Brian Wiesinger was appointed superintendent of the Southwest Oklahoma District on 11 December 2023. He currently is the pastor of The Crossing Church of the Nazarene in Westminster, Colorado.
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.
In this month’s Nazarenes in the News, read about a Pennsylvania church hosting a weekly free meal for the community, the Nazarene military chaplain endorser, and more.
Compiled by the General Secretary’s Office from district reports, Moving Ministers is a monthly listing of Nazarene ministers in new assignments on the USA/Canada Region. To view the report for November, click read more.
Lillenas Music, a subsidiary of The Foundry Publishing, premiered its Christmas musical “Then Christ Came” at a sold-out Carnegie Hall in New York City, New York, on 20 November 2023 during the 13th annual Christmas in New York concert.
Kankakee First Church of the Nazarene in Illinois is reaching its community through the game of basketball, hosting a weekly men’s basketball league. The league has grown from a simple open gym concept — where anyone can show up and play basketball — to a full-fledged league with 12 teams, 120 players, qualified officials.
A church in Michigan is resourcing its community through educational and faith-based seminars on mental health-related topics. Over 100 people attended Flushing Community Church of the Nazarene’s Hope Over Anxiety seminar on 22 October.
Jerry Kester, 69, of Olympia, Washington, passed away on 13 October 2023. He led the Washington Pacific District as superintendent since 2011.
Compiled by the General Secretary’s Office from district reports, Moving Ministers is a monthly listing of Nazarene ministers in new assignments on the USA/Canada Region. To view the report for October, click read more.
