NCN Global News Summary	Volume 0727	July 06, 2007
Two church properties damaged by flooding on Joplin District Nazarene Disaster Response is working in Neodesha, Kansas, where rains left dozens of homes and the Neodesha Church of the Nazarene under four feet of water. A church parsonage on the Joplin District was also damaged. (Photo slideshow available) read more Oregon church vandalized, burned For the second time in a week, arson is the cause of a fire that severely damaged a Nazarene church. read more Wesley Historical Society's first gathering outside Methodist Conference held at NTC Nazarene Theological College—Manchester hosted the annual WHS meeting and lecture on June 30. This was the first time in its 114-year history that the society has met outside the Methodist Conference. read more Denver First Church surprises regional schools with scholarship gift Denver First Church surprised its three regional Nazarene education institutions with a scholarship gift of $100,000 during the church's "Celebration of Higher Education" in June. (Photo slideshow available) read more Upward Basketball lifts Polish community For six weeks this spring, more than 60 children participated in Upward Basketball in Gdansk, Poland. Children ages 8-14 participated in this evangelical campaign that emphasizes both a relationship with Jesus Christ and building self-esteem in young people. read more Additional NCNNews.com Stories This Week Global News World Mission Broadcast South America ministry update World Mission Broadcast South America extends the evangelical reach of the Church of the Nazarene through television and radio ministries in Latin America, including the countries of Brazil and Argentina. read more USA/Canada News Tradition: Oahu Nazarenes continue to use the arts for evangelism Coming from all over Hawaii's island of Oahu, the youthful cast of Fiddler on the Roof gathers each afternoon at the Kailua Church of the Nazarene to rehearse, sing praises to God, and listen to Bible stories. After 20 minutes of chapel, rehearsals begin in earnest. read more Nazarene International Education Assocation holds annual meeting at Olivet John Bowling, president of Olivet Nazarene University, opened the 2007 Nazarene International Education Association conference by presenting characteristics of good educators. read more Headquarters Headlines Former El Heraldo de Santidad associate editor passes away Sylvette (Rivera) Geeding, former associate editor for Spanish youth curriculum and the el Heraldo de Santidad (Spanish Herald of Holiness) at Nazarene Headquarters, passed away June 30 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. read more Collegiate News NNU announces two new online graduate programs in Missional Leadership “Given our denominational mandate to be missional in engaging our postmodern culture, we have had many pastors and lay leaders inquire about our developing an online degree program geared to this crucial need." read more NCN Sports Trevecca athletic publications win again Trevecca Nazarene University's athletic publications again won awards at this year's annual meeting of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). read more For a full text edition of this week's Global News Summary, click here: Printable Global News Summary (PDF) For daily updates of Nazarene news, see ncnnews.com throughout the week. Be sure to click on "Forward to a Friend" below to share any stories appearing in this week's NCN News.
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