Kendall Franklin appointed superintendent of Kansas District
Kendall Franklin was appointed superintendent of the Kansas District . He currently serves as pastor of Woodland Lakes Community Church of the Nazarene in Wichita, Kansas.
Kendall Franklin was appointed superintendent of the Kansas District . He currently serves as pastor of Woodland Lakes Community Church of the Nazarene in Wichita, Kansas.
The Board of General Superintendents has declared 26 January 2024 as the effective date for the 2023 Manual of the Church of the Nazarene. To learn more, click read more.
General Secretary Gary Hartke and Nazarene Research Services released the annual Church of the Nazarene statistical report for 2023.
General Superintendent Emeritus W. Talmadge Johnson passed away on 6 December 2023 at age 86. Elected at the 25th General Assembly and Conventions, Johnson was the 33rd General Superintendent of the Church of the Nazarene.
Jim Bond was appointed superintendent of the Oklahoma District on 30 November 2023. Bond has been the superintendent of the Kansas District, serving in that role since 2014.
Cezarina Glendenning was appointed field strategy coordinator for the Central Europe Field on 1 November 2023. Glendennig has served as leader of the Croatia Pioneer Area since 2019.
The Global Ministry Center of the Church of the Nazarene celebrated its 15th anniversary last month. The administrative offices of the global church began operating from the two-story, 109,000-square-foot facility in Lenexa, Kansas, USA, on 15 September 2008.
The Board of General Superintendents has elected Brazil native Alessandro Polonio to the position of South America regional director, effective 21 October 2023. Polonio succeeds Christian Sarmiento, who was elected the 45th General Superintendent of the Church of the Nazarene at the General Assembly and Conventions on 15 June 2023.
Ernest Treviño has been appointed superintendent of the Texas-Oklahoma Latin District. He helped open Living Water Church of the Nazarene in Progreso, Texas, in 2014 and has served as the pastor there since 2017.
The 30th General Assembly and Conventions begins today, 9 June 2023. Over the next week, Nazarenes from around the world will join together for a week of celebration, worship, and important church business. Those around the world who are unable to attend the 30th General Assembly and Conventions will be able to follow along during the worship services and General Assembly business sessions through a live stream.