Spacer component

Recent News

Kenya woman finds acceptance, opportunity at Africa Nazarene University

Maria Njeri, an Africa Nazarene University alumnus from Kikuyu, Kenya, was born with cerebral palsy. She first realized she was different in primary school when she was faced with a barrage of questions about her condition. Her family was there for her through the bullying, and they encouraged her
23 Jan 2019
Go to content
Harmon Schmelzenbach

Harmon Schmelzenbach III remembered

At 12 years old, Harmon Schmelzenbach III spoke to Swazi evangelist Joseph Mkwanazi at a camp meeting in Endingeni, Swaziland. Harmon later shared that this conversation confirmed his call to be a pastor and missionary like his father and grandfather. He would spend the next 13 years preparing for
10 Jan 2019
Go to content

Retired missionary, pioneer Harmon Schmelzenbach passes away

Retired missionary and pioneer Harmon Schmelzenbach III passed away 2 January. He was 83 years old. Harmon and his wife, Beverly, were both missionaries for the Church of the Nazarene, serving from 1960 until their retirement in 2001. Harmon grew up in Africa as a third-generation missionary. In the
04 Jan 2019
Go to content

Malawi conference calls churches to pursue holiness

The Church of the Nazarene in Malawi organized a two-day national holiness conference 13-14 November themed “Thriving for Holiness.” The main speakers for the conference were General Superintendent Carla Sunberg and Africa Regional Director Daniel Gomis. The conference was held at Bangwe Church of
20 Dec 2018
Go to content

Pastor, missionary Ernest Eades remembered

Retired pastor and missionary Ernest Eades passed away 21 November. He was 99. Ernest Eades was born 27 October 1919 in London, England. He met his first wife, Jessie Munn, at the Emmanuel Bible College in Birkenhead, England, where they both graduated from in 1940. They were married in 1942, and
05 Dec 2018
Go to content

Monrovian women empower one another

In a church building in the heart of Monrovia, Liberia, a small group of women gathered over the course of a few days to talk about their hopes for themselves and the other women in their neighborhoods. The phrase they repeated over and over was “become somebody.” They wanted to have the opportunity
03 Dec 2018
Go to content

Missionary kids reunite in Eswatini after 50 years

When Harmon Schmelzenbach pioneered the Church of the Nazarene in the small Kingdom of Swaziland (now Eswatini) more than 100 years ago, he probably never imagined the generations of Nazarenes who would serve there. Twelve Eswatini missionary kids and other Swazi friends gathered in Siteki 10
30 Nov 2018
Go to content

Tennis Mutowa remembered

Tennis Alfas Mutowa passed away 26 October. He was 83 years old. When the Church of the Nazarene entered Zimbabwe in 1963, Mutowa was among the first converts under the ministry of missionary Morris Hall. Soon after he joined the church, Mutowa received a call to ministry and was sent to Malawi to
06 Nov 2018
Go to content

Congo West superintendent steps down after 15 years

During the 20th Democratic Republic of Congo West District Assembly on 13 October, Hermenelgilde Matungulu resigned as superintendent of the Congo West District after 15 years of service. He is passing the baton off to Dieu Merci Nzola. Matungulu is a respected leader on the district. He continually
30 Oct 2018
Go to content

Cabo Verde church expands to include second district 

More than 350 people attended the Cabo Verde District’s highly anticipated 65th assembly as leaders voted on a proposal to split the district into two. The event, held 26-29 July in Ribeira Grande, Santo Antão, more than doubled previous Cabo Verde assemblies in attendance and included district
25 Oct 2018
Go to content
Spacer component

LATEST
Brazil Resized

Brazil national NMI meeting challenges…

09 May 2024
Go to content
Africa Kids

Africa West Francophone Field emphasizes…

09 May 2024
Go to content
Glacier In Memoriam

In Memoriam: 10 May 2024

08 May 2024
Go to content
Belgium Holy Club story

Belgium church plant making impression in…

08 May 2024
Go to content

MOST POPULAR
Cameroon

The Cameroon flag is a vertical tricolor of green, red and yellow, defaced with a five-pointed star in its center. The center stripe is thought to stand for unity: red is the colour of unity, and the star is referred to as "the star of unity." The yellow stands for the sun and also the savannas in the northern part of the country, while the green is for the forests in the southern part of Cameroon.

Flags of the Nations: Cameroon

29 Apr 2024
Go to content
Spacer component

NEWSLETTER

Spacer component

Connect With Us

RSS Feed
Spacer component

ABOUT US

NCN (Nazarene Communications Network) is the official news service for the Church of the Nazarene denomination. Founded in 1958, it was originally known as Nazarene Information Services.

 

Stories to share? Get in contact with us at news@nazarene.org

or 1-877-258-1161.

 

© Church of the Nazarene, Inc.

No