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Mariana Pereira, a Nazarene Youth International leader in Brazil, passed away March 26 after struggling with her failing health. She was 34. ”A godly woman was among us; her testimony and legacy will live on in our hearts and minds.” This was said of Mariana’s life at her burial. Pereira was born in

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received April 6-10, 2015. Lois (Millard) Chapman , 96, of Miltonvale, Kansas, passed away April 4. She was the widow of retired minister and evangelist W. Emerson Chapman,

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received March 30 - April 3, 2015. Lee Elzey , 78, of Shawnee, Oklahoma, passed away March 30. He was a retired minister, serving in Oklahoma, Texas, and Arkansas. He is

L. Duane Lum, pastor of the Plattsburgh, New York, Church of the Nazarene, passed away March 20. He was 58. Lum was born May 10, 1956, to Leonard and Lillian (Leach) Lum. He began pastoring in 1991, serving at the Lake Houston, Texas, Church of the Nazarene. Lum pastored the Glenpool, Oklahoma,

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received March 9-13, 2015. Gary Cunningham , 70, of Newnan, Georgia, passed away February 21. He was a retired minister and chaplain, serving in Indiana. He is survived by his

Northwest Nazarene University Faculty Emeritus Irving "Doc" Laird passed away at his home March 6. A celebration worship service honoring his life will be held Saturday, March 14 at 2 p.m. at Nampa First Church of the Nazarene. Laird was employed with NNU for 30 years before retiring in 1997. During

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received March 2-6, 2015. Treber Baldwin , 60, of West Union, Ohio, passed away March 1. He was the husband of minister Tammy Baldwin, who pastors the Western Union, Ohio,

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

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

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received January 12-16, 2015. E. Drell Allen , 97, of North Richland, Texas, passed away January 11. He was a retired minister, chaplain, and educator, serving in Michigan,