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The Board of General Superintendents approved a motion in its December 2 meeting to merge the Australia Northern Pacific and Western Australia districts. The new district's proposed name is the Australia North and West District. The mission of the new Phase 2 district, which has a population of

MidAmerica Nazarene University announced it received a $10 million, five-year Title III Department of Education Strengthening Institutions Program grant. According to Linda Alexander and Whitney Gray, grant project co-directors at MNU, the main goal of this grant is to create a Center for Academic

As the Ebola outbreak in West Africa enters its seventh month, the Church of the Nazarene continues to serve affected individuals and communities through education, preventative measures, and prayer. The World Health Organization's latest update announced 4,269 (probable, confirmed, and suspected)

For months, the Church of the Nazarene has been responding to the needs of sisters and brothers in West Africa who have been affected by the Ebola virus. The global church is continuing to partner with local churches to bring critically needed supplies, educational materials, and a compassionate

" The Great Commission is not an option to be considered; it is a command to be obeyed " -- J. Hudson Taylor In the mid-19th Century, Hudson Taylor said something obvious: Matthew 28:19-20 is not simply one item on a list of suggested activities. Those verses are the “Great Commission”--a label

Clay Stephens, pastor of the Monticello, Florida, Church of the Nazarene, passed away unexpectedly November 19. He was 41. Stephens told Monticello News he grew up in church but didn't live a lifestyle that reflected the Bible's teaching. When his first wife, to whom he was separated, became

Floyd Flemming, retired East Ohio District superintendent, passed away November 14. He was 88. Flemming was born in New Brunswick, Canada. He received a Bachelor of Arts from Eastern Nazarene College, a Bachelor of Divinity from Nazarene Theological Seminary, a Master of Arts from Boston University,

The Board of General Superintendents approved changes to the Mesoamerica Region field structure, including decreasing from six fields to five. Two current fields, Mexico North and Mexico South, were combined to create the Mexico Field. "In uniting Mexico into one field, it would help us to have a

Forrest E. Whitlatch, retired Iowa district superintendent, passed away October 21. He was 90. Whitlatch began his ministry in Iowa after graduating from Olivet Nazarene College (now University). He pastored four churches in Iowa and was elected superintendent of the Iowa District in 1970, a

Africa Regional Director Filimao Chambo shared the following letter last week, calling for a time of prayer and fasting. The Africa Regional Office will be closed for work on Wednesday, October 22, and instead we will come together for a day of prayer and fasting to intercede for those who are