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NNU announces steady overall fall 2015 enrollment

Northwest Nazarene University Interim President Joel Pearsall announced this year’s enrollment of 2,035 students. “I am pleased with our enrollment numbers this year," Pearsall said. "But beyond the numbers, I’m delighted by the individuals I’ve personally encountered who are now calling NNU their
28 Sep 2015
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M+Power: Nazarenes train in India for mission

This summer, 21 potential M+Power volunteers from India and South Asia — along with a group of mentors and trainers — gathered in Bangalore, India, for a Eurasia Mission Orientation (EMO), where the group spent five days discovering what it means to serve cross-culturally; 16 interviewed for
28 Sep 2015
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In Memoriam: October 2, 2015

The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received September 28 - October 2, 2015. Joan (Burns) Edge , 80, of Thomasville, North Carolina, passed away September 25. She was the widow of retired minister Carrol Edge,
28 Sep 2015
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MVNU celebrates increased freshman class enrollment, retention numbers

Mount Vernon Nazarene University's first-time freshmen increased for the fall 2015 semester. University Registrar Mel Severns said MVNU achieved a strong enrollment. “Our freshmen retention rate was over 80 percent for the second year in a row," he said. "Last year the rate was 82.1 percent, and
28 Sep 2015
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Residential development set to begin next to Trevecca

Construction is set to begin on Walden Village, a residential development adjacent to Trevecca Nazarene University, just south of downtown Nashville. The development was made possible by a partnership between the university and Parkside Builders, with assistance from Towne Creek Realty. Once
24 Sep 2015
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Child sponsorship: Philippine PK gives back

When a woman from Oregon in the U.S. decided in 1995 to sponsor a little girl from the Philippines, she couldn’t possibly know how God would honor that investment. She didn’t know that God would plant a dream in that child’s heart that would bring her from poverty to a life of learning that would
24 Sep 2015
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Croatia Nazarenes join refugee response

Hundreds of thousands of people leaving the Middle East have trudged across southeastern Europe for weeks, buffeted by the rapidly changing policies and politics of various European governments, as they try to make their way to Germany or Austria. Before 15 September, the refugees were initially
24 Sep 2015
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Philippine children express appreciation for church through art exhibition

More than 200 people gathered September 17 at Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary to celebrate the work of young artists from the Rowenas community located just outside the seminary walls. "It was a big night," said Aisling Zweigle, a Nazarene Mission Corps volunteer. "The mood-lit event room
24 Sep 2015
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Carla Sunberg selected as Olivet's Fay Quanstrom Chair

Olivet Nazarene University and Nazarene Theological Seminary announced a formal partnership in the preparation of ministry leaders. “In 2011, Olivet received a generous gift from Drs. Fay and Walter Quanstrom in order to establish the Reverend Dr. Fay Quanstrom Endowed Chair of Pastoral Ministry,"
24 Sep 2015
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First Nazarene churches organized in Guinea-Bissau

General Superintendent Eugéio R. Duarte preaches alongside a translator at a new church building in Guinea-Bissau. Africa Regional Director Filimao Chambo said he had a "blessed and busy" visit to Guinea-Bissau in West Africa in July. "The Church of the Nazarene is indeed planted and is expanding
23 Sep 2015
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