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David Skidmore was elected superintendent of the Canada Atlantic District on 31 May 2024. Skidmore currently serves as the chaplain of Calgary Remand Centre, a correctional facility in Alberta, Canada.

Since September 1, 2009, the Church of the Nazarene's Global Ministry Center (GMC) proudly flies a flag each week of one of the many nations in which the denomination is present in ministry. Leaders were invited to send a national flag to be flown at the GMC alongside the flag of the United States*.

The Discipleship Place offers a variety of courses on topics ranging from discipleship and evangelism to mental health. On the Canada West District, these courses are used for discipleship, connecting people from three Canadian provinces.

In October's edition of Nazarenes in the News, a church in Canada received an award for its after-school program, Olivet inaugurated their new president and a Missouri church is addressing local food issues.

Randy Barrington has been appointed superintendent of the Canada Quebec District. The appointment was made by General Superintendent David Graves in consultation with the Canada Quebec Advisory Committee, USA/Canada Regional Director Stan Reeder, and the Board of General Superintendents.

When COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions caused many North American churches to re-evaluate their ministries, Jodi Getson and Mike Wheeler began exploring the concept of entirely online operations.

For the people in the Downtown Eastside neighborhood in Vancouver, British Columbia, hope can seem distant. The neighborhood is infamous for rampant drug use, homelessness, and poverty. And since 1992, Mission Possible , a Nazarene Compassionate Ministry Center, has served right in the middle of it.

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

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

General Superintendent Eugénio R. Duarte announced the appointment of Stephen Ottley as superintendent of the Canada Central District . Ottley is currently church development director for the district and previously served as assistant district superintendent, a position he has held since 2013. He