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Australia church starts worship service for refugees

Thornbury Community Church , a Church of the Nazarene in a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, is learning what it means to welcome their neighbour and become a globally minded body of believers. The church began reaching out to refugees in the community a few years ago, and the church has now opened a
16 Apr 2018
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Southeast Asia Nazarene Bible College opens Indianapolis extension center

When Ray McCrary came to Indianapolis, Indiana, Southside Church of the Nazarene in 2012, he quickly realized the challenges of pastoring an aging white congregation in a community undergoing rapid social change [ click here to read more ]. “If we were to continue ministering to the south side of
04 Apr 2018
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Texas couple receives unexpected call to missions

In June 2017 during General Assembly and Conventions in Indianapolis, Indiana, Linda Dortch “just happened” to sit on a bench in the Asia-Pacific Region booth and a missionary “just happened” to walk up and start a conversation about cross-cultural ministry. The missionary was David Potter, who,
16 Mar 2018
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Childhood victim of tribal violence seeks peace among his people

Thirty years ago, a new surgeon named Jim Radcliffe arrived at the Kudjip Nazarene Hospital station. He was getting ready to bring the evening devotion to the Nazarene missionary community when he was interrupted by news of an injured boy in desperate need of reparative surgery. There had been a
16 Mar 2018
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Earthquake devastates Papua New Guinea

AP photo A 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit the Southern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea 26 February, killing at least 31 people . This is the strongest earthquake to strike the interior of Papua New Guinea in almost a century, and officials expect the death toll to climb. Nazarene sources report
01 Mar 2018
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Philippines churches respond after volcano eruption

The Church of the Nazarene is providing assistance to evacuation centers after about 80,000 families living near the Philippines’ most active volcano were evacuated. Mount Mayon erupted 22 January in the province of Albay in the Philippines. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
09 Feb 2018
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Chuuk Nazarenes dedicate new building

After many years, the Church of the Nazarene on the island of Chuuk in the Federated States of Micronesia has a new home. The Chuuk Church of the Nazarene celebrated its 17th anniversary 19 November 2017. This is a special celebration for the church not only because of its anniversary but also
04 Jan 2018
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Australia church opens doors to refugee community

Pastor Paul Spanos of Thornbury Community Church , a Church of the Nazarene located in a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, walked into the local council a few years ago and asked how the church could be of help to the needy in the neighborhood. They directed him to the social building where he met the
01 Dec 2017
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Prayer requested after earthquakes strike Middle East, Asia

Po-hang Segero Church of the Nazarene The deadliest earthquake of 2017 struck Iraq and Iran this week, killing more than 500 people and injuring thousands. Sunday's 7.3 earthquake trigged several landslides and was felt in Turkey, Israel, and Kuwait. In South Korea, a 5.4 magnitude earthquake
17 Nov 2017
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Church continues response in southern Philippines following armed conflict

The Church of the Nazarene continues helping families affected by an armed conflict that recently ended in Marawi City, Philippines. The five-month crisis displaced hundreds of thousands of people in addition to destroying many buildings and homes and killing dozens of civilians. The West Mindanao
17 Nov 2017
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