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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 report are pastor and pastoral service. Entries were received in November 2017. To view the November

General Superintendent Gustavo A. Crocker announced the appointment this week of Jesse C. Middendorf as interim superintendent of the Kansas City District. Middendorf follows Jeren Rowell, who was recently elected president of Nazarene Theological Seminary . The appointment is effective 1 December,

General Superintendent Carla D. Sunberg announced the appointment of Virgil Askren III as superintendent of the South Arkansas District . Askren currently pastors the Bend, Oregon, Church of the Nazarene. He follows Russell Branstetter, who retired after 25 years in the position. Prior to accepting

General Superintendent Eugénio R. Duarte announced the appointment of Stephen Ottley as superintendent of the Canada Central District . Ottley is currently church development director for the district and previously served as assistant district superintendent, a position he has held since 2013. He

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 report are pastor and pastoral service. Entries were received in October 2017. To view the October

Nazarenes in the News is a compilation of online news articles featuring Nazarene churches or church members. Washington resident recalls how ‘breaking news’ of 1981 Iran hostage’s freedom led to career change Richland, Washington ( Tri-City Herald , 9 October) They were free. After 444 days in

The National Board of the Church of the Nazarene Canada announced Ian Fitzpatrick will begin his service as national director 1 November. Fitzpatrick was elected to this ministry by the National Board at their annual meeting held in Mississauga, Ontario, April 2017, following the announced plans of

From left to right: Community of Hope Founder Tom Nees, award recipient Robert Sloan, and Community of Hope Executive Director Kelly Sweeney McShane Community of Hope, a Nazarene Compassionate Ministry Center, presented the 2017 Tom Nees Award for Exceptional Service to Robert L. Sloan, who has led,

For 87 years, Faithbrook, formally Osseo Church of the Nazarene, was located in a quaint suburban town on the edge of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The church did well in the 60s and 70s, positioned on a neighborhood street so neighbors could walk to services. However, as the suburbs grew and culture

Nazarenes in the News is a compilation of online news articles featuring Nazarene churches or church members. Bill Burtchet and Dan Hill recently removed the time capsule that was put in the El Dorado First Church building’s cornerstone in 1954. (The Butler County Times-Gazette photo) Crash victim's