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ITN/NTI Officially Welcomes Rev. Antero, D. Fontes as Director
Africa Region Education and Clergy Development recently announced the appointment of Rev Antero D. Fontes as the new ITN/NTI Director. “We are pleased to announce Rev. Antero, D. Fontes as the ITN/NTI Director." The ITN/NTI serves Africa West Field and the Central Field, with an enrolment of over one thousand four hundred Christian Leaders being equipped for all facets of ministry in sixteen countries. Up until 2019, Rev. Fontes worked with Rev. Jacques Balibanga to co-direct the work of the ITN/NTI. Rev. Balibanga (a missionary) now serves in the Cameroon. "We are grateful for his service to establish the work…
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Vidal Cole appointed as Africa West Anglophone Field Strategy Coordinator
21 October 2020 Dear friends, I greet you in the blessed name of our Lord and Savior Jesus-Christ. The Board of General Superintendents approved the restructuring of the Africa West Field to become two fields;The Africa West Francophone Field (AWFF), with Rev. Moise Toumoudagou as Field Strategy Coordinator and the Africa West Anglophone Field (AWAF). It is my pleasure to announce the appointment of Rev. Vidal Cole as the Field Strategy Coordinator of the AWAF. Rev. Cole is an ordained elder in the church of the Nazarene and he is married to Marie Cole. For several years, Rev. Cole served…
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Carlos Gordon appointed as Africa Regional Finance Coordinator
05 May 2020 Dear friends, I greet you in the blessed name of our Lord and Savior Jesus-Christ. After months of prayer, interviews and consultations it is my pleasure to announce the appointment of Carlos Gordan as the new Africa Regional Finance Coordinator. Carlos is originally from Jamaica, he attends the St. John’s Green Acres Church of the Nazarene, located in the parish of St. Catherines, Jamaica, where he has been actively involved from childhood. He currently works as a Project Officer in the Principal’s Office, for the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus. He is also a certified…
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TUKO PAMOJA: Democratic Republic of Congo
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, churches have been working together to educate and fight against COVID-19. A taskforce has already been in place for disaster awareness, and it is now focusing its efforts on this global pandemic. The taskforce combines resources from Nazarene Compassionate Ministries and the Child Sponsorship program to provide for children and families in need. According to Rev. Célestin Chishibanji, “young people are at the front line working with ladies” in this project. These young people work in two different areas. Nazarene Compassionate Ministries has an existing agricultural project growing maize, sweet potatoes, beans, cassava…
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2020 Conferences Cancellation
In these unprecedented times it is vital we join together in prayer as the body of Christ. As the Church of the Nazarene in Africa we were looking forward to gather as family and friends for a time of celebration, enrichment and fellowship. As we prepared for the Regional and Youth Conferences we were blessed by your response and excitement to attend. However, it is with deepest regret that we must announce the cancellation of the Youth Conference (NYC) in Ghana, 12-16 August 2020 and both Regional Conferences - Ghana, 16–19 August 2020 and Zambia, 5-8 November 2020. The spread…
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Africa Missionaries Connect
We are made for community and yet with the Corona virus changing our situations, many of us have found ourselves in a new reality – at home, unable to go out to work, and unable to meet with friends, colleagues and family. The same is true for most of the missionaries on the Africa Region. “Social distancing” has become the new norm. So, how do we meet that need to connect when we can’t be together? We get creative and meet in new ways. On the 16th of April, we had a Zoom video meeting with the Missionaries on the…
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PALCON 2020 & Leadership Conference Postponed
Dear fellow leaders, Greetings in the mighty name of our Lord Jesus Christ. The situation in the world with regard to CORV19 poses a great health risk to international travelers and their communities when they return. After consultation with field, regional, and global leadership of the Church of the Nazarene, a decision has been made to officially and indefinitely postpone two major events that were to take place in March 2020. The Africa South Field PALCON in Botswana The Africa West Field Leadership Conference in Côte d'Ivoire The decision for postponement was made after much research and prayer for discernment. The…
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Tribute to Yao Clémént Djédjé
"I serve God to be used to serve others” Yao Clément Djéjé's motto On the night of November 18th 2019, I received a message from Rev. Moise Toumoudagou saying: “My brother, we have lost ‘old Djédjé’… I am in tears.” We called him affectionately “the old father” because he was the oldest among us and he was also the one who would come and meet us in the cool of the night to advise us. “Old father” we will miss you. Yao Clément Djédjé naturally modeled key African values and lived them as a disciple of Jesus-Christ. He demonstrated the…
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South Africa's Church Centennial Celebration
What a century it has been! The Church of the Nazarene in South Africa held the centennial celebration to mark the hundred years of the church. The event took place at Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit, Sunrise district. Mpumalanga is a historical landmark because it is the area that the Church started work in South Africa. The event took place from 11th to 13th October. The National board and the various teams did a wonderful job of planning the event. Nazarene children, youth, and adults all came from all over South Africa to grace the celebration. There were also guests from…
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The Sacrifice of Going
"I think this is how the disciples felt when Jesus said, ‘Go in my name," PASTOR EUNICE SEDITH Pastor Eunice is the pastor of the Toekomsrus Church of the Nazarene in Toekomsrus, South Africa. This small but powerful church recently sent a team of 19 people 5 hours away to Cornerstone Nazarene Boarding School near Maseru, Lesotho. The team consisted of volunteers, young and old, who all paid their own way to go to the small village. One of the volunteers was a 70-year old man who is in a wheelchair with only one leg. Pastor Eunice writes, “Some of…
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Global News
- Sandra López passes awayby dlsperry94 on January 22, 2021 at 5:28 pm
Sandra López passes away dlsperry94 Fri, 01/22/2021 - 17:28 Nazarene News Staff No Sandra López, 47, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, passed away from complications due to COVID-19 on 20 January 2021. She was the wife of Benjamín López, superintendent of the Southwest Latin American District. Sandra was born 12 April 1974 in Mexico City, […]
- In Memoriamby dlsperry94 on January 22, 2021 at 4:17 pm
In Memoriam dlsperry94 Fri, 01/22/2021 - 16:17 Nazarene News Staff No The following is a weekly listing of Nazarene ministers and leaders who recently went home to be with the Lord. Notices were received 18-22 January 2021. Raymond Driskill, 77, of Neosho, Missouri, passed away 17 January 2021. He was a retired minister who served in […]
- USA/Canada congregations explore fully online churchesby dlsperry94 on January 22, 2021 at 2:45 pm
USA/Canada congregations explore fully online churches dlsperry94 Fri, 01/22/2021 - 14:45 Daniel Sperry for Nazarene News No When COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions caused many North American churches to re-evaluate their ministries, some pastors began exploring the concept of entirely online operations. Jodi Getson is the pastor of […]
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ITN/NTI Officially Welcomes Rev. Antero, D. Fontes as Director
Africa Region Education and Clergy Development recently announced the appointment of Rev Antero D. Fontes as the new ITN/NTI Director. “We are pleased to announce Rev. Antero, D. Fontes as the ITN/NTI Director.” The ITN/NTI serves Africa West Field and the… Read More
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Vidal Cole appointed as Africa West Anglophone Field Strategy Coordinator
21 October 2020 Dear friends, I greet you in the blessed name of our Lord and Savior Jesus-Christ. The Board of General Superintendents approved the restructuring of the Africa West Field to become two fields;The Africa West Francophone Field (AWFF), with Rev. Moise Toumoudagou… Read More
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Tribute to Yao Clémént Djédjé
"I serve God to be used to serve others” Yao Clément Djéjé's motto Read More