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One hundred women gathered in Paraguay to participate in the national women's retreat organized by the Ministry for Women. For two days, the women were able to have a time of fellowship and encourage one another.

Over 223 pastors and church planters from four districts and three pioneer areas attended the gathering. More than half attended this conference for the first time, a testament to the country's growing missional church planting and disciple-making movement.

The Family Welcome Center provides temporary shelter for dozens of families from harrowing circumstances as well as opportunities for ENC students to put the missional education they are receiving into practice.

The Global Ministry Center of the Church of the Nazarene celebrated its 15th anniversary last month. The administrative offices of the global church began operating from the two-story, 109,000-square-foot facility in Lenexa, Kansas, USA, on 15 September 2008.

More than 170 women attended the Despójate congress in Mexico, a retreat designed to facilitate an encounter between women and God as well as initiating them into their new life with Christ.

The Church of the Nazarene in Kupang, Indonesia, responded to God’s call to serve the community through children’s ministry. In 2020, they started with 12 kids and are now serving 110 kids and counting.

Nazarene women in Angola celebrated the first National Ladies Congress from August 27-29. The event was attended by 600 participants from the eight national districts, plus 200 local attendees who joined each worship service.

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 25-29 September 2023.

The Board of General Superintendents has elected Brazil native Alessandro Polonio to the position of South America regional director, effective 21 October 2023. Polonio succeeds Christian Sarmiento, who was elected the 45th General Superintendent of the Church of the Nazarene at the General Assembly

A total of 54 children attended a Children's Missionary Orientation Camp in Mexico to learn about missions through the first-hand experiences of a missionary.