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A grandmother was forced to see her only son, with his wife, killed in front of her by militants from a religious extremist group. She is devastated. After the atrocity, her relatives all fled, leaving her alone in a refugee camp in the north of her country which has been [...]

In the last few weeks, a Nazarene church in the Eastern Mediterranean Field has provided powdered milk packages and school bags to 24 Syrian refugee families living in their midst, with plans to distribute to up to 150 families. The refugees have fled violence and political turmoil in Syria that [...]

The Eurasia Regional Office is inviting Nazarenes across the Eurasia Region to link hearts with our brothers and sisters in the Africa Region by joining them in prayer and fasting for the people suffering from the Ebola virus outbreak in Western Africa, for those who are sick, those who have [...]

Seasonal floods have ravaged parts of Pakistan, India, Nepal and Bangladesh in the last six to eight weeks, reportedly submerging 34 churches in Bangladesh, and Nazarene Compassionate Ministries in Bangladesh is hurrying to respond. Currently, the flood situation in the northern districts of the country has worsened as vast 
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Photo Courtesy Christian Bangert Up on top of the hill, the kids are just the same as other kids. They laugh and cry, they sing with us and listen to our stories, they enjoy the games and love colouring pictures, and they get themselves all messy at crafts' [...]

Kevin McCann, who attends the Ashton Church of the Nazarene, in Ashton-Under-Lyne, U.K., is raising 10,000 pounds (17,000 USD) for two Nazarene charities and a non-denominational nonprofit by walking 1,200 miles  (1,931 kilometers) across the U.K. this summer. First, he is raising funds for fresh water wells in Africa and [...]

Nazarene Theological College (NTC) is adding more online opportunities for people to access its excellence in theological education and vibrant research and learning community. Over the coming weeks NTC has a number of events that can be accessed online through a variety of online options: videoconferencing, live-streaming and webinars. The [...]

Beirut, Lebanon -- The woman sent a text message to the phone number presented on the screen at the end of Is2alouni 3an Yassou3 (Ask Me about Jesus), a Nazarene program that aired on MTV Lebanon during the Lenten season. A pastor who was designated to answer the messages of viewers [...]

Seated at the bedside of a deathly sick neighbor, Babul Roy found himself surrounded by the villagers who had beaten and tortured him shortly before. Earlier, they had forbade him from practicing his new faith in Christ. Now, they begged him to pray to his God to save the life [...]

Paris, France -- They could have chosen to see it as an obstacle, but they embraced it as an opportunity. One year ago, in April, the Church of the Nazarene in Paris sold the building in which three different Nazarene congregations had been meeting for years. The transition became a launching [...]

Overwhelmed with the sheer numbers of Syrian refugees into Jordan, the churches of the Nazarene in Jordan have been collecting food, clothes and household items, and systematically delivering the items to registered families on their lists. However, at a disaster management and preparedness training held in March by Nazarene Compassionate [...]

Because of the high percentage of unemployment in Ukraine, so many people are driven to desperation and, as a result, turning to alcohol and drugs. That, in turn leads to HIV/AIDS. Unfortunately, not all who suffer from these diseases have made a consciously wrong choice. The main victims are small [...]

Nazarene Theological College, Manchester, celebrated the launch of the ‘Manchester Centre for the Study of Christianity and Islam’ this month, after years of dreaming, praying, and planning. The centre will be an essential resource for the Church as it responds to the changing global landscape, encountering Islam in new ways [...]

Büsingen, Germany – Based on the success and growth of European Nazarene College’s (EuNC) 15 learning centers serving more than 300 students in 17 countries, EuNC has made the decision to put its residential campus property up for sale. The decision is being processed in consultation with the Eurasia Region, [...]

Thirty-four Nazarenes from the Eurasia Region will join Nazarenes from around the world later this month in Johannesburg, South Africa, for the denomination’s third global theology conference. The Board of General Superintendents (BGS) is calling on Nazarenes to join in a month of prayer for this historic and influential event. [...]

Sofia, Bulgaria -- For the first time since its inception in the early 1990s, the Sofia Church of the Nazarene is meeting in a space that is available to church activities 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The church has been meeting in various rented spaces for two decades, often with the space only available on Sunday afternoons. 

Standing at the bus stop in his neighborhood, Eduardo Arce struck up a conversation with Estela, the wife of Nazarene pastor Jorge Cabero. After this encounter, Jorge got in touch with Arce and they met for coffee. Jorge then invited Arce to church and he’s been attending for the past few years.  It’s these intentional, personal interactions with local Spanish people that are attracting them to the local Nazarene church in Seville.

Spread throughout several rooms in a hotel in Barcelona, Spain, numerous groups of Nazarenes from across Europe gathered around cups of coffee to discuss how they could more effectively integrate discipleship into the life of their local churches.

As the Syrian government’s military and the opposition forces have sliced and diced the country into areas they control, millions of civilians have been caught in the crossfire. It has been a time of severe hardship and turmoil for believers and nonbelievers alike.

Our bus leaves at a quarter to 7. It's so cold that the window panes are frosted over. Every time the door opens, a blast of cold air sweeps through the bus. We move through the dark hills, drop off teachers at local schools in the villages, pick up a few children: Their village schools have refused to take them in, because they are Roma kids, and nobody wants them. Some don't even wear a proper jacket.