Celebrating the life, ministry of Greg Garman
Gregory Allen Garman, 64, of Valencia, California, passed away on 25 July 2025, after a battle with Frontotemporal Dementia. He was a retired district superintendent
Gregory Allen Garman, 64, of Valencia, California, passed away on 25 July 2025, after a battle with Frontotemporal Dementia. He was a retired district superintendent
A celebration of the 100th anniversary of the arrival of the gospel through the Church of the Nazarene to the Awajún and Wampis tribes, among others in the Amazon region of Peru, was held 10-12 October 2024.
More than 800 women from Peru met in Chiclayo for the National Congress of Nazarene Women of Peru, held 28-30 June. The event was organized by the Ministry of Women with the motto “Renewed for the Race.”
The newly created Esther Carson Translation Center in Peru recently completed its first project: translating the Local and District Government section of the Manual of the Church of the Nazarene and other material into the native Awajún language spoken by the Aguaruna tribe.
In a display of faith and unity, the city of Chiclayo, Peru, celebrated Bible Day under the motto “The Bible Unites Families.” The event was attended by more than 10,000 people
In 2023, a significant milestone in the leadership of NYI Peru was established. The first National Leadership Summit occurred, “Flight 28:19,” from 29 June to 1 July in Chiclayo. A Maximum Mission project and the district camps followed the summit.
In Peru, the regions of Piura, Tumbes, La Libertad, Ancash, and Lima have been devastated by Cyclone Yaku, a surprise weather phenomenon that began 7 March, lingering for roughly a week.
Doris Palma de Urcia, a pastor in Peru, passed away 19 August 2022. Doris served in pastoral ministry as co-pastor in the Urrunaga church. She was a tireless evangelist, both in outdoor services, in the church, and at a personal level.
Norine Grantz, 94, of Weymouth, Massachusetts, passed away 24 April 2022. She was a retired missionary who served in Peru for 23 years.
The Church of the Nazarene’s South America Region has held ordination services since October 2021 in different countries of the region, ordaining 253 men and women as pastors and deacons.