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The Greve Church of the Nazarene, Denmark, on 1 May opened its new café ministry in the neighborhood of Vesterbro, close to the city center of Copenhagen. The café is named Sweet Surrender, after its two sister Nazarene cafés in Poland.

The Board of General Superintendents has elected Netherlands native Arthur W. Snijders to the position of Eurasia regional director, effective 1 November 2013.  

It wasn't exactly a pleasant Sunday morning that dawned on September 8th in Gelnhausen in central Germany. The summer had said farewell the day before and a steady drizzle fell out of a cold, grey sky. Nonetheless, a small group of brave bikers met shortly after 7 a.m. at the central bus station to load their bicycles onto a chartered bus.

What happens when a church has too many children and has to turn some away because there is not enough space to accommodate them? The Dewsbury Church of the Nazarene in England came up with a solution: Take the church to them.

Sighişoara: a picturesque little town in the Romanian part of Transylvania, established in the twelfth century by German immigrants. Even today, many local children attend a German school. High above the river lies the "citadel", the town's historical centre and the ideal location for a real German "Ritterwoche" – a "Week of the Knights".

Marcella is 18 years old. She lives on the outskirts of Kamez, on the road where the Flowers of Life Kindergarten and the Kamez Church of the Nazarene are located in Albania. She frequently participates in the services of the church as she recently accepted Jesus in her life, and part of her family was planning on coming to the District Family Camp August 5 to 10.

The Church of the Nazarene in Tigmandru, Romania, this month is installing a new aquaponics fish and fruit and vegetable growing system beside the church building. Kyle Petrie, who also helped develop the aquaponics system on the rooftop of a Nazarene church in Jerusalem, Israel, helped the Tigmandru church plan and install the system.

On July 26th, 2013, 28 children from the Virginia District joined with David Argabright to ride 25 laps around the Family Camp Tabernacle to reach a milestone in Compassion 575’s history -- raising over $575,000 for child development centers (CDC’s) in Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka.

Earlier this year, Betsy Scott, a missionary in Croatia, taught a ten-week Women in Ministry class to a group of women in the capital city of Zagreb, where she and her husband, Dave, are based.

Gustavo A. Crocker, Eurasia regional director, was elected the 41st general superintendent of the Church of the Nazarene Wednesday night. He was elected on the 53rd ballot at the 28th General Assembly in Indianapolis, Indiana.