Pastor Geovane Mota turned an unused church garage space into a gym to practice jiu-jitsu at the Church of the Nazarene in Queluz, Portugal. Rafaela became one of the church’s first jiu-jitsu students.
William Laruccia dos Santos was elected superintendent of Curitiba District on 29 October 2023 during the district assembly.
Elton Wood, 97, of Riverside, Rhode Island, passed away on 22 June 2023. He was a retired minister, evangelist, and missionary who served in Cabo Verde and Brazil for 40 years.
The fourth national meeting of Nazarene Missions International in Brazil was held 14-16 April 2023 under the theme Até que todos ouçam (Until everyone hears). The event was attended by 180 missions leaders.
In March, the Brazil Church of the Nazarene created NAZA TV, a YouTube channel that features content such as devotionals, interviews, and podcasts.
Alcimar Santos was appointed superintendent of the Rio Grande do Norte District in Brazil in March. He replaces Gerson Pinto Cardoso after more than two decades of leadership.
Community of Good Church of the Nazarene began as a house church in Sumaré, Brazil. More than 10 years later, the church of nearly 500 people has made a major impact in its city.
The Mission School for Adolescents (EMA) welcomed 112 adolescents from the states of Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Paraná, and Espírito Santo in January. EMA exists to prepare Christian adolescents to fulfill the Great Commission.
Igreja do Nazareno Semear celebrated its ninth ballet season in December of 2022 with a performance in Hortolândia in São Paulo, Brazil.
On the 3rd Friday of each month, the District of São Paulo meets via Zoom to pray. They pray for local churches and leaders, global leadership, missionaries and children of missionaries, and more. They testify to the time of prayer and what God has been doing in them since it began.
