Maria Ribeiro, age 90, recently became one of the oldest ordinands in the Church of the Nazarene. She was ordained 5 January at the Rio de Janeiro District Assembly after almost five decades of ministry and missionary service.
More than 500 church members and leaders from the Carchá area in the Verapaz del Norte District of Guatemala gathered for a holiness service that introduced participants to the concept of sanctification.
Last year, the Philippine/Micronesia Field received a grant from Books for Pastors to bring 25 miniature libraries to students in theological extensions classes, providing them with educational literature they wouldn't be able to access otherwise.
Global Nazarene Youth International leaders recently provided leadership development training to India Field’s NYI council members in Bangalore.
After thousands of Spanish migrants came from Venezuela to Trinidad and Tobago due to economic and social unrest in their home country, Arima Church of the Nazarene launched a Spanish service, English classes, and more.
Global Mission Director Dr. Verne Ward told the 2015 Africa Regional Convention that the church's goal is for there to be zero people groups who do not have a Christian witness among them.
“We cannot get comfortable right where we are," he said. "We have to identify with those who are unreached."