Editor's Pick News

Thousands of youth are preparing to attend Nazarene Youth Conference 2023 in Tampa, Florida, USA, held 5-9 July.

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 26-30 June 2023.

The Instituto Biblico Nazareno (Nazarene Bible Institute), the first institution of theological education for the Church of the Nazarene on the Mesoamerica Region, was designated as a historic landmark at the 30th General Assembly and Conventions.

Elton Wood, 97, of Riverside, Rhode Island, passed away on 22 June 2023. He was a retired minister, evangelist, and missionary who served in Cabo Verde and Brazil for 40 years.

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.

Love Your Neighbor, a short-term missions project hosted in conjunction with the 30th General Assembly and Conventions, took place in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, and 16 additional countries with over 1,500 participants.

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.

Matola Cidade Church of the Nazarene in Mozambique honored Ana da Conceição Coelho, a woman who has served in the Church of the Nazarene for over 50 years. She has dedicated her life to teaching the Word of God to the children in the church.

Multiple Churches of the Nazarene in Paraguay participated in a national communications congress from 12-14 May designed to activate the creative capacity of the churches.