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Earthquake response: Feeding hungry in Nepal

“We are in the wilderness. We are unable to die. We are unable to live,” said a young woman in Tindhara, Nepal, a small community east of Kathmandu. Tindhara is in the Sindhupalchok district, where almost half of the casualties occurred following the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the country
06 May 2015
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Ohio church upgrades homes, neighborhoods through Paint the Town

Jeff Ballantyne balances on scaffolding while he applies a fresh coat of paint to 320 Blaine Avenue. Jeff is part of the crew of the Paint the Town Project in partnership by Marion First Church of the Nazarene and Downtown Marion Inc. ( The Marion Star photo) A couple of houses on Blaine Avenue will
05 May 2015
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Intermountain District elects new superintendent

General Superintendent David W. Graves announced the election of J. Scott Shaw as superintendent of the Intermountain District . Elected on the third ballot, Shaw will take over for retiring Intermountain District Superintendent Stephen Borger on May 30. "I am deeply honored to be elected the
04 May 2015
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Lay leaders: April/May 2015

Sunday School and Discipleship Ministry International's The Discipleship Place congratulates the following individuals approved by their pastor and local church board to receive a certificate of lay ministry. Upon approval, they will complete lay ministry courses . Spencer James Aldeman, Palisade
04 May 2015
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Nepal: Six days after the earthquake

When a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal on April 25, it was a Saturday. In Nepal, that’s the day when Christians gather to worship. That meant that most churches were full when the ground began to violently shake beneath their feet. Prakash, the pastor of the Nazarene church outside Kathmandu,
01 May 2015
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Virtual seminary offers courses in Spanish, Portuguese

The Virtual Nazarene Seminary, an alliance between the Church of the Nazarene's seminaries on the South America and Mesoamerica regions, began offering online courses in Spanish and Portuguese last month. Spanish classes include Spiritual Formation (78 students) and New Testament II (62 students).
01 May 2015
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Nazarenes in the News: May 1, 2015

Linda Cable and Linda Ellis paint the kitchen area of Hope Pregnancy & Health Center Saturday as part of First Church of the Nazarene's 100 Acts of Service to honor the church's 100th anniversary. Nazarenes in the News is a compilation of online news articles featuring Nazarene churches or church
01 May 2015
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PLNU receives National Science Foundation grant to support STEM majors

Point Loma Nazarene University announced it received a $576,750 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support undergraduate scholarships for PLNU students in the STEM disciplines — science, technology, engineering, and mathematics — who also minor in Computational Science while
30 Apr 2015
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Mango Tree Respite Centre reaches out to visually impaired children

Asia-Pacific Communications recently received the following update from In-Kwon Kim, a missionary serving at Mango Tree Respite Centre in Tonga: In the first week of January, Jeong-Seok and I attended a forum in Melbourne, Australia, regarding children with visual impairment. Representatives from
30 Apr 2015
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NNU honors alumna with education award

Northwest Nazarene University honored alumna Marilyn Olson with the 2014 L. E. Wesche Outstanding Educator of the Year award last week. The award is given each year to an alumnus who has provided distinguished service in the field of education. Olson is currently a research associate at the Center
30 Apr 2015
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