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NCN Global News Summary Volume 1135 September 02, 2011
Power of One training in Iraq
Nazarene leaders conducted the first training for lay leaders and pastors in Iraq recently. read more

Reports reveal minimal damage to U.S. Nazarene churches from Hurricane Irene
Hurricane Irene made landfall on the east coast of the U.S. last weekend, affecting tens of millions of residents. read more

Donated ambulance will provide medical service in Haiti
Compassionate Resource Warehouse in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, recently shipped an ambulance to a hospital in Haiti. read more

Glorious response to Ohio holiness summit
Large crowds filled two sanctuaries and lined the altars during every service at a recent interdenominational holiness summit in Marysville and Urbana, Ohio. The summit was co-sponsored by the Marysville Church of the Nazarene and the Urbana Church of Christ in Christian Union. read more

The Changing Church?
An aging Sunday School class in Argentina wrestles with timeless issues and reaches some profound conclusions. (Holiness Todayread more


Additional NCNNews.com Stories This Week

Regional News

Africa
African riverboat becomes house of worship
Pastor John Yual turned a riverboat into a temporary sanctuary during a recent trip on the Nile River. read more


International partnership supports pastors ministering in AIDS crisis
Bethany First Church of the Nazarene, in Bethany, Oklahoma, in partnership with Swaziland Church of the Nazarene, sponsored the Swaziland Pastors Conference to help pastors ministering in the midst of the country's HIV/AIDS crisis. read more


Mango trees and pigs lead to growth in African churches
In the past three years, with the help of the JESUS Film teams and the persistent obedience of dedicated leaders, the Church has seen dramatic growth in the northern Sahelian corridor. The corridor is composed of seven African nations: Benin, Togo, Ghana, Nigeria, Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso. read more


USA/Canada
Searchers find no sign of missing Canadian Nazarene
Another extensive search for a missing Canadian Nazarene was called off after searchers spent several days in the Nevada wilderness and found no sign of him. read more


Sowder new national coordinator for Nazarene Disaster Response
Richard Sowder began serving August 1 as the new national coordinator for Nazarene Disaster Response. read more


Church recognizes compassionate ministry center in California
The Church of the Nazarene recognized Xclaimed Ministries on August 22 as an official compassionate ministry center. read more


Nazarenes in the News
Nazarenes in the News is a compilation of online news articles featuring Nazarene churches or church members. This week in the news: Trevecca holds annual cleanup day for freshmen... Nazarene children’s pastor to retire after four decades of ministry... Nazarene urban ministry, church planter appears on television broadcast... Small Nazarene church with a big heart helps community... Why certainty about God is overrated – Nazarene professor to release book about John Polkinghorne... Teens return from Nazarene summer camp changed by the experience... Nazarene volunteers participate in Texas school beautification projects... Oklahoma Nazarene worship leader records debut album. read more


GMC Flags of the Nations: Canada
Each week, the Church of the Nazarene's Global Ministry Center proudly flies a flag of one of the many nations in which the denomination is present in ministry. This week's flag: Canada read more


Global Ministry Center News

In Memoriam
Notices received Aug. 29-Sept. 2. read more


Global praise reports and prayer requests
This week's praise reports and prayer requests from Nazarene Missions International, JESUS Film Harvest Partners, and NCN News. read more


Resources

Lillenas Publishing welcomes new music partnership
Lillenas Publishing Company announced a new partnership with David T. and Celeste Clydesdale. David Clydesdale is a Grammy Award- and Dove Award-winning composer, arranger, orchestrator, and producer. Celeste Clydesdale is a multiple Dove Award-winning children's music creator with thousands of children around the world performing her works annually. read more


Collegiate News

Seminary’s 365m program sends second cohort to six countries
The Nazarene Theological Seminary community commissioned 12 students who are part of the 365m program in a sending service Thursday morning. These 12 students will soon depart for a year of learning and ministry in Ireland, Northern Ireland, Bulgaria, New Zealand, Kenya, and a country in Asia. read more


McConnell appointed dean at Point Loma Nazarene University
Kathryn McConnell has accepted the position of dean of Arts and Sciences at Point Loma Nazarene University, after serving as interim dean for the past year. read more


NCN Sports

SNU's Acevedo breaks school record with six goal game
Just one night after Jackie Acevedo tied Southern Nazarene University’s school record for most goals in a single game with five, the senior bested her previous performance with a record six goals in a 13-0 drubbing of Northwood (Texas). read more



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