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Residents standing near River Mombol. Image supplied by Lydia Kumb from Banz for EMTV A devastating flood swept through the Jiwaka province recently in northern Papua New Guinea. Some villages were swept away by the flood waters, and at least three people were reportedly killed. Nazarene

Nazarenes in the News is a compilation of online news articles featuring Nazarene churches or church members. Historic expansion of Nazarene hospital in Kudjip, Papua New Guina Kudjip, Papua New Guinea ( Loop Pacific , 5 May) Papua New Guinea and Australia are funding the largest extension in the

Nazarene Theological College in Auckland, New Zealand, recently received 88 boxes filled with a total of 2,700 books to help complete the college's much-needed theological library. "We waited nearly six months for the phone call that said 'Your books are here, and they’ve cleared customs,'"

Santa Fe Church of the Nazarene members are using community outreach to establish a long-term presence on Biliran Island in the Philippines, including hosting a Vacation Bible School and providing the community with access to clean water. Nearly 100 children, ages 5 to 14, attended the VBS from 19

Thornbury Community Church , a Church of the Nazarene in a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, is learning what it means to welcome their neighbour and become a globally minded body of believers. The church began reaching out to refugees in the community a few years ago, and the church has now opened a

When Ray McCrary came to Indianapolis, Indiana, Southside Church of the Nazarene in 2012, he quickly realized the challenges of pastoring an aging white congregation in a community undergoing rapid social change [ click here to read more ]. “If we were to continue ministering to the south side of

In June 2017 during General Assembly and Conventions in Indianapolis, Indiana, Linda Dortch “just happened” to sit on a bench in the Asia-Pacific Region booth and a missionary “just happened” to walk up and start a conversation about cross-cultural ministry. The missionary was David Potter, who,

Thirty years ago, a new surgeon named Jim Radcliffe arrived at the Kudjip Nazarene Hospital station. He was getting ready to bring the evening devotion to the Nazarene missionary community when he was interrupted by news of an injured boy in desperate need of reparative surgery. There had been a

AP photo A 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit the Southern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea 26 February, killing at least 31 people . This is the strongest earthquake to strike the interior of Papua New Guinea in almost a century, and officials expect the death toll to climb. Nazarene sources report

The Church of the Nazarene is providing assistance to evacuation centers after about 80,000 families living near the Philippines’ most active volcano were evacuated. Mount Mayon erupted 22 January in the province of Albay in the Philippines. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology