NCN Global News Summary	Volume 0720	May 18, 2007
Thousands experience a "Time of Victory" at Campinas evangelistic event in Brazil Approximately 40,000 people gathered recently in the Arautos da Paz (Heralds of Peace) Plaza for an evangelistic event produced by the Campinas Central Church of the Nazarene in São Paulo, Brazil - the largest Nazarene church in the world. read more 500,000 displaced by fighting in Somalia The worst violence in 17 years has devastated the city of Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. Reports state 500,000 people have fled Mogadishu since the violence began three months ago, and to make matters worse, a cholera outbreak has killed hundreds of children and elderly in the last eight weeks. read more Lightning strike sparks fire at Georgia church Lightning caused a fire at the Graham Memorial Church of the Nazarene in Dublin, Georgia on the night of May 12, but according to interim pastor Jeff Croft, the church was able to hold Sunday services just a day later. read more West Virginian achieved 72 years of perfect Sunday School attendance Nick Regillo, 87, of Mannington, West Virginia, passed away on Wednesday, May 16. A faithful and well-loved member of the Mannington Church of the Nazarene, Regillo had perfect Sunday school attendance for 72 years, the last 62 years being consecutive. read more Melanesian women gather in Albanza for transformational event They came by bus, boat, four-wheel drive, and on foot. Ninety-two women and four guest speakers gathered this month in the village of Albanza, PNG for a Nazarene women’s conference. read more Additional NCNNews.com Stories This Week Global News When ministries collide: Child sponsorship and Work and Witness When the Woodlawn Tennessee Church of the Nazarene planned a Work and Witness trip to Costa Rica, meeting one of the church’s five sponsored children was not even considered a possibility. read more Costa Rica Central District participates in Maximum Mission It all started with a contact made with one teenage boy named Edwin in the community of Rosister Carballo, an area of with 2,000 people without an evangelical church. read more Belize churches raise hope and classrooms Belize churches are coming together to help build hope and classrooms for the Dangriga, Belize Church of the Nazarene. read more USA/Canada News NDR offering field traumatology training in Kansas Nazarene Disaster Response is currently offering field traumatology training for all professional care-givers in the Wichita, Kansas area who work with those dealing with the impact of traumatic events. read more ROAM directors convene in Kansas City RVs On A Mission (ROAM) met in Kansas City to review ministry projects from the past year and to plan new ventures for the coming months. read more Canada Central District Prime Time Summit Canada Central District hosted their first Prime Time Summit May 4-5, 2007 at the Oakville Church of the Nazarene near Toronto. read more Bradenton First Church calls Tony Miller as senior pastor Tony Miller has been chosen as the new senior pastor of the Southern Florida District’s Bradenton First Church of the Nazarene with a nearly unanimous vote. read more "Today's Family" Church of the Nazarene segment to air across the U.S. on the ABC Family Channel On May 27, an episode of the Platinum Television Group's program "Today's Family" including a segment highlighting the compassionate ministry work of the Church of the Nazarene will air across the U.S. on the ABC Family Channel. read more Collegiate News ONU's China Initiative launched with dedication of ornate Chinese ship replica The China Initiative program at Olivet Nazarene University was recently launched as a means to provide students with meaningful ways to experience Chinese culture and influence. read more New Translation Studies major at Southern Nazarene University Southern Nazarene University is announcing the addition of a Spanish-English Translation Studies major as part of the SNU Modern Languages offering. read more Dennis Williams named new director of general education at SNU Dennis Williams began his duties as director of general education at Southern Nazarene University (SNU) on May 15. read more Administrators take on new roles at MidAmerica Nazarene University Jason Drummond of Olathe, Kansas has accepted the position of vice president for institutional advancement at MidAmerica Nazarene University (MNU), effective July 1. He fills the role previously held by Dwight Douglas, who has been named assistant to the president for church and community relations at MNU, also effective July 1. read more PLNU appoints new vice president positions Upon recommendations by President Bob Brower to the Board of Trustees, PLNU recently named new vice presidents for Spiritual Development and Student Development, respectively. read more NCN Sports Scott Selby steps down as SNU head baseball coach Southern Nazarene University Athletic Director Bobby Martin announced head baseball coach Scott Selby has resigned his duties with SNU and will be assuming the head baseball coaching position at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford. read more For a full text edition of this week's Global News Summary, click here: Printable Global News Summary (PDF)
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