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General Secretary David P. Wilson and Nazarene Research Services released the annual Church of the Nazarene statistical reports for 2017. These detailed reports documenting the missional activities of the denomination on a global scale show growth for the Church of the Nazarene over the statistical

Faye C. Stowe, wife of General Superintendent Emeritus Eugene L. Stowe, passed away 4 December. She was 99. The Stowes served churches in California, Oregon, and Idaho before Eugene was named district superintendent for Central California in 1963. He later served as president of Nazarene Theological

The Board of General Superintendents declared 1 December 2017 as the effective date for the 2017-2021 Manual of the Church of the Nazarene. An electronic version of the new Manual in English is accessible via nazarene.org/manual or by going directly to its website . The printed version will be

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

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 27 — 1 December 2017. Marlon Angel , 76, of Xenia, Ohio, passed away 21 November. He was a retired minister, serving in Ohio, Alabama, and West Virginia. He is

Benaia Freire Furtado had already been through a lot when she was first sponsored as a child in Brazil. Her father had recently died, preceded by a close friend only six months before. She had also moved with her mother and brother to a new city, where they didn’t have friends or family. She was

Earlier this year, the Trinidad and Tobago District relaunched Children’s Bible Quizzing. Immediately, eight churches and 49 quizzers formed their Bible study groups and prepared for competitions on 1 and 2 Samuel. Just as district preparations were being made for the 2017-2018 quiz cycle, doors

Stan A. Toler, pastor, author, leadership expert, general superintendent emeritus, and devoted family man, passed from this earthly life to life eternal with his Lord and Savior 18 November. Stanley Aaron Toler was born 7 November 1950 in Welch, West Virginia, a coal-mining community that was, at

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 20-22 November 2017. Bonnie (Loving) Bozeman , 78, of Kirbyville, Texas, passed away 21 November. She was the wife of retired minister F. Pat Bozeman, who served in

Pictured, left to right: Adam, Linda, Stan, and Seth Toler General Superintendent Emeritus Stan Toler passed away 18 November after battling cancer for the past year. He was 67. He was reportedly surrounded by his loving family at the time of his passing. "Dr. Stan Toler was an advocate, encourager,