Nearly 400 missionaries gathered before the 30th General Assembly and Conventions in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, at nearby Butler University for revitalization and encouragement. The 5-8 June gathering was the largest gathering of Nazarene missionaries in the last 40 years.
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.
Love Your Neighbor, a short-term missions project hosted in conjunction with the 30th General Assembly and Conventions, took place in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, and 16 additional countries with over 1,500 participants.
The Bicol District welcomed the first Work & Witness team post-COVID-19 to serve their district and the community in Bicol, Philippines. 3 members from the Grace Point Church of the Nazarene in Albany, Oregon, traveled to Legazpi City to partner with the district on a project to build a new district parsonage.
Every year, hundreds of people are trained in missions in the Mesoamerican Region through the Missionary Orientation Camps (COM) of the Church of the Nazarene. In 2023, that was no different for the Caribbean Field, where 25 people participated virtually in a COM.
The first-ever global Discover Missions event brought 80 young people from all six regions of the Church of the Nazarene to the Dominican Republic from 13-22 May for an immersive short-term missions opportunity to explore potential calls into missions.
George Miller, 72, of Carnegie, Oklahoma, passed away 28 May 2023. He was a retired missionary who served for 27 years in Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and the Philippines. Miller was the pastor of Carnegie Church of the Nazarene at the time of his death.
Donald Crenshaw, 94, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away 4 May 2023. He was as a retired minister, evangelist, and missionary who served in Argentina from 1961 to 1967 and in the Dominican Republic from 1985 to 1994.
The Church of the Nazarene announced the following retiring missionaries during a meeting of the 99th Session of the General Board. As individuals, they have given a combined 314 years of service to God through the Church of the Nazarene.
The Church of the Nazarene’s Global Missions office recommended 11 missionaries for commissioning during the 99th General Board Session, held in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, 24-27 February.
