changes name to Chapman International College

The Board of Regents and key administration members from Southeast Asia Nazarene Bible College unanimously voted to change the name of Southeast Asia Nazarene Bible College to Chapman International College, named after General Superintendent Emeritus J. B. Chapman. Read more

Retiring missionaries Bill and Marsha McCoy recognized at 96th General Board

Members of the Church of the Nazarene's General Board honored retiring missionaries Bill and Marsha McCoy. The McCoys have served as missionaries for eight years in Swaziland and 24 years in Papua New Guinea. Read more