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In Bethany, Oklahoma, a woman is using the tug on her heart to make an impact in times of need as the Church of the Nazarene responds to disasters worldwide. Nola Swinhart of Bethany First Church of the Nazarene has been packing crisis care kits since 2000, and her numbers have increased every year.

Terry Armstrong was elected 13 July as the Illinois district superintendent. Armstrong is currently serving as lead pastor at Mustang Church of the Nazarene in Oklahoma, a position he has held since 2008. Armstrong’s new assignment will be made effective 13 August. He is replacing James Kraemer, who

Nazarene churches throughout the Midwest USA are responding after dozens of tornadoes ripped through communities in late May. The two most violent tornadoes, which were rated EF4, hit the Kansas City, Missouri, and Dayton, Ohio, metropolitan areas. Bonner Springs experienced some of the worst

Staff members from two Church of the Nazarene publications, Grace & Peace and Holiness Today magazines, attended the Evangelical Press Association’s annual convention 7-9 April in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The event gathers more than 300 Christian publications and sponsors for workshops, plenary

Nazarenes in the News is a compilation of online news articles featuring Nazarene churches or church members. Nazarene youth group devotes spring break to serving others Enid, Oklahoma ( Enid News & Eagle , 13 April) A youth group of almost 20 teenagers from Enid First Church of the Nazarene spent

Southern Nazarene University ’s new Veterans Educational Transitions Success Center opened 16 April in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The center will provide services to veteran college students and their families during the transition from military to academic, civilian life. “In the past, students had to

Photo from South Sooner Cowboy Church Facebook page Samuel Chesnut, pastor of South Sooner Cowboy Church of the Nazarene , passed away 26 January. He was 70 years old. He was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in 1948, and he married his wife, Norma Jean Chesnut, in 1966. Samuel received a Bachelor of

Southern Nazarene University received approval from the Higher Learning Commission 7 December to offer the first doctoral program at the university. The Doctor of Education in Administration and Leadership program, which lasts 32 months, has a dissertation embedded into the curriculum. Graduates

Some people may be overwhelmed at the idea of paying back more than $30,000 in debt, but Michelle and Jeff Carden will soon put that worry behind them. The Cardens are 2014 Southern Nazarene University graduates. Their calls to ministry led them to SNU, and now, four years later, Michelle is the

Justine Anne (Rushing) Knight, author, and wife of the late general superintendent John A. Knight Sr., passed away 22 July in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was 83. John Sr. and Justine were married for 50 years before his passing in 2009. John Knight Sr. served as general superintendent from 1985 to