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Dana Snodgrass remembered

Dana Snodgrass, pastor of the Paris, Pennsylvania, Church of the Nazarene, passed away December 8. He was 64. Snodgrass was born October 17, 1951, in South Charleston, West Virginia, to Emma Jean and Sterling Snodgrass. He married Roxianne Daniel July 30, 1971. Four years later he accepted his first
11 Dec 2015
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Oregon ministry receives immigration accreditation

Medford, Oregon, First Church of the Nazarene was granted federal approval to operate as a Board of Immigration Appeals recognized site. The BIA offers qualified nonprofit organizations and individuals accreditation to practice immigration law in a limited capacity by helping immigrants assess their
11 Dec 2015
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Vanuatu campus celebrates first graduation

South Pacific Nazarene Theological College's Vanuatu campus recently held its first graduation. Joe Malikum, Austin Jereva, and Gideon Iakapas all received a Certificate in Ministry. Held in Eratap Church of the Nazarene with nearly 200 people in attendance, it was standing room only as family
11 Dec 2015
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MNU receives $600K grant for youth theology institute

MidAmerica Nazarene University received a $600,000 grant to establish a youth theology summer institute. It is part of Lilly Endowment’s High School Youth Theology Institutes initiative, which seeks to encourage young people to explore theological traditions, ask questions about the moral dimensions
10 Dec 2015
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Retired missionary Marion Rich passes away

Retired missionary Marion Rich passed away December 6 from injuries sustained in a car accident. She was 88. Marion was born December 5, 1925, in Wharton, New Jersey, a daughter of the late Frank and Rose S. Gall Kish. At age 26, Marion married Harry Rich June 5, 1952. She served the Church of the
10 Dec 2015
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SNU announces new head football coach

A new era will begin now at Southern Nazarene University as it named Andy Lambert as its head coach for football. Lambert becomes the fourth coach in school history as the program heads into its 17th season in 2016. The Smith Center, Kansas, native spent the past 12 seasons at Sterling College in
10 Dec 2015
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Work & Witness Haiti to build chapel factory

The Church of the Nazarene in Haiti is growing faster than churches can be built. In 2014, the number of new preaching points increased almost 40% over the previous year to 900 and more than 1,000 church buildings are needed in Haiti right now. In an effort to keep up with the growing demand, last
09 Dec 2015
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Trevecca completes purchase of Volunteer Express property

Trevecca Nazarene University completed the purchase of 4.48 acres from Volunteer Express, which is part of the Quickway Distribution Services family of companies. The university and Quickway’s real estate holding company, McDaver Properties, announced the sale of the property this morning. Volunteer
09 Dec 2015
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Sierra Leone declared Ebola-free

Sierra Leone was declared Ebola-free more than a year and a half after the first case of the world's worst Ebola outbreak was reported in West Africa. On November 7, the World Health Organization reported 42 days (the length of two incubation cycles of the deadly virus) had passed since the last
08 Dec 2015
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Lay leaders: November 2015

Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International's The Discipleship Place congratulates the following individuals approved by their pastor and local church board to receive a certificate of lay ministry. Upon approval, they will complete lay ministry courses . Douglas R. Beatty, Hershey
08 Dec 2015
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