Moving Ministers: January 2025
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.
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.
Roberto Hodgson, 64, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away 3 February 2025 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He served as a minister and district superintendent before becoming director of Multicultural Ministries for the USA/Canada Region Church of the Nazarene.
Frances White, age 98, of Whitesburg, Georgia, passed away 6 December 2024. She served as a missionary in Swaziland (now Eswatini) for 15 years.
Between Borders is a feature film set to release in the United States on 26-28 January that tells the true story of the Petrosyans — a Nazarene family— and their journey to faith and safety.
Over 240 participants and volunteers gathered at Third Wave 2025 in Orlando and Lake Placid, Florida from 7-13 January 2025, for a time of worship, training, and equipping for leadership. A total of 51 different countries and 23 different languages were represented among those present.
Beginning 7 January, a series of devastating wildfires scorched communities in the Los Angeles, California, area, causing the deaths of at least 25 people and forcing the evacuation of close to 180,000 people from their homes. Here’s how Nazarenes are responding to the crisis.
Jack Archer, 92, of Mount Vernon, Ohio, passed away on 18 December 2024. He was a retired district superintendent who led the North Central Ohio District from 1987 to 2000. He also served as a minister in Ohio and West Virginia.
Jason A. Caddy was appointed superintendent of the North Carolina District on 2 January 2025. Caddy currently pastors Columbia Grace Church of the Nazarene in Columbia, Tennessee.
Stephen D. Rhoades was appointed superintendent of the Georgia District on 2 January 2025. Rhoades currently pastors Fort Meyers First Church of the Nazarene in Florida.
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.