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Faye C. Stowe, wife of General Superintendent Emeritus Eugene L. Stowe, passed away 4 December. She was 99. The Stowes served churches in California, Oregon, and Idaho before Eugene was named district superintendent for Central California in 1963. He later served as president of Nazarene Theological

The Board of General Superintendents declared 1 December 2017 as the effective date for the 2017-2021 Manual of the Church of the Nazarene. An electronic version of the new Manual in English is accessible via nazarene.org/manual or by going directly to its website . The printed version will be

Stan A. Toler, pastor, author, leadership expert, general superintendent emeritus, and devoted family man, passed from this earthly life to life eternal with his Lord and Savior 18 November. Stanley Aaron Toler was born 7 November 1950 in Welch, West Virginia, a coal-mining community that was, at

Pictured, left to right: Adam, Linda, Stan, and Seth Toler General Superintendent Emeritus Stan Toler passed away 18 November after battling cancer for the past year. He was 67. He was reportedly surrounded by his loving family at the time of his passing. "Dr. Stan Toler was an advocate, encourager,

General Superintendent Gustavo A. Crocker announced the appointment this week of Jesse C. Middendorf as interim superintendent of the Kansas City District. Middendorf follows Jeren Rowell, who was recently elected president of Nazarene Theological Seminary . The appointment is effective 1 December,

General Superintendent Carla D. Sunberg announced the appointment of Virgil Askren III as superintendent of the South Arkansas District . Askren currently pastors the Bend, Oregon, Church of the Nazarene. He follows Russell Branstetter, who retired after 25 years in the position. Prior to accepting

General Superintendent Gustavo A. Crocker spoke this week on the 500th anniversary of Reformation Day at a celebration in Germany. The event brought together more than 700 leaders from all over the world, representing a vast majority of denominations that make up the World Evangelical Alliance.

General Superintendent Eugénio R. Duarte announced the appointment of Stephen Ottley as superintendent of the Canada Central District . Ottley is currently church development director for the district and previously served as assistant district superintendent, a position he has held since 2013. He

The Wittenberg 2017 Congress, a unique global gathering of more than 750 Christian leaders, will be held 30 October - 1 November in conjunction with the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s 95 Theses. Hosted by the Global Church Network, the summit will feature presentations from more than 30

To our global Nazarenes: The last few months have been difficult in the lives of many of our sisters and brothers in our global family. However, in the midst of numerous disasters, we have reflected what it means to truly be the Church. Nazarenes around the world have joined together to continue the