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General Superintendent Eugénio R. Duarte announced the election of Rose Brower-Young as superintendent of the Canada West District . Elected 23 June on the first ballot, Bower-Young replaces Larry Dahl, who is retiring after serving for 11 years in the position. Brower-Young will begin her new

Mount Vernon Nazarene University President Henry W. Spaulding II announced the appointment of James Smith to the position of vice president for University Relations as of 1 June. “Rev. James Smith has worked very effectively for 10 years in enrollment helping the university stabilize and strengthen

The Church of the Nazarene's office of Stewardship Development announced the 2017-2018 winners of the Stewardship Sermon Scholarship. The award is given to those students whose sermons are judged most effective in exploring biblical stewardship in the contemporary context of the local Nazarene

M. Bert Daniels, retired minister, evangelist, and district superintendent, passed away 14 June. He was 98 years old. Daniels served as minister for nearly 20 years in Idaho, Oregon, and Florida. In 1956, he became superintendent of both the Alaska and Canada Pacific districts, where he served for

General Superintendent Carla D. Sunberg ordained Nicole Cotton, Penny McCawley, and Sherry Mae Bright at the North Arkansas District Assembly 11 June. History was made this week on the Church of the Nazarene’s USA/Canada Region as an all-female ordination class was ordained by a woman for the first

Photo from South Arkansas District NYI President Jon Newlin The Ashdown, Arkansas, Church of the Nazarene parsonage caught fire 9 June, leaving Pastor Bill Segur and his family without a home. Investigators believe the fire started in the garage but have not made a final determination. In addition

General Superintendent Eugénio R. Duarte announced the election of J. Mark Collins as superintendent of the Canada Atlantic District . Elected 1 June on the sixth ballot, Collins replaces K. Clair MacMillan, who is retiring after serving more than 15 years in the position. Collins will begin his new

NCN News compiled the following list of spring commencement reports from each of the Nazarene institutions of higher education on the USA/Canada Region: Ambrose University President: Gordon T. Smith Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Web: ambrose.edu Date of Graduation Exercises: 28 April

Pastor Neil Allenbrand, lead pastor at Penticton Church of the Nazarene in British Columbia, Canada, passed away 30 May from pancreatic cancer. He was 63 years old. Before serving at Penticton Church of the Nazarene, Allenbrand served in Olds, Alberta, from 1976 to 1977 and in Caroline, Alberta,

Compiled by the General Secretary's Office from district reports, Moving Ministers is a monthly listing of Nazarene ministers in new assignments on the USA/Canada Region. Roles included in the latest report are pastor and pastoral service. Entries were received in May 2018. To view the May report,