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Rebecca Kays, 52, passed away 20 June after a two-year battle with cancer. She was the wife of John Kays, senior pastor at Klamath Falls, Oregon, WestSide Community Church of the Nazarene. Rebecca grew up on her family farm west of Vale, and she graduated from Vale High School in 1985. She went on

XZone is a ministry in Chesterfield, Virginia, that works to empower local youth who might feel unloved or neglected. Nearly every element of XZone’s approach comes out of the desire to reach more students through mentoring in afterschool, summer, and sports programs. “We exist because the teens in

Nazarenes in the News is a compilation of online news articles featuring Nazarene churches or church members. Medina woman’s decision benefited America’s youngest face-transplant recipient Medina, Ohio ( Akron Beacon Journal , 23 June) Sandra Bennington, a member at Medina Church of the Nazarene in

Retired missionary M. Gwendolyn Streight passed away 26 June. She was 90 years old. Gwendolyn was born in 1929 in Iowa, and she accepted Jesus as Lord at the age of 6 after her family moved to Idaho. When Gwendolyn was in high school, she was sanctified and began feeling a call to full-time missions

Gordon McCann was elected 28 June as the Canada Pacific district superintendent. McCann is currently serving as lead pastor at Brantford Church of the Nazarene in Ontario, a position he has held since 2006. McCann’s new assignment will be made effective 28 July. He is replacing Earl Wood, who is

The Foundry Kids will be releasing a new children’s curriculum, Eureka! , in Fall 2019. With this new curriculum comes a biblical hermeneutic developed specifically for children, encouraging kids to explore Scripture at a deeper and more meaningful level than they may be accustomed to. “At its

The first East Coast Holiness Summit was held 1 June at Dorchester Second Church of the Nazarene in Boston, Massachusetts, where General Superintendent Carla Sunberg and New York District Superintendent Sam Vassall were the plenary speakers. The summit’s mission was to discuss what holiness has to

Lawrence “Larry” Lacher was elected 22 June as the New Mexico district superintendent. Larry is currently serving at Roswell First Church of the Nazarene in New Mexico, a position he has held since 2014. Lacher’s new assignment will be made effective 22 July. He is replacing Ken Yocom, who has

Colleen and Bob (in black) surrounded by their three sons The Rocky Mountain District elected Bob Skinner as the new district superintendent 22 June. Bob and his wife, Colleen, currently serve as missionaries in Poland, a position they have held since 2014. His election will be made effective 22

Nazarenes in the News is a compilation of online news articles featuring Nazarene churches or church members. Students’ ‘Free Shop’ comes to Beeston Leeds, England ( South Leeds Life , 10 June) A temporary "free shop" has come to Beeston, a suburb of Leeds, England. This free shop is a place for