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NAZARENE MISSIONS Image Image Welcome to the CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE As a global community of faith, we are commissioned to take the Good News of life in Jesus Christ to people everywhere and to spread the message of scriptural holiness across the lands. Image Image Top Title What We Bottom Title BELIEVE Description The Church of the Nazarene is the largest denomination in the classical Wesleyan-Holiness tradition. The doctrine that distinguishes the Church of the Nazarene and other Wesleyan denominations from most other Christian denominations is that of entire sanctification. Nazarenes believe that God calls Christians to a life of holy living that is marked by an act of God, cleansing the heart from original sin and filling the individual with love for God and humankind. Image Our Articles of faith are our foundational beliefs, and set forth the essential truths which guide every area of practice. ARTICLES OF FAITH Image Our Statement of Mission defines who we are, why we exist, and our reason for being. MISSION Image Our Core Values are the essence of our identity and support the vision of our denomination and help shape our culture. CORE VALUES Image Image Top Title We are making Bottom Title DISCIPLES WYSIWYG Content Christian discipleship is a way of life. It is the process of learning how God would have us live in the world. As we learn to live in obedience to the Word of God, in submission to the disciplines of the faith, and in accountability to one another, we begin to understand the true joy of the disciplined life and the Christian meaning of freedom. Discipleship is not merely human effort, submitting to rules and regulations. It is the means through which the Holy Spirit gradually brings us to maturity in Christ. It is through discipleship that we become people of Christian character. The ultimate goal of discipleship is to be transformed into the likeness of Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 3:18). Link LEARN MORE Image Image Top Title We are a Bottom Title GLOBAL CHURCH WYSIWYG Content The Church of the Nazarene has moved over time from a church with an international presence toward a global community of believers. Grounded in the Wesleyan tradition, Nazarenes understand themselves to be a people who are Christian, holiness, and missional, and they have embraced the mission statement: “To make Christlike disciples in the nations.” Link LEARN MORE Image Display Title VISIT OUR WORLD REGIONS WORLD AREAS 163 CHURCHES 30,875 MEMBERS 2,616,741 Image Image Display Title THE LATEST Feature Text DAILY DEVOTIONS Card Image Image Title REFLECTING GOD DEVOTIONS Description Do you need prayer? Let us know . Did you know that: God loves you and offers you salvation? Now what? Find a local church. Link REFLECTING GOD Feature Text FEATURED EVENT Card Image Image Title PALCON 2020 Description Pastors and Leaders Conference (PALCON) is a gathering designed for all Nazarene clergy – pastors, chaplains, evangelists, staff ministers, and missionaries. Link LEARN MORE Feature Text FEATURED RESOURCE Card Image Image Title OFFERING OF THANKS Description As followers of Christ, we are all called to be ambassadors of the Kingdom throughout the world. Link LEARN MORE Display Title NAZARENE NEWS Image Asia-Pacific Remembering Judy Henske Toggle Overlay CLOSE Remembering Judy Henske Judith (Martin) Henske, 78, of Beaverton, Oregon, passed away 14 February 2020. She was a... Read Story Image South America Haitian leaders’ passion for… Toggle Overlay CLOSE Haitian leaders’ passion for… More than 60 leaders from Haiti gathered for an evangelism and church planting workshop... Read Story Image SENDAS graduates credit… Toggle Overlay CLOSE SENDAS graduates credit… In 1983, an Argentine couple arrived at Seminario Nazareno de las Américas (SENDAS)... Read Story Image South America Celebrating the life,… Toggle Overlay CLOSE Celebrating the life,… Alberto Croce, 74, of Córdoba, Argentina, passed away 19 Febr...