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Brazil celebrates 60 years of the Church of the Nazarene

One day before the Church of the Nazarene in Brazil’s 60th anniversary 13 October, local Nazarenes held a celebration in Campinas, São Paulo, where the first church was planted. General Superintendent David Busic and his wife, Christi, participated in the celebration with South America Regional
08 Nov 2018
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Church of the Nazarene in Venezuela enters new territory

Venezuela First District Evangelism Coordinator Alfredo Gómez and his team opened a new church-type mission 11 October in the Amazon State. The mission is located in the La Florida neighborhood in the city of Puerto Ayacucho. After months of prayer, District Superintendent Jimmy De Gouveia and Gómez
01 Nov 2018
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Paraguay Center of Leadership Development resources local leaders

Local church leaders throughout Paraguay recently completed a six-month training program called Disciples in Ministry. The national ministry coordinators were each in charge of the training in their respective areas — Samuel Ferreira was in charge of Nazarene Youth International , Pastor Pablo Tello
26 Oct 2018
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BGS appoints new Peru Central District superintendent

José E. David Balcázar Medina was inaugurated as superintendent for the Peru Central District 3 October at the Pueblo Libre Church of the Nazarene in Lima. Field Strategy Coordinator Segundo Rimarachín stood in for General Superintendent David Busic in presiding over the ceremony. The appointment
17 Oct 2018
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Brazil districts host community outreach initiative

The Church of the Nazarene in Brazil held a Maximum Mission event 7-9 September in the Santa Catarina District. Local leaders chose this location in order to effectively minister to the Ponte neighborhood in the city of Correia Pinto. More than 110 people from the Santa Catarina and Curitiba
17 Oct 2018
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Regional writers’ conference supports emphasis on local literature creation

The South America Region recently hosted its first writers’ conference to train and support local pastors, educators, and leaders. The event is the fifth held in locations around the world to encourage the creation of materials on Nazarene identity, discipleship, and pastoral formation in various
05 Oct 2018
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Brazil missionary boat completes first year on Black River

The Church of the Nazarene’s second missionary boat in South America — Jesus the Hope 2 — completed one year of outreach in the Amazonian forest of Brazil. Jesus the Hope 2 set sail 29 August 2017 down the Black River. The project launched when local missionaries needed something that could help
28 Sep 2018
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Peru theology conference teaches Christlike discipleship

More than 100 faculty members, local pastors, and other guests received tools and insights to facilitate better discipleship at a theological conference hosted by Peru Nazarene Theological Seminary. The conference, held 6-8 September, featured Frank Moore, general editor for the Church of the
18 Sep 2018
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Conferences strengthen women’s ministries in Chile

The Chile women’s ministry team held two conferences where more than 200 women participated. The first conference was held 25 August in Arica for the Northern District, while the second was held 1-2 September in Hualpén for the Central, Lagos, and Biobio districts. Each event featured times of
12 Sep 2018
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Peru Central district superintendent passes away

Josué Fenco Flores, superintendent of the Peru Central District, passed away 2 September at the age of 60. Fenco was ordained in 2000 and served as a pastor throughout Peru before he was appointed district superintendent earlier this year. “He took on this responsibility with much love,” said Oscar
07 Sep 2018
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