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.
Elizabeth Essolene Price Schendel, 89, of Lake Havasu City, Arizona, passed away 23 January 2023. She was a missionary who served in Papua New Guinea for 15 years alongside her husband, Daryl Schendel.
Betty Jean (Cherry) Owens, 88, of Edmond, Oklahoma, passed away on 29 November 2022. She was a missionary who served in the Philippines from 1964 to 1982.
Linda Spalding, 88, of Bastrop, Texas, passed away 17 October 2022. She was a retired missionary who served in Bolivia, Mexico, and Panama for 21 years alongside her husband, Tom Spalding.
