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The Foundry Kids , the children’s imprint for The Foundry Publishing , will release a new children’s curriculum called Eureka! for use in September 2019. Replacing the current Faith Connections curriculum, Eureka! will offer the same biblical focus with additional resources and media for leaders.

Mesoamerica regional evangelism and JESUS film ministry leaders met 24-30 April in Havana, Cuba, to plan their future growth strategy. Regional Evangelism Coordinator Milton Gay encouraged leaders not only to fulfill the goals they previously set but to develop evangelism ministries in the local

The Florida District elected Dale Schaeffer 3 May as its next superintendent. Schaeffer currently serves as the lead pastor at Medford First Church of the Nazarene in Oregon, a position he has held since 2013. Schaeffer’s new assignment will be effective 3 June. He replaces Larry Dennis, who is

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received May 6-10, 2019. Doreen Cresap , 87, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, passed away 3 May. She was the widow of retired minister and evangelist Thomas Cresap Sr., who served in

Nearly 100 children attended this year’s Guyana Demerara-Essequibo District children’s camp 24-27 April at Camp Wesleyan near Georgetown. The camp theme was I Know Who I Am, and the event was divided into teaching, discussion, and evangelism sessions. During the teaching session, the children

The Mexico Olmeca District hosted its first children’s Cross-Cultural Orientation 25-27 April at the Coatzacoalcos Church of the Nazarene. Nearly 15 children participated in the event led by six district leaders and six other adult volunteers. “The children were impacted by what it is to be a

Nearly 2,000 children across the Commonwealth of Independent States Field attended 33 VBS events thanks to funds from Kids Reaching Kids , the Church of the Nazarene’s VBS program. Each year, children who attend a VBS are invited to participate in an offering that provides funds for children in need

Retired minister and missionary Jack Hawthorne passed away 22 April. He was 92 years old. After serving in the U.S. Navy near the end of World War II, Jack gave his life to Christ. He enrolled in Northwest Nazarene College (now University) in Nampa, Idaho, where he met and married Fairy Emerson.

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 29 April-3 May 2019. Larry Allen , 73, of Henderson, Kentucky, passed away 24 April. He was a retired minister, serving in Oklahoma, Missouri, and Kentucky. He is

More than 100 Nazarene Youth International members from the Central Church of the Nazarene in San Juan Chamelco, Guatemala, participated in a Maximum Mission event 17-19 April. They served in the nearby village of Xaliha, where they worked with children, cleaned local school facilities, and finished