Believe it or not, in 75 days Nazarenes will join together from all over the world for the start of the 27th General Assembly and Conventions in Orlando, Florida. The General Assembly Arrangements staff has provided a brief checklist to help you in your plans. read more

While the General Assembly Arrangements staff wishes all Nazarenes could personally experience the 2009 General Assembly, they know that not everyone can. But, even though you may not be taking a trip to Orlando this June, you can still get involved. read more

There are only two and a half short months left until the 22nd Global Nazarene Youth International Convention commences. Plans are being finalized at each of the regional satellite sites that will be held across the world. read more

The Church of the Nazarene in Trinidad & Tobago joined the global family of Nazarenes to celebrate "Out of Many One, Out of One Many" in observing the 100th anniversary of the denomination. read more

The five churches that gathered on Centennial Sunday evening met in the same building where the church was originally started 15 years ago. It had formerly served as a Communist Party auditorium. (Slideshow) read more

Through the Haiti Water Project, wells will soon be drilled in the Jacmel area, located on Haiti's southern peninsula. One of these wells is in an area where people currently have to walk one hour for water. (video) read more

From the time before Jesus and continuing through today when someone in the Middle East wanted to share news with others, he or she would climb to their roof to shout in a booming voice to anyone who would listen. Today, those cities' rooftops are dotted with satellite receivers. (Slideshow) read more

As a new weekly feature, NCN News will post prayer requests and praise reports from Nazarene Missions International. Prayer requests and praises for the global church family this week (April 6-9) include: read more

Nazarenes in the News is a compilation of news articles primarily featuring USA/Canada Region churches or church members. Churches or institutions represented in the news this week include: Brighton (Michigan), Trevecca Nazarene University, College Park (Maryland), Wichita (Kansas) First, Coshocton (Ohio), Topeka (Kansas) Fairlawn, Bucyrus (Ohio), Chesaning (Michigan), and Franklin (North Carolina) New Life. read more

Holy Leadership in a Hectic World has recently been released by Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City, authored by General Superintendent Nina G. Gunter and Gay Leonard. This book identifies eight principles of leadership based on a clear understanding of biblical holiness, the Spirit-led lifestyle, and servant leadership possible only through the infilling and guidance of the Holy Spirit. read more

Monday, April 13 at the GMC in Lenexa, Kansas: Come hear Darrell Farney, Central Region director, Evangelism Explosion, on revised and updated ways to reach people with the gospel including "Evangelism training for Generation X and Generation Y to connect with people relationally and spiritually." read more

Pastors, church leaders, and laity are invited to submit questions about the denomination's history to an online forum. The questions will be collected, categorized, and shared with a group of Nazarene historians who will answer them in an upcoming video project to be released in time for General Assembly. read more

Many Nazarenes, for various reasons, are unable to attend church services each Sunday. In turn, many Nazarene churches publish sermons to their respective web sites, be it in the form of a text document, audio file, video file, or even webcasting a service live. read more

For the fourth time, Point Loma Nazarene University's speech and debate team has won the National Parliamentary Debate Association yearlong national sweepstakes championship. read more

Jonathan Quinn was named MidAmerica Nazarene University head football coach on Friday, April 3. He came to MNU in 2006 as the quarterbacks coach and spent the last two seasons as the offensive coordinator. Before his coaching career, Quinn played quarterback in the NFL for seven years with the Jaguars, Chiefs, and Bears. read more

A weekly recap of Nazarene colleges and universities competing in NCAA and NAIA athletics (April 3-8). Spring baseball and softball results included, as well as latest rankings. read more