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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 February 23-27, 2015. Biprosh Devsharma , 30, of India, passed away this month. He was a pastor and JESUS Film leader. He is survived by his wife. ( story ) Hugo

Nazarene Theological Seminary announced it will begin offering courses for its Master of Divinity degree on the campus of Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, California, this summer. PLNU is the fifth Nazarene college or university in the U.S. to become a part of the seminary's Multi-Campus

The Southern Florida District held its 16th annual Hispanic Mission Congress February 21 at the Miami Beth-El Church of the Nazarene. Dominican Republic missionary Scott Armstrong encouraged representatives from the district's 20 Hispanic churches to avoid clutter and remain diligent to God's call

Trevecca Nazarene University welcomed 200 high school students February 25 as part of the Education Equal Opportunity Group's 14th annual Project Save-a-Student Leadership and Training Conference. "To think that a single encounter with a high school student might change the trajectory of their life

Nazarene Bible College and the USA/Canada Region's Multicultural Ministries Office launched a new program at this month's Mission 2015 Conference in Kansas City, Missouri. The program will provide Church of the Nazarene ordination courses for ethnic students on the region. "The new venture will

Enrique Sardielo was elected superintendent of the Argentina Litoral District January 19 during a pastors' meeting. He will serve until the 2017 District Assembly Sardielo and his wife, Alicia de Sardielo, along with their three children, María Esther, Raquel, and Noé, have served for many years as

The Higher Learning Commission this month reauthorized Olivet Nazarene University's institutional accreditation, culminating the extensive self-study process the university undertakes every 10 years for accreditation. Olivet was recognized for maintaining a solid financial situation, being

Hugo Olveira, a pastor and professor, passed away February 8 due to respiratory failure. Olveira came to know the Lord at age 25 when a friend invited him to a prayer group at the Union of the Assemblies of God Church. He soon felt God's call to serve Him, so he enrolled in an Assemblies of God

General Superintendent David A. Busic announced the appointment of Gary W. Moore as superintendent of the Northern California District. Moore follows John Calhoun, who resigned to take a position at Point Loma Nazarene University. Moore has been serving as interim superintendent since February 1. A

Myanmar (formerly Burma) has been dominated by religions other than Christianity for centuries. Currently less than 4 percent of the population is considered Christian, but the Nazarene denomination continues to grow in the area. Burmese Nazarenes began reaching out to those living in Myanmar's Mon