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Antananarivo, Madagascar At the Nazarene district center in Antananarivo, rooms that used to sit vacant are now alive with activity as students learn English, study the Bible, and gain computer skills. The new learning center, called Living Hope School, opened 13 January through Nazarene

When Pastor Lloyd Solomons counsels and ministers to the youth in his church, he knows exactly what they're going through. In this neighborhood of Johannesburg, South Africa, youth gangs are prevalent, and many youth get caught up in drug use, drug sales, violence, and other aberrant behaviors.

In Malawi, where flooding has killed 104 people and displaced more than 230,000 others*, Nazarene churches are pulling together their resources to support members in need. A Nazarene Compassionate Ministries team recently visited hard-hit areas in southern Malawi to distribute food and supplies and

Sierre Leone, Africa Isatu Fullah died this week in Sierre Leone as a result of the Ebola virus, leaving behind five young children and a grieving husband, James Fullah, who pastors the Amazing Grace Church of the Nazarene on the country's western peninsula. She is at least the fourth Nazarene to

General Superintendent Eugénio R. Duarte appointed Vidal Cole superintendent of the Sierra Leone District. He replaces his mentor, Paul Martin. Paul and Sharon Martin served as missionaries for the Church of the Nazarene in Sierra Leone from 2004 to 2013. They mentored Vidal and Marie Cole and many

As the Ebola outbreak in West Africa enters its seventh month, the Church of the Nazarene continues to serve affected individuals and communities through education, preventative measures, and prayer. The World Health Organization's latest update announced 4,269 (probable, confirmed, and suspected)

For months, the Church of the Nazarene has been responding to the needs of sisters and brothers in West Africa who have been affected by the Ebola virus. The global church is continuing to partner with local churches to bring critically needed supplies, educational materials, and a compassionate

Africa Regional Director Filimao Chambo shared the following letter last week, calling for a time of prayer and fasting. The Africa Regional Office will be closed for work on Wednesday, October 22, and instead we will come together for a day of prayer and fasting to intercede for those who are

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

As the Church of the Nazarene continues to expand across the Africa Region, leaders reviewed the current field structure and their names. The first change led by Regional Director Filimao Chambo is the expansion of the Africa Lusophone Field, which will now include all Portuguese-speaking areas.