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Prayer requested for Nazarenes in Asia-Pacific city

The Church of the Nazarene's Asia-Pacific Regional Office shared the following urgent prayer request Wednesday morning, local time: Please pray for three families that have been brought to Christ through careful discipleship and who have recently been baptized in one of the cities here on the Asia
18 Feb 2015
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Florida pastor had transformational impact on community

Clay Stephens, pastor of the Monticello, Florida, Church of the Nazarene, passed away unexpectedly November 19. He was 41. Stephens told Monticello News he grew up in church but didn't live a lifestyle that reflected the Bible's teaching. When his first wife, to whom he was separated, became
20 Nov 2014
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Liberia pastor, wife die from Ebola

Joe Sonkpah, pastor of the Grace Chapel Church of the Nazarene in Liberia, passed away October 10 from Ebola days after his wife, Hannah, perished from the same disease. Hannah was helping provide medical assistance after local hospitals in Monrovia closed because they were unable to assist patients
13 Oct 2014
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Fire damages Indiana church

Friendly Church of the Nazarene in Indianapolis, Indiana, sustained significant damage in an early morning fire on Thursday. A neighbor, Mike Jared, reported the fire just after midnight. "I think it's devastating because they just put a new roof on the place," Jared told WISH TV . "The parishioners
03 Oct 2014
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Kentucky DS Gene Wells passes away

D. Eugene Wells, superintendent for the Church of the Nazarene's Kentucky District , passed away September 2. He was 63. Wells was hospitalized in Clarksville, Tennessee, August 29 following a heart attack. In addition to severe blockage in two arteries, he had pneumonia. After several days of
05 Sep 2014
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Free Methodist superintendent, family killed in car crash

Ron Balzer, New South Conference superintendent for the Free Methodist Church, was killed in a car accident August 10 along with his wife, Tamra, and 3-year-old granddaughter, Hayleigh. The Free Methodist Church is a sister denomination to the Church of the Nazarene and a fellow member of the Global
14 Aug 2014
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Deadly tornadoes devastate central USA communities

A series of tornadoes tore through parts of Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kansas late Sunday evening. At least 17 people were reported dead, with many more injured and entire neighborhoods destroyed. The first twister created an 80-mile path of destruction, starting about 10 miles west of Little Rock,
28 Apr 2014
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Former missionary killed in car crash

Janelle (Zurcher) Fosnaugh, a former Nazarene missionary, was killed in a car crash on March 31. She was 52. Fosnaugh was driving west on 109th Avenue in Crown Point, Indiana, when a driver heading east crossed the center line and hit her car. The NWI Times reported Fosnaugh's car landed on its roof
03 Apr 2014
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Arkansas church destroyed in fire

The Forest Home Church of the Nazarene in Jonesboro, Arkansas, was destroyed in a fire early Thursday morning. The fire was reported around 3 a.m. by drivers passing by the church. Jonesboro police at the scene said no one was injured. City Fire Marshal Jason Wills declared the building a total loss
13 Feb 2014
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