Moving Ministers: September 2026
Compiled by the General Secretary’s Office from district reports, Moving Ministers is a monthly listing of Nazarene ministers in new assignments on the USA/Canada Region. Roles included in the latest report are pastor, student, and pastoral service. Entries were received in September 2026. To view the September report, click here. For previous reports, see usacanadanazarene.org.
Olivet football coach spends summer with Steelers
Olivet Nazarene University Head Football Coach Avante Mitchell spent much of his summer inside an NFL quarterback room, working alongside Aaron Rodgers, Mike McCarthy, and the Pittsburgh Steelers coaching staff as part of the Bill Walsh NFL Diversity Coaching Fellowship. The Bill Walsh NFL Diversity Coaching Fellowship was started in 1987 by Hall of Fame […]
Celebrate clergy appreciation month
October is clergy appreciation month! Churches worldwide are encouraged to express their appreciation for clergy and pastoral staff members through a gift, a note of encouragement, or other thoughtful gestures. Here are some ideas to show your pastors and clergy members your appreciation: For more ideas, the National Association of Evangelicals has compiled a list of creative ways to […]
Remembering Ark Noel Jr.
Ark Noel Jr., 92, of Santa Fe, Texas, passed away on 4 September 2026. He was a retired district superintendent who led the Southeast Oklahoma District from 1987-2004. Ark Jr. was born on 7 January 1934, to Ark Sr. and Grace Noel in Hominy, Oklahoma. Ark’s earliest memories were of his mother taking him and […]
Point Loma mourns professor’s sudden passing
Point Loma Nazarene University (PLNU) Professor Glen Laster unexpectedly and suddenly passed away on 10 September 2026. Laster was an associate professor of sociology and psychology, who had taught and worked at the university for over 20 years. “It is with profound sadness that we share the news of the sudden passing of our professor, […]
Moving Ministers: August 2026
Compiled by the General Secretary’s Office from district reports, Moving Ministers is a monthly listing of Nazarene ministers in new assignments on the USA/Canada Region. Roles included in the latest report are pastor, student, and pastoral service. Entries were received in August 2026. To view the August report, click here. For previous reports, see usacanadanazarene.org.
Celebrating the life, ministry of Paul Stroud
Paul Stroud, 88, of Minco, Oklahoma, passed away 23 July 2026. He was a retired missionary and minister in the Church of the Nazarene. Paul Elvin Stroud was born 6 October 1937 in El Reno, Oklahoma, to Raymond and Letha Stroud. He graduated from El Reno High School and received a Bachelor of Arts degree […]
Refugee congregations help bring revival to Illinois church
Moline Community Church of the Nazarene in Illinois, USA, celebrated a significant growth milestone recently. The church, once considered to be on the decline, welcomed in 115 new members during a special service on 14 June 2026. The influx of new members to the church comes from two Parent-Affiliated Congregations (PACs) made up of African […]
Moving Ministers: July 2026
Compiled by the General Secretary’s Office from district reports, Moving Ministers is a monthly listing of Nazarene ministers in new assignments on the USA/Canada Region. Roles included in the latest report are pastor, student, and pastoral service. Entries were received in July 2026. To view the July report, click here. For previous reports, see usacanadanazarene.org.
Remembering Keith Wright
Keith Milton Wright, 88, of Newberg, Oregon, passed away 19 July 2026. He was a retired district superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene. Keith was born on 19 January 1938, in Emmett, Idaho, to Arthur and Awilda Wright. Unfortunately, Awilda passed in March of 1939, leaving Keith, his sister, Geraldine, and brother, Phillip, without […]