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U.S. pastors face many challenges while serving the church, including paying off personal debt and student loans. For some, this can be a lifelong battle. Robbie Cansler, a 2007 Olivet Nazarene University alumnus and pastor at The Mission Church of the Nazarene in Hammond, Indiana, recalls feeling

The national flag of Benin consists of two horizontal yellow and red bands on the fly side and a green vertical band at the hoist. The yellow and green allude to the northern savannas and palm groves located in the south of the country, while the red symbolizes the blood shed by those who fought for

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 3-7 September 2018. Angelito Agbuya , 67, of Angeles City, Philippines, passed away 4 September. He was the lead pastor at Angeles City First Church of the Nazarene

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

A 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck the Japanese island of Hokkaido 6 September, triggering landslides and causing massive power outages. There have been 16 confirmed deaths and 26 people are reported missing. About half of Hokkaido’s 5.3 million residents were without power Friday. Residents

Angelito Agbuya, pastor of Angeles City Church of the Nazarene in the Philippines, passed away 4 September at the age of 67. Throughout his life, Agbuya served the Church of the Nazarene in many capacities, including as a professor at Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary ; president of

The Nazarene Missions International team at El Progreso Church of the Nazarene challenged the congregation to raise $1,000 for Nazarene missions between October 2017 and August 2018. Leaders encouraged each Sunday School group to give toward the goal throughout the year and hosted a “missions party”

As Mesoamerica Evangelism Coordinator Bernie Slingerland surveyed the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, it was difficult for him to imagine how God could use His people to grow the church in Haiti. Since then, the Church of the Nazarene went from planting no new churches to planting hundreds

More than 550 people from the Venezuela First, Llanos, Andean, Lake, and Center districts attended the Equipped for Living Nazarene camp, held 28 August to 1 September in Jiraquito, Venezuela. This year, the camp’s mission was to build up a committed and passionate generation to follow God's call

Nearly 20 volunteer missionaries served through Project Paul 5-12 August in Tuxtla Chico, Mexico. The team served in the 15 de Abril, La Granja, San Joaquín, and Manuel Lazos communities, and throughout the week 17 people accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior, and 23 people agreed to receive a