European Nazarenes respond to crisis in Ukraine
Nazarene churches and leaders are showing compassion and hospitality to communicate the presence of God in a time of upheaval as the crisis escalates in Ukraine.
Nazarene churches and leaders are showing compassion and hospitality to communicate the presence of God in a time of upheaval as the crisis escalates in Ukraine.
General Secretary Gary Hartke and Nazarene Research Services released the annual Church of the Nazarene statistical reports for 2021. Click “read more” to view the report.
2021 marks the 100th anniversary of the Church of the Nazarene’s presence in the Middle East, which began in Palestine and Syria in 1921. Their early roots of compassion are still alive and well today.
Staff at Nazarene child development centers in Sri Lanka have been going above and beyond to help care for their students during the pandemic.
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.
Kazatin Church of the Nazarene in Ukraine creatively assisted their community during the pandemic, distributing food, continuing their rehabilitation program for addicts, and offering an alternative education program for the town.
Donna Lovett, 74, of Kankakee, Illinois, passed away 7 August 2021. She served as a missionary to Italy, France, Cote d’Ivoire, Benin, Rwanda, and Kenya.
In August 2020, a massive explosion devastated the port of Beirut in Lebanon, killing more than 200 people, injuring thousands, and displacing tens of thousands. Now, a year after the explosion, an ongoing economic crisis that started in 2019 has reached a breaking point.
Nazarenes from six different countries on the Eurasia Region came together to teach English and minister at a children’s camp in Poland in an expression of cooperation and partnership.
Ashrafieh Church of the Nazarene in Jordan closed its doors for over a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The church was able to re-open on Pentecost Sunday, and they are celebrating growth upon entering a new season.