For the first time in decades, downtown Oakland, California, has an English-language Church of the Nazarene. Eikon Church of the Nazarene began in 2020 and has radically impacted the East Bay region of northern California.
Cambridge, Massachusetts, First Church of the Nazarene was designated as a historical landmark of the Church of the Nazarene by the action of the 30th General Assembly last month. The building itself was finished in 1912 by some of the earliest holiness people of the denomination. The congregation that has worshipped at Franklin Street has been a part of the holiness movement since the mid-1800s.
Over 10,000 students and volunteers gathered in Tampa, Florida, USA, from 5-9 July for Nazarene Youth Conference 2023. The four-day youth conference for students entering 9th grade through graduating high school seniors featured plenary sessions, times of worship, live concerts, and service projects in the community.
Fitkins Memorial Church of the Nazarene, located in Meridian, Mississippi, USA, was designated a historic landmark of the Church of the Nazarene by action of the 30th General Assembly in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, last month.
On 15 June 2023, Camp Garner Creek was designated as a historical landmark of the Church of the Nazarene during the Thursday morning business session of the 30th General Assembly and Conventions.
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 June click read more.
Thousands of youth are preparing to attend Nazarene Youth Conference 2023 in Tampa, Florida, USA, held 5-9 July.
Two new district superintendents were recently elected on the USA/Canada Region. Andy Monnin was elected superintendent of the Northwestern Ohio District on 23 June 2023, and Mark Lehman was elected superintendent of the Los Angeles District on 26 June.
On 15 June 2023, Primera Iglesia Mexicana Del Nazareno, the first Hispanic Church of the Nazarene in the United States, was designated as a historical landmark of the Church of the Nazarene after the adoption of Special Resolution 753 at the 30th General Assembly.
David Warren, 68, of New Castle, Indiana, passed away 18 June 2023. He has been the pastor of Richmond Church of the Nazarene in Richmond, Indiana, since 2019.
