Primera Iglesia del Nazareno in Capitán Sarmiento, Argentina, celebrated the reopening of its newly renovated church facilities on 3 October at NAZAFEST Sarmiento 2015.

Established in the 1930s by missionaries John and Marie Cochran and Spurgeon and Fae Hendrix as the first non-Catholic church in Capitán Sarmiento, Primera Iglesia del Nazareno is well-known in the community.  

Organized by a Work and Witness group called the Protagonists, NAZAFEST Sarmiento 2015 focused on community outreach, showing them the church exists to serve the community and glorify God. Event elements included a food drive to benefit the local orphanage Nuestra Señora del Pilar, music and games, and a message by Esteban Durán. 

--Church of the Nazarene South America Region