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Retired missionary Pete Burkhart passed away 1 August at age 91. He and wife, Meryle, served as missionaries in Guyana and the Philippines in addition to pastoring in Washington and Idaho, USA. Meryle (Carrier) Burkhart passed away in April 2017. In January 1962, Peter and Meryle solidified their

Until only a couple of years ago, there were no Wesleyan academic commentaries available in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), a confederation of 15 Eurasian countries that are part of the former Soviet Union. Global Missions Director Verne Ward presents General Superintendent (and former

Several Mesoamerica Region ministries came together 6-8 July in the Dominican Republic for a children's ministries training event focusing on education, leadership, missions, and evangelism. Seminario Nazareno Dominicano ( Dominican Nazarene Seminary ) in Santo Domingo hosted the event, which

Nearly 900 volunteers from the U.S. and Canada are traveling to Guatemala and Costa Rica throughout June and July for Encuentro Missions 2018 . Encuentro is a bi-annual event that offers opportunities for youth and families to serve in missions. During the last 50 years, Encuentro has led trips with

Gulf of Mexico District Nazarene Missions International carried out four COMI's (Children's Missionary Orientation Camps) throughout the months of May and June for children between 4 and 14 years old. The camps were titled "Missionary Adventure," and taught children about the Church of the Nazarene

In 2003, a small Church of the Nazarene in Bisizi, Rwanda, was built out of recycled wood and old roofing. It was all the church could afford, but they needed a place for worship and have been worshipping there ever since. Today the church is pastored by a widow named Josepha. Government officials

More than 30 educational leaders from the Philippines gathered in Baguio 19 to 22 May to discuss the past, present, and future of education in the Philippines. The event was the first of its kind for Nazarene educators in the Philippines. The presidents, academic deans, and members of the Board of

Ben and Katherine Radcliffe and their four children. Jim Radcliffe served 33 years as a surgeon at Kudjip Nazarene Hospital in the Western Highlands of Papua New Guinea (PNG). When he spoke in churches during his home assignment tours in the U.S., he often said, “I hope to work myself out of a job.”

Global Missions IT members Merlyn Knight and Gabriella Allen Today, missions work looks quite a bit different than it did in years passed. The age of technology has created a need for technical work in developing countries that only information technology specialists can provide. Barry Watts is one

When Oklahoma schools shut down because of the statewide teacher walkout on 2 April, Mustang Church of the Nazarene offered a safe alternative for the children with no place to go. From 4 to 6 April, Associate Pastor Kym Drabenstot led the church in providing a day camp that hosted up to 50 students