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The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 7 to 13 December 2019.

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

The Living Hope Church of the Nazarene in Saipan is preparing for the Marianas Festival of Hope, an evangelistic outreach event taking place in the Mariana Islands in 2021. Preparation for the event has helped strengthen the ties between the Church of the Nazarene, other denominations, and the

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

When 6-year-old Gracey Chaffin’s friend was diagnosed with leukemia, she knew God would want her to help. Six years later, that urge to help has grown into a nonprofit organization impacting the greater Augusta region. Gracey had just graduated to children’s church at Midland Valley Church of the

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 7 to 13 December 2019. Peggy Cecil , 57, of Manning, South Carolina, passed away 9 December 2019. She was the spouse of Stephen Cecil, who pastors Manning New Start

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