In the past 21 years, the Church of the Nazarene in Bangladesh has grown to more than 3,000 local churches. The expansive growth of new believers and new congregations, as well as extensive church-led ministries within communities, took place under the gu...
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The youth of Al Ashrafieh Church of the Nazarene, Amman, Jordan, wrote, directed and starred in a complicated drama about love, performing it for a packed house of 600 people at a rented venue 29 April. The play, entitled “The Pride of the Story,...
Continue ReadingFrankfurt, Germany — The refugee situation that has brought over a million displaced people to the shore of the European Union also brought together 11 Nazarene leaders from the Northern Europe and Central Europe fields on April 1 in Frankfurt, Germ...
Continue ReadingWhen Phil Rawlings received an invitation to visit No. 10 Downing Street, the iconic address for the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister’s office in London, Rawlings was understandably skeptical. He called the phone number provided, and was surprised to l...
Continue ReadingWhen their pastor fled because of death threats, a vibrant church in a secure area* was left without a shepherd. Several lay people stepped forward to take leadership and hold the church together. One of those is a young business man, Thomas (not his real...
Continue ReadingThe Eurasia Region is inviting all its local communities to start this coming year with fasting and prayer, 18 January to 7 February. The objective is to unite Nazarenes across the region in a focused time of deepening their relationships with God, as wel...
Continue ReadingThe youth group of the Vlaardingen, Netherlands, Church of the Nazarene took their Internet talk show into the city 11-12 December, when they broadcast for 24 hours from the main square, cooperating with the community to raise more than 11,000 euros for a...
Continue ReadingMany refugees into Europe come from cultures that place great value hospitality, so there could be no greater expression of love and welcome than the community hosting a big meal for their new neighbors. That’s exactly what happened 17 October, when a n...
Continue ReadingNazarene worship services in Paris and across France proceeded as normal Sunday, two days after the 13 November terrorist attacks across the city. The congregations prayed “for the wounded, families suffering the loss of loved ones, and the solidarity o...
Continue ReadingA Letter from the Church of the Nazarene denomination’s Board of General Superintendents: As the war in Syria stretches into its fifth year, the number of people who have had to flee their homes due to violence or persecution has reached 12 million ...
Continue ReadingHundreds of thousands of people fleeing the Middle East have trudged across southeastern Europe for weeks, buffeted by the rapidly changing policies and politics of various European governments, as they try to make their way to Germany or Austria. When Hu...
Continue ReadingHundreds of thousands of people leaving the Middle East have trudged across southeastern Europe for weeks, buffeted by the rapidly changing policies and politics of various European governments, as they try to make their way to Germany or Austria. Before ...
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