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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 from 14-19 December 2025. Kenneth Dodge, 97, of Meridian, Idaho, p...
AFRICA
Since September 1, 2009, the Church of the Nazarene’s Global Ministry Center (GMC) proudly flies a flag each week of one of the many nations in which the denomination is present in ministry. Lea...
SOUTH AMERICA
In November, the baptism of Franco Nahuel Garrido, 29, was joyfully celebrated at the Church of the Nazarene “Jesús mi Refugio” in the city of Neuquén, Argentina. Garrido came to know God&...
AFRICA
During a JESUS film night in Liberia, a young man named Francis Dukuly rushed forward, crying and pleading with God for forgiveness. The following is Dukuly’s testimony: “My name is Franci...
ASIA-PACIFIC
For the first time, youth leaders and young disciples from across the Mandalay Zone in Myanmar gathered at Antioch Gospel Church of the Nazarene in late September for a two-day Nazarene Youth Internat...
EURASIA
The following is a personal reflection from a missionary* serving on the Eurasia Region, sharing how Advent can become an intentional invitation rather than just a season. Through a simple moment of d...
Four of the six regions of the Church of the Nazarene held their quadrennial regional conferences in 2025. More than 5,500 Nazarenes combined attended conferences held on the Asia-Pacific, Eurasia, So...
USA / CANADA
Compiled by the General Secretary’s Office from district reports, Moving Ministers is a monthly listing of Nazarene ministers in new assignments on the USA/Canada Region. Roles included in the latest ...
The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received from 8-12 December 2025. Pearle Benefiel, 97, of San Diego, Califo...
SOUTH AMERICA
Since September 1, 2009, the Church of the Nazarene’s Global Ministry Center (GMC) proudly flies a flag each week of one of the many nations in which the denomination is present in ministry. Lea...
EURASIA
SOUTH AMERICA
Beryl Edwards, 87, of Wirral, England, UK, passed away on 23 November 2025. She was a retired missionary who served in Argentina, Paraguay, and Spain for 39 years. Beryl Thorne was born on 26 October ...
EURASIA
Cyclone Ditwah, which occurred in late November 2025, has left more than 1.4 million people in Sri Lanka facing a long road to recovery. The storm’s torrential rains also brought destructive flo...