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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 May 25-29, 2015. Michael Allen , 68, of Medford, Oregon, passed away May 21. He was a retired minister, serving in Wyoming, Colorado, Idaho, and California. He is

NBC Connecticut/Hartford First Church photo A Connecticut pastor was shot early last Sunday morning, May 24, while putting out Memorial Day flags, NBC Connecticut , the Hartford Courant, and several other news outlets reported. Augustus Sealy, 54, pastor of Hartford First Church of the Nazarene ,

Rob L. Staples died of pneumonia May 19 in Kansas City, Missouri. He is survived by Marcella, his wife of nearly 64 years, two daughters and their spouses, Karen and Louis Gelling and Lynda and Jerry Cohagan, and four grandchildren. Rob Lyndal Staples was born on a farm near Murray, Kentucky, June

Nazarene Disaster Response, in coordination with the Philippine Field Office, hosted a six-day Basic Search and Rescue Training Camp at Philippine Nazarene College. NDR partnered with the Armed Forces of the Philippines-Office of Civil Defense (AFP-OCD). More than 30 Nazarenes from different

For Bailey Weghorst, a senior youth ministry major at Mount Vernon Nazarene University, attending Nazarene Theological College in Manchester, United Kingdom, for a semester was her first time out of the U.S. She was on track to graduate early and attending NTC-Manchester helped her meet that goal.

Young people from Coronado Church of the Nazarene in Costa Rica shared with Nazarenes in Nepal May 3 by praying and sending an offering through Costa Rica Nazarene Compassionate Ministries Coordinator Dhariana Balbuena. The youth leaders encouraged them to come ready to give their best offering to

The Dominican Republic North District held its first Maximum Mission May 1 through 3 in the village of Coco. Activities included working with children, conducting ophthalmic consultations, cleaning a ditch, holding evangelistic campaigns, and showing the JESUS film. This activity represents the

Five professors and one staff member retired from Mount Vernon Nazarene University this year. Jim Harriman, assistant professor of accounting, retired from his position after 10 years. Prior to his work at MVNU, Harriman was a manager at Huntington Bank for 28 years and taught on the college level

Children and youth gathered at Kubo Camp for Christ in Mataas na Burol April 29 to May 1 for the Southern Tagalog District children’s camp. The camp was based on Jeremiah 33:3: “Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know." The theme, “The VOICE of the

Harper L. Cole, Jr. passed away May 17 at age 93. Harper was born on December 5, 1921, to Harper L. Cole Sr. and Maide Belle (McBride) Cole, in Pasadena, California. He received his bachelor's degree from Bethany Nazarene College, his master's degree from the University of Oklahoma, and his doctoral