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Florida pastor had transformational impact on community

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
20 Nov 2014
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Floyd Flemming remembered

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,
17 Nov 2014
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Forrest Whitlatch remembered

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
31 Oct 2014
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Donald Davis remembered

Retired missionary Donald H. Davis, 91, passed away September 7 in Salinas, California. Donald, along with his late wife, Emma, serve in Argentina for 23 years. Donald is survived by his second wife, Virginia, and Donald and Emma's children, Garth, Steven, and Martha (Davis) Latham. Condolences can
11 Sep 2014
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Kentucky DS Gene Wells passes away

D. Eugene Wells, superintendent for the Church of the Nazarene's Kentucky District , passed away September 2. He was 63. Wells was hospitalized in Clarksville, Tennessee, August 29 following a heart attack. In addition to severe blockage in two arteries, he had pneumonia. After several days of
05 Sep 2014
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Free Methodist superintendent, family killed in car crash

Ron Balzer, New South Conference superintendent for the Free Methodist Church, was killed in a car accident August 10 along with his wife, Tamra, and 3-year-old granddaughter, Hayleigh. The Free Methodist Church is a sister denomination to the Church of the Nazarene and a fellow member of the Global
14 Aug 2014
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Missing Maryland pastor found dead

Roy Flowers, an associate pastor at the Damascus, Maryland, Church of the Nazarene, was found dead in his car on June 9 after going missing two days earlier. Flowers, 56, was last seen around noon by his family on June 7 when he left his home to go to the store. According to WNEW, police and family
13 Jun 2014
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Former missionary killed in car crash

Janelle (Zurcher) Fosnaugh, a former Nazarene missionary, was killed in a car crash on March 31. She was 52. Fosnaugh was driving west on 109th Avenue in Crown Point, Indiana, when a driver heading east crossed the center line and hit her car. The NWI Times reported Fosnaugh's car landed on its roof
03 Apr 2014
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General Superintendent Emeritus John Knight passes away

General Superintendent Emeritus John A. Knight died in his sleep Sunday night, February 1, at his home in Daytona Beach, Florida. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, February 10, at 2:00 P.M. at the Bethany, Oklahoma First Church of the Nazarene . In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate
02 Feb 2009
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