NAZARENE, THE CHURCH OF

NAZARENE, THE CHURCH OF
   an international CHRISTIAN denomination growing out of METHODISM which was organized in 1908 as a protest against WORLDLINESS and lack of HOLY living.

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  • Nazarene International Education Association — The Nazarene International Education Association (NIEA) is a part of the Church of the Nazarene. The Church of the Nazarene owns and operates 11 liberal arts institutions in Africa, Canada, Korea, and the United States, as well as 3 graduate… …   Wikipedia

  • Nazarene Publishing House — (NPH), the publishing arm of the Church of the Nazarene, is the largest publisher of Wesleyan Holiness literature in the world.[1] and has been located at 2923 Troost Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri since its foundation in 1912. NPH prints more… …   Wikipedia

  • Nazarene Missionaries — are missionaries trained and supported by the Church of the Nazarene. There are 796 Nazarene missionaries. Missionaries are sent around the world as a means for evangelism and church development. The Nazarene missionary is a member of the clergy… …   Wikipedia

  • Church of the Nazarene —    The Church of the Nazarene, an American based Holiness church, was founded in 1895 by Phineas E Bresee (1838 1915), a former pastor in the Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1894, Bresee asked church leaders to appoint him to an independent… …   Encyclopedia of Protestantism

  • Nazarene Caravan — The Nazarene Caravan program began in the heart and mind of LeRoy Haynes, a Church of the Nazarene layman in California in the 1930s. He wanted to offer a club program for the children in the Nazarene church that would teach them life skills, as… …   Wikipedia

  • Nazarene Theological College (Australia) — Nazarene Theological College Nazarene Theological College Shield Established 1953 Type Private Religious affiliation Church of the Nazarene …   Wikipedia

  • Church of the Nazarene (disambiguation) — Church of the Nazarene may refer to: Church of the Nazarene, an international Christian denomination with a Wesleyan holiness theology. Georgia District Church of the Nazarene, the Georgia District of the Southeast USA Region of the Church of the …   Wikipedia

  • Church of the Nazarene Foundation — The Church of the Nazarene Foundation (also referred to as the Nazarene Foundation) is the denominational foundation for the Church of the Nazarene. External links Official Website Categories: Church of the NazareneFoundations based in the United …   Wikipedia

  • Nazarene University — refers to Point Loma Nazarene University, which once bore that name. Nazarene university may refer to several other institutions of higher education around the world affiliated with the Church of the Nazarene: Africa Nazarene University in… …   Wikipedia

  • Nazarene Bible Quizzing — is a form of Bible Quiz competition for 6th 12th graders in the United States, sponsored by the Church of the Nazarene. In Nazarene Bible Quizzing, two teams play against each other with participants jumping off of a chair to answer a question.… …   Wikipedia

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