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The Church of the Nazarene will hold its 29th General Assembly and Conventions this June in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. The quadrennial event will bring together thousands of Nazarenes from the denomination’s 162 world areas. In advance of this important event, the Board of General Superintendents

Ariel Foundation, a local nonprofit focused on improving the quality of life in Mount Vernon, gifted the property located at 104 S. Main St. to Mount Vernon Nazarene University. This space will house the university’s engineering program and a community makerspace, in partnership with Knox Labs. The

The Trevecca Nazarene University Board of Trustees voted unanimously to renew President Dan Boone’s contract for a four-year term. Boone joined the university in June 2005 and was inaugurated as Trevecca’s 11th president 4 November 2005. Boone has completed three terms as Trevecca’s president, and

A group of people, stranded in flood waters, hold onto a rope as they walk to safety in Lima, Peru. (AP photo) More than 80 people have died in Peru following the worst floods in almost 30 years . Half of the country is under a state of emergency as this year’s rainy season has delivered 10 times

John Seaman, superintendent of the Michigan District and a former Church of the Nazarene missionary, passed away 19 March. He was 69. "It is with great sadness I tell you that Sunday night around 6:15, our beloved friend and leader, Dr. John Seaman, transitioned to eternity," wrote Interim Michigan

Extreme drought, violent conflict, and scarcity have created a food crisis that is making it nearly impossible for people in East Africa to get the food they need to survive. Famine has already been declared in South Sudan . Severe drought in other countries, including Kenya , Ethiopia , and Somalia

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 13-17 March 2017. Sharleen (Ketterling) Archer , 66, of Gregory, South Dakota, passed away 13 March. She was the wife of minister Royal Archer, who serves on the

The Puerto Rico East District held a holiness retreat 27-29 January for 100 youth and leaders, titled “Shadows.” The goal of the retreat was to motivate a response to God’s call to serve, as well as to strengthen women’s ministry. The group was challenged to listen and respond to God’s call through

As a teenager on the Caribbean island of Martinique, Jocelyn first learned to cook from his mother. It later became his career and 42 years later, Jocelyn is cooking for his community and for the Lord. Jocelyn left the tropical forests of his French-speaking home in 1999 to make a new home in France

It all started about 10 years ago when Tish Ladd, a member of Waverly, Tennessee, Church of the Nazarene, told Pastor Daron Brown, “I feel like I need to go to the jail.” His shocked expression caused her to quickly add, “I feel like God is nudging me to go pray with the women.” Thus a jail ministry