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We are people united in our belief that our involvement changes lives worldwide.
Global NMI
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We are Vision.
We are Action.
We are Impact.
NMI Calendar 2023-2024
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Global Church of the Nazarene
Alabaster 75th Anniversary Year
For many, Alabaster has always been a part of our Nazarene tradition. In the past, churches received Alabaster offerings in February and September. Now, many churches receive Alabaster offerings throughout the year. We celebrate the purchase of land, the building of churches, clinics, and schools, and the leasing of property to see the Church of the Nazarene established. This has given a sense of presence that helps to establish a long-term ministry in places where Nazarenes gather around the world.
Alabaster lays foundations that provide places where people worship, heal, and learn. And every time you participate in Alabaster giving, your contributions not only lay foundations, but you are engaged in enabling people in all kinds of contexts to worship God, heal and be healed, and learn more about the goodness and grace of God.
NMI is engaged in a yearlong celebration, June 2023 — June 2024, where every church, everywhere, will participate in giving to Alabaster at some time during this anniversary year. To help churches encourage giving, in the third week of NMI Central during this 13-month period, rather than highlighting a country, we will share an Alabaster video. Stories of changed lives, stories of sacrifice, stories of Kingdom impact.
To download this month’s focus video for the Alabaster 75th Anniversary celebration, click here.
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PRAYER
- Pray that the Lord will continue to bless every person who contributes to Alabaster and multiply the generous giving of Nazarenes from across the globe through Alabaster offerings.
- Pray that no one who considers giving to Alabaster will fear to give the little or much that God prompts them to give and that each will faithfully give for the sake of others.
- Pray for a renewed spirit of generosity in every generation to give to Alabaster to provide places where people worship, heal, and learn.
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PRAISE
- We praise God for the past 75 years of faithfulness in giving to Alabaster from Nazarenes around the world. From the seemingly least to the greatest gifts, we thank God that He sees, values, and blesses every gift.
- We praise God for the significant offering given in the 24th Global NMI Convention March Offering, which exceeded $30,000 USD.
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Ukraine church vows to continue ministry despite missile strike
The Odesa Church of the Nazarene building was severely damaged during a barrage of missile strikes in Odesa, Ukraine, during the early morning on 23 July. The explosion blew out all of the windows and rendered the doors unusable, causing the church to shut down for over a week.
The apartment building next door to the Odesa church took a direct hit, displacing occupants of 25 apartments. In the hours after learning of the damage to their church, Pastor Nabil Babbeisi and a few others on the leadership team risked the war-time curfew and raced to the church.
Despite being stopped by police and military personnel, Babbeisi was allowed to visit the church after he explained the situation. From there, he and his team assessed the damage and secured the building.
click to read FULL ARTICLE
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Anna Kindle - Missionary - Papua New Guinea | |
NYI - Nazarene Youth International | |
NYI - Teen Bible Quizzing | | |
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Heather Johnson
NYI Quiz Director
[email protected]
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Schedule 2023-2024
09/15/23 - Smithfield
10/21/23 - Quizfest - Olivet
11/11/23 - TBD
12/01/23-12/02/23 - St. Louis
01/21/24 - Pekin First
02/17/24 - South Bend, IN
03/09/24 - TBD
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Bible quizzing is about "guiding our youth into the Word and the Word into their lives."
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About Youth Quizzing
The Bible quizzing program launched as a ministry of the Church of the Nazarene during the 1964 General Nazarene Young People’s Convention and was immediately well-received. Quizzing is a unique and exciting ministry for youth that combines Bible study, mentoring, competition, fellowship, discipleship, and mission. In addition to developing a devotion to God’s Word and lifelong habits of Bible study in youth, quizzing creates and builds up a community of young disciples and servants, steadily adding to a vast pool of leadership and continually strengthening the church and its ministries. More and more teenagers and youth leaders are realizing just what an impact quizzing can have in their lives and in the lives of people around the world!
Youth Quizzing Values
As a ministry of Nazarene Youth International (NYI), Nazarene Youth Bible Quizzing shares the values that NYI recognizes as important dimensions of the holy life. We seek to reflect these values in all we do.
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We value the Bible… God’s unchanging truth for our lives.
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We value Prayer… vital interactive communication with our heavenly father.
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We value the Church… a global holiness community of faith, diverse in culture but one in Christ.
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We value Worship… life-changing encounters with an intimate God.
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We value Discipleship… a lifestyle of becoming like Christ.
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We value Community… building relationships that help bind us together and to God.
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We value Witness… sharing God’s love in word and deed.
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We value Holiness… a work of grace whereby God, through the working of His Holy Spirit, enables us to live a life representing Christ in who we are and in everything we do.
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"Well it's official... NYC 2023 was officially the largest recorded NYC in history!!!
This picture is the perfect snapshot of the 10,062 represented throughout the week! We have LOVED seeing and hearing your stories from NYC 2023. Continue to tag us in your posts and use #NYC23TampaBay! And don't forget to check out our website to view sessions, resources, and more! www.nazareneyouthconference.com
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. - Romans 15:13"
"At NYC we collected an offering to bless three ministry organizations in the Tampa Bay area! Because of your decision to give, we raised over $30,000! These funds will be going directly towards supporting Hope in the Park: a compassionate outreach ministry of Clearwater First Church of the Nazarene, Path of Citrus: a rescue mission serving Citrus & Marion Counties, and Mercy Drive Ministries: a Nazarene church addressing the needs of their community by fighting against poverty and bringing hope.
Thank you so much for your generosity!"
"One of our favorite parts about NYC is our Ministry With Others (MWO) & Bring With Projects! Because of your faithful work and the power of the Holy Spirit OVERFLOWING through us, we were able to bless the Tampa Bay community in beautiful ways! Check out some of the stats below:
30,000 care kits completed and delivered
500 raised gardens distributed
1,000 bags of trash collected
30,000 service hours
78 unique projects/sites
$1.5mil economic impact through Bring With & MWOs
It was such an honor to partner with the work God is already doing and will continue to do in Tampa!"
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NWIL District had 146 teens & sponsors from 15 churches attend NYC23! | |
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Salt Lake City, Utah!
Start preparing & fundraising now for this life changing event!
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What an amazing day! Eco System repair… 30 bags of garbage collected! They worked in 100 degree weather! Way to go ALLIES! | |
NDI - Nazarene Discipleship International | |
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New NDI Handbook for the USA/Canada Region Is Now Available
Do you know that the new Nazarene Discipleship International (NDI) Handbook was launched immediately prior to the Global NDI Convention?
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Have You Discovered NDI's Five Core Principles?
Nazarene Discipleship International’s mission is to carry out the Great Commission to children, youth, and adults in preparation for a lifelong journey of being and making Christlike disciples in the nations. This path of disciple making, and the church’s co-mission with Jesus Christ, is to reach the lost, establish new believers in their faith, and walk with them into the joyous experience with God called entire sanctification.
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Journey of Grace video game created out of gaming ministry | |
The Journey of Grace
George Herrera is the game director and producer behind the mobile game “The Journey of Grace,” based on the Church of the Nazarene’s 2021 Vacation Bible School curriculum. For Herrera, video games have always been a part of life.
“Gaming has always been a passion of mine,” Herrera said. “I remember when I was growing up, I could always go into my room and play games; it was a safe space for me. It is where I found meaningful connections and community with my friends.”
Herrera, who holds an undergraduate degree in youth ministry, didn’t see how his love of video games could connect to his ministry, calling, and vocation until he moved to the UK to attend Nazarene Theological College–Manchester. While there, he attended a seminar on the intersection of video games and spirituality.
“At first, when I saw this, I thought, ‘no way, this can’t be a thing,’” Herrera said. “But as they explained, video games have a lot of Christian symbolism and concepts.” FULL ARTICLE
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NDI - Children's Quizzing | |
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Schedule 2023-2024
11/11/23 - North Pekin
02/10/24 - Pekin First
04/13/24 - Eureka Grace
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Rosie Furston, Children's Quizzing Director [email protected] | |
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Please join our Facebook group
NWIL Children's Bible Quizzing
Information will be posted regarding upcoming meets and events.
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What is Children's Bible Quizzing?
Children's Bible Quizzing is a Bible study for children ages 6 through 12 (USA grades 1-6). It is important to help children know what the Bible says so they can demonstrate biblical teachings in real-life situations. Quizzing also teaches children about God.
There are six books in the Children’s Bible Quizzing study series that have been specifically chosen for children to gain an overarching understanding of the chronology and meaning of the Bible.
(Acts, Genesis, Exodus, Joshua/Judges/Ruth, 1 & 2 Samuel, Matthew)
Each Bible study not only helps children understand this chronology, but the people in each lesson come to life as children learn about their humanity and God’s plan to make all things new. While God sometimes uses miracles to achieve His purposes, He often works in relationship with His beloved creation: people.
The Philosophy and Purpose of Quizzing
The philosophy of Children’s Quizzing is Bible study. It is important to help children know what the Bible says and help them demonstrate biblical teachings in actual life situations. The goal of Children’s Quizzing is for children to know the God of the Bible.
The purpose of Children’s Quizzing Bible study and competition is to help children:
- Desire to study the Bible.
- Get acquainted with basic Bible study.
- Grow in understanding of the overall chronology of the Bible.
- Learn that God is the central character and Hero of the Bible.
- Gain increased understanding of God as He is revealed in each study.
- Understand how people in the Bible interacted with God, and know how people today may do so also.
- Enjoy quizzing competition.
- Grow in the ability to reflect Christian attitudes and behaviors during competition.
In Children's Bible Quizzing, each child challenges himself or herself to reach award levels. In this approach, children quiz against a base of knowledge, not each other. The multiple-choice method of competition allows every child to answer every question. This approach makes it possible for every child to score a perfect score.
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~News from around the District~
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2024 DISTRICT EVENTS
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Celebrate Life - February 24 - New Hope
Convention - March 16 - Peoria Nazarene
District Assembly - April 26-27 - Crossbridge
Celebrate Life - May 16-18 - Olivet
Kids Camp - July 11-14 - Olivet
Team Day - August 3
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Pastors
Havana - Rev. Riley Powell, Interim Pastor
Lost Lake - Rev. Bob Clardie, Interim Pastor
Rushville - Rev. Rick Burgard, Interim Pastor
Streator - Rev. Dave Van Houwe, Lead Pastor
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Peoria Nazarene
Peoria Nazarene Church is hosting a Spiritual Renewal Weekend August 25-27. Services will be at 6:30 PM on Friday and Saturday. If you are in the area and would like to join us for a time of spiritual renewal, we’d love to have you. An offering will be received for Nazarene Bible College at each gathering.
Peoria Nazarene - 5504 N. University - Peoria, IL
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North Pekin - Tent Revival | |
Revive Us Again!!
September 13-16 | 6:00pm-8:00pm
North Pekin Nazarene | 126 S. Main St | North Pekin, IL
Everyone is welcome. Come and enjoy the fellowship as we worship Jesus and be revived. "Fear not, for I am with you, be not dismayed, for I am your God, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." Isaiah 41:10
09/12 - Worship: East Peoria Team Message: Rev. Mark Abbott
09/14 - Worship: Blue Grass Gospel Message: Rev. Cali Lindenfelser
9/15 - Worship: The Stout Family Message: Rev. Lloyd Brock
9/16 - Worship: North Pekin Team Message: Rev. Ron Jansen
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44th General Superintendent elected
T. Scott Daniels was elected the 44th general superintendent of the Church of the Nazarene on the 33rd ballot during the morning business session of the 30th General Assembly and Conventions in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. He currently serves as the pastor of College Church of the Nazarene in Nampa, Idaho, USA.
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45th General Superintendent elected
Christian Sarmiento was elected the 45th general superintendent of the Church of the Nazarene on the 40th ballot during the 30th General Assembly and Conventions in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. He currently serves as the director of the Church of the Nazarene South America Region.
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Olivet Nazarene University | |
EDUCATION WITH A CHRISTIAN PURPOSE
With more than 140 areas of study, 3500 enrolled students, and a stunning campus, Olivet Nazarene University stands tall as one of the nation’s premier hubs of learning and faith. Our nationally recognized academic programs, title-winning athletics, vibrant, energized social climate and countless ministry opportunities make this place unique. Olivet seamlessly integrates passion and calling with career preparedness. VIEW ALL AREAS OF STUDY | EXPLORE YOUR INTERESTS
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ONU Plus
Local, Affordable and Fully Accredited
Olivet's Extension Site Program
Olivet Nazarene University is grounded in faith. Not just in a historical way, but as a relevant force in what we do today. Olivet Nazarene University’s mission is to equip you for lives of service to God and humanity. And that mission is not limited to Bourbonnais, Illinois. Through ONU PLUS, Olivet proudly partners with churches and similar organizations around the country to better suit your needs in your community.
Along with receiving a fully-accredited degree, you will also receive practicum experience through ONU PLUS. Throughout the program, each degree will allow students to gain practical knowledge through internships which count for up to three credit hours per semester. This amounts to 8-10 weekly hours of firsthand leadership, ministry, and workplace experience.
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Click one of the links below to worship with one of the churches on our district. May God give you peace and hope during this time. Have a joyous worship time.
NWIL Online Church Services
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~2023~
9/14 - POPS
9/16 - NYI Quiz
9/19 - DAB Meeting - 6:30pm
10/3-10/4 - ONU Board of Trustees
10/5 - Primetime/Grandparent Day
10/13-10/14 - BOM/ECM
10/17 - DAB Meeting
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9:45 am
Arrive & Fellowship
10:00 am
POPS begins, Worship, Word, Prayer, District Information
09/14/23 - Peoria Nazarene
10/19/23 - Point of Change
11/09/23 - Lewistown
12/14/23 - online
01/11/24 - online
02/08/24 - online
03/07/24 - New Hope
04/11/24 - Eureka Grace
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NWIL District Advisory Board
MINISTERIAL
Rev. Lloyd Brock
Rev. Bill Clark
Rev. Ronda Hollars
Rev. Mark McCall
Rev. Denny Owens
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LAITY
Mark Alvis
Ken Roat
Kevin Singletary
Stephen Taylor
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ONU Board of Trustees
Rev. Lloyd Brock
Rev. Mark McCall
Rev. William Clark
Ken Roat
Cheryl Sherwood
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Dr. Bill Clark
Board of Ministry
[email protected]
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Rev. Cali Lindeenfelser
School of Ministry
[email protected]
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NWIL District
Church of the Nazarene
4224 N. Brandywine Dr.
Suite 300
Peoria, IL 61614
phone: 309-682-6945
Office hours:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
9:00 am-4:00 pm
*Monday & Friday by appointment only as we normally work remotely
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