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Tennessee church sends love to prisoners through Valentines

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
16 Mar 2017
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Nazarenes in the News

Nazarenes in the News is a compilation of online news articles featuring Nazarene churches or church members. Michigan church joins with community to assist residents Flint, Michigan Forge Flint photo ( My City Magazine , 1 March) Forge Flint is connecting people together to help the city move
15 Mar 2017
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Summer theology institute to identify, cultivate next generation of leaders

Within the next 10 to 15 years, the Church of the Nazarene expects to see a growing gap between the number of clergy retiring and the number of newly ordained ministers in the U.S. and Canada. In order to address this issue, the Lilly Endowment Inc. awarded MidAmerica Nazarene University a $600,000
08 Mar 2017
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Minnesota church mourns loss of pastor

Todd Orr, pastor of the Friendship Church of the Nazarene in Mora, Minnesota, passed away 23 February. He was 53. Orr was born in La Mesa, California, to Harold and Betty (Loescher) Orr. The family moved to Minnesota, where Todd grew up and attended high school. After graduation, he served in the U
03 Mar 2017
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Moving Ministers: February 2017

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 February 2017. To view the February
03 Mar 2017
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2017 Nazarene Missionary Candidates

The Church of the Nazarene's Global Mission office recommended 15 missionaries for appointment during the Church of the Nazarene's 94th Session of the General Board Monday, 27 February in Overland Park, Kansas, USA. David and Jennifer Allen have served together as intern missionaries since April
27 Feb 2017
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Small Hawaii church making big waves in struggling community

Karli* first became a Christian at the age of 16, when her dad was in the military in Tennessee. At the age of 18, she moved to Hawaii and, as she drifted away from God, took a job dancing, which led her into prostitution for the next 20 years. But God had not drifted away from Karli. Through the
24 Feb 2017
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P&B USA: America Saves Week good time to think about retirement planning

Pensions and Benefits USA is joining with its partner, Fidelity Investments, to encourage ministers and church boards to set aside more money for retirement through the Nazarene 403(b) Retirement Savings Account Plan during America Saves Week, February 27 through March 3. Nearly 1,700 organizations
22 Feb 2017
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Nazarenes in the News

Nazarenes in the News is a compilation of online news articles featuring Nazarene churches or church members. Students paired with senior adults in new, intergenerational emphasis Wichita, Kansas (1 February) A new emphasis on connecting senior adults and teenagers has taken root at Wichita First
17 Feb 2017
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One hundred years young

At just about 100 years old, Bakersfield Church of the Nazarene in California is drawing in a new generation of teenagers from its surrounding neighborhoods. Donabel Martin is the outreach and young adult pastor, as well as an interim youth pastor. She and her lead pastors and the congregation have
10 Feb 2017
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