A group of leaders from the Eurasia and USA/Canada regions traveled throughout the Western Mediterranean Field from 4-13 November, visiting local churches in France, Italy, Spain, and Portugal to learn about the contexts and ministries of the congregations. One of the main themes was a reminder that the Nazarene family is global.
At the heart of Hanau, Germany, the Church of the Nazarene has become a vital source of support for the local community through its hospitality ministry. Offering a range of essential services the church has provided for those in need while fostering a sense of belonging and spiritual growth.
A team of Nazarenes from Germany joined with local members in South Africa to engage in community outreach. Their goals were to spread the good news of Jesus Christ, create an opportunity for local churches to “walk across the street” to their neighbors, and generate passion in the hearts of young people to start ministries in their spheres of influence.
After European Nazarene College closed its residential program in Büsingen, Germany, the Regional office began to use the campus grounds to shelter refugees, teaching and discipling those who they became connected with.
Three months into the war in eastern Europe, Nazarenes have responded compassionately to those who have been displaced and are seeking refuge both within Ukraine and around the globe.
More than 100 people in Germany, Spain, Lebanon, and the United States walked, ran, or jogged (and one person cycled) in an annual jog-a-thon that has so far raised more than 8,000 euro for Nazarene Evangelical School in Beirut, Lebanon.
During annual meetings in Northern Ireland in April, leaders in the Eurasia Region proposed the realignment of several fields as a response to increasingly demanding
