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A place to be: Missouri church provides safe space

Pastor Alice Piggee-Wallack and her church, True Light Church of the Nazarene, opened their doors to meet needs in an area downtown where approximately 30 percent of the population live below the poverty level. On a Friday morning, a group of women sits around a circular table, listening to a
06 Nov 2018
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In Memoriam: 9 November 2018

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 5-9 November 2018. J. Michael Buck , 61, of Grove City, Ohio, passed away 27 October. He was a minister, serving at Lifepoint Church of the Nazarene in Columbus, Ohio
05 Nov 2018
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Oaxaca Northwest District holds Cross-Cultural Orientation

Approximately 30 people participated in the Cross-Cultural Orientation held by the Oaxaca Northwest District 18-20 October at the Etla Church of the Nazarene in Mexico. Etla church Pastor and District Communications Coordinator Josué Barrera said the event is part of the district’s goal to encourage
02 Nov 2018
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Florida senior apartment complex celebrates 50 years

The Nazarene sponsored senior living complex, Lake Worth Towers, celebrated its 50th anniversary last week with church and government officials in Lake Worth, Florida. Lake Worth Towers is an eleven-story complex of 195 apartments, providing affordable housing for over 200 moderate-income seniors 62
02 Nov 2018
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A long-term plan: Continued earthquake recovery in Nepal

On the foothills of the Himalayas, overlooking a valley dotted with rice fields and small-scale farms, sits a newly constructed earthquake-resistant classroom where 60 children are silently engrossed in their books. Sitting on the floor in small groups scattered around the large room, they complete
01 Nov 2018
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Retired missionary Nettie Stroud passes away

Retired missionary Nettie Stroud passed away 27 October. She was 83 years old. In 1955, Nettie married her husband, Paul, and together the couple served for 11 years in Thomas, Apache, Lindsay, and Walters, Oklahoma. Nettie and Paul went on to serve as missionaries in Cabo Verde from 1966 to 1971,
01 Nov 2018
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Guyana pastor couples seek healthy marriages through seminar

The Guyana Central District held its first Marriage Enrichment Seminar from 18-21 October in Georgetown, Guyana. Nearly 30 pastor couples participated in the event led by Miguel and Irene Garita of the Mesoamerica Region Family Care Ministry. “It was a blessed time with good participation from those
01 Nov 2018
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Church of the Nazarene in Venezuela enters new territory

Venezuela First District Evangelism Coordinator Alfredo Gómez and his team opened a new church-type mission 11 October in the Amazon State. The mission is located in the La Florida neighborhood in the city of Puerto Ayacucho. After months of prayer, District Superintendent Jimmy De Gouveia and Gómez
01 Nov 2018
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Robert Brunson remembered

Robert Brunson, retired missionary and pastor, passed away 29 October. He was 73 years old. In 1964, Robert began a two-year pastorate in Hydro, Oklahoma, while studying at Bethany Nazarene College (now Southern Nazarene University). That same year, he married his wife, Norma. After finishing his
31 Oct 2018
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In Memoriam: 2 November 2018

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 29 October - 2 November 2018. James Bearden , 77, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away 28 October. He was a retired minister and district superintendent, serving in West
30 Oct 2018
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