Brazil church grows amid challenges during pandemic
Bethel Church of the Nazarene in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, was experiencing revival prior to the pandemic. Despite the challenges of the pandemic, Bethel experienced growth in many facets.
Bethel Church of the Nazarene in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, was experiencing revival prior to the pandemic. Despite the challenges of the pandemic, Bethel experienced growth in many facets.
During the month of June, Jesús mi Refugio Iglesia del Nazareno’s small groups were challenged to document acts of service to the community through photos, testimonies, and interviews.
Hechos 29, a new church plant in Colombia, was searching for a way to show God’s love through compassion. Today, the church serves expectant and new mothers through food and clothing donations, parenting and professional training, prayer, and more.
Lucas Swisher, a missionary in Brazil and an English teacher, uses his love of outreach and his passion for video games to create friendships, deepen connections, and disciple people from around the world.
The South America Region hosted its first virtual regional missionary conference, Sin Límites, 9-10 July. It was a virtual event designed to fan the missionary flame across the region.
When the COVID-19 pandemic made working and meeting in person impossible for pastors in the South Cone Field, Field Strategy Coordinator Alessandro Polonio and his wife, Christiane, had to get creative.
The upcoming global worship service, A Celebration of Grace, will feature more than 60 members of the Orquesta Infant Juvenil, a youth orchestra from the Sierra Centro District in Ecuador.
The Church of the Nazarene in Brazil held a virtual leadership conference 28-29 May. The conference was attended by over 200 superintendents, pastors, and local leaders.
The compassionate ministry of Iglesia del Nazarene Juan Noé in Arica started an open dining room called Sembrando Esperanza or Sowing Hope. The ministry provides 140 breakfasts and lunches every weekend.
Churches on the Paraguay Central District partnered to create five cafeterias to provide hot meals for families affected by joblessness during the COVID-19 pandemic. The cafeterias provide more than 1,300 plates of food each week.