Guinea-Bissau youth share gospel during annual camp
The pioneer area of Guinea-Bissau used the Easter holiday to host its third National Youth Camp on the island of Canhabaque, where the work of the Church of the Nazarene has recently begun. With three churches already planted, the island welcomed this important gathering, held 30 March to 5 April 2026. Under the theme “Called […]
Celebrating the life, ministry of Cosmas Mutowa
Cosmas Mutowa, 62, of Roodepoort Gauteng, South Africa, passed away 10 April 2026. He was the strategy coordinator of the Africa South East Field, and served as a missionary on global assignment since 2007. Born 28 June 1963 in Zimbabwe, Cosmas recognized God’s call to serve in ministry at the age of 19. He then […]
Benin Nazarenes celebrate 18 baptisms on Easter
The Benin-Okpara District of the Church of the Nazarene experienced a powerful moment of spiritual revival through the organisation during a 21-day fasting and prayer programme in the Borgou-Alibori area. Under the theme “Building a Strong Church,” based on the passage of Ecclesiastes 4:12, this initiative aimed to strengthen the unity and commitment of the […]
Aweis Ali appointed Horn of Africa Field strategy coordinator
The Africa Region Church of the Nazarene is celebrating the appointment of Aweis Ali as the field strategy coordinator for the newly restructured Horn of Africa Field (HOAF), effective immediately. A Somali-born leader with a strong commitment to evangelism and leadership growth, Ali brings decades of ministry experience. Ali became a Christian in Mogadishu, Somalia, […]
Celebrating the life, ministry of Connie MacKenzie
Constance “Connie” MacKenzie, 81, of Johannesburg, South Africa, passed away 25 March 2026. She was a missionary who served in South Africa and Belize. Connie will be remembered as a faithful servant of God, a pioneer in missionary service, and a woman whose life bore witness to perseverance, joy, and unwavering devotion. She holds the […]
Flags of the Nations: Guinea Conakry
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 […]
Flags of the Nations: Guinea-Bissau
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 […]
Nazarene couples in Madagascar grow in holiness
Couples from around the Antananarivo area of Madagascar gathered for the fourth annual couples’ seminar held 14 February 2026. The 250 attendees—a record-breaking number—learned how they can “Grow in Holiness” together. The seminar was based on the Bible passage of Jude 20, “But you, beloved, build yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in […]
Flags of the Nations: Ghana
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 […]
Sierra Leone youth bring awareness to drug epidemic
Overcomers Assembly Church of the Nazarene in Freetown, Sierra Leone, hosted a roundtable discussion about the scourge of drugs on their community and country in early January. Hosted by the Sierra Leone Nazarene Youth International (NYI), the event was an opportunity for the young people to invite their community—where people are either battling drug addiction […]