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The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received June 15-19, 2015. Daniel R. Berg , 30, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, passed away June 12. He was recently the children's pastor at Bartlesville First Church of the

A Cross-Cultural Orientation (CCO) was held in Panama for the first time recently. Thirty-one people attended, including two from the Costa Rica North District. They met in Santiago, Santa Clara June 5-7 to learn more about missions. The evening sermons were special times by leaders Bernie

Dozens of Nazarenes in Burundi fled the country because of political unrest. Nazarene missionaries temporarily left the area. Other church members and residents are staying in their homes for fear of facing violence on the streets. They are too afraid to go to work and are running low on food, said

Rev. Nguth (center) gathers with brothers and sisters and a new refugee settlement in Ethiopia in January. (Photos: John Yual Nguth) Thousands of people have fled from heavy fighting and food shortages in South Sudan to seek safety in neighboring countries. John Yual Nguth, the Nazarene mission

More than 20 people attended a recent Nazarene Missions Orientation in Kenya. (Photo by David Cooper) Around the world, almost three-quarters of the roughly 700 Nazarene missionaries are from the U.S. But the trend is shifting, and other world regions are expanding efforts to equip and send those

"This is the Church in Eurasia believing that God’s missional call is reverberating from the Alps to the Himalayas, and it is unprecedented." There is a place tucked into the arms of the Rhein River, a tiny place with a German name that has been preparing and sending Nazarene young people into the

Point Loma Nazarene University Athletic Director Ethan Hamilton announced the hiring of Noel Allen as the Sea Lions' new head women's golf coach June 12. "I am absolutely thrilled to have Noel join us as our new head women's golf coach," Hamilton said. "She will do a great job on and off the course

AP photo A gunman entered the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, Wednesday evening and opened fire in a prayer meeting. Nine people, ages 26-87, were killed in a racially motivated act. A suspect was detained the next day in Shelby, North Carolina. The

Mount Vernon Nazarene University will now offer a Bachelor of Arts in Public Safety Administration to meet the educational needs of adults presently working in the public safety sector. The program provides students with an opportunity to explore a management career in public safety or to advance

The Church of the Nazarene has partnered with GuideStone Financial Resources to provide churches with access to the group health insurance programs of GuideStone (the benefit board that serves Southern Baptist and select evangelical ministries). This arrangement offers a range of healthcare