Church of the Nazarene
Evangelical Christian denomination
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| 2025 | The Church of the Nazarene ended its membership in the World Methodist Council. |
| February 12 2025 | Church of the Nazarene M25 Convention concludes in Kansas City, Missouri |
| February 10 2025 | Church of the Nazarene M25 Convention begins in Kansas City, Missouri at the Kansas City Convention Center, hosted by the Kansas City District |
| July 25 2024 | Eastern Nazarene College (ENC) announced the beginning of its closure process. |
| 2023 | General Assembly postponed from earlier date and held in 2023, where delegates elected Christian Sarmiento as the 45th General Superintendent and the fifth non-US resident in this role. |
| 2023 | Postponed General Assembly was finally held after being delayed from 2021 due to pandemic-related challenges. |
| July 5 2023 | Church of the Nazarene Convention in Tampa, Florida at Amalie Arena/Tampa Convention Center, with theme 'Overflow' and 10,062 attendees |
| June 9 2023 | Church of the Nazarene Convention held in Indianapolis, Indiana at the Indiana Convention Center from June 9-16 |
| 2022 | Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International (SDMI) was rebranded as Nazarene Discipleship International (NDI) to better align with the denominational focus on Nazarene Discipleship as a Journey of Grace. |
| 2021 | Church of the Nazarene Convention cancelled, originally planned for Indianapolis, Indiana at the Indiana Convention Center |
| 2021 | The General Assembly was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic complications, including travel visa issues, vaccination requirements, and social distancing concerns. |
| 2020 | During the COVID-19 global pandemic, the Church of the Nazarene worked to provide medical assistance to its world areas. |
| 2020 | Around 75% of Nazarene members now live outside the USA. |
| July 10 2019 | Church of the Nazarene Convention in Phoenix, Arizona at Talking Stick Resort Arena, with theme 'Love God, Love Others' and 8,834 attendees |
| February 11 2019 | Church of the Nazarene convention M19 held in Kansas City, Missouri at Bartle Hall |
| January 2019 | Church of the Nazarene convention held in Hyderabad, India, hosted by the Eurasia Region. |
| 2017 | The Church of the Nazarene significantly revised Article XIII on The Lord's Supper in their Manual, updating the guidelines for this sacrament. |
| 2017 | Church elected two people of color and Carla Sunberg (a woman) to fill vacancies in the Board of General Superintendents, demonstrating increased diversity in leadership. |
| June 21 2017 | Church of the Nazarene Convention held in Indianapolis, Indiana at the Indiana Convention Center from June 21-30 |
| 2016 | Global Discipleship attendance reached 1,245,818, showing a decadal growth rate of 55%. Total global responsibility lists increased to 1,845,786. |
| 2016 | The combined global enrollment of Nazarene educational institutions reached 51,555 students, with 31,000 in on-campus programs and 19,000 in extension programs. |
| 2016 | The church received an annual income of US$860,949,037, which was a decrease of US$941,336 from 2015 and a 3.79% decadal decrease from 2006. |
| July 8 2015 | Church of the Nazarene Convention in Louisville, Kentucky at KFC Yum! Center, with theme 'Thy Kingdom Come' and 7,060 attendees |
| February 9 2015 | Church of the Nazarene convention M15 held in Kansas City, Missouri at Bartle Hall |
| January 2015 | Church of the Nazarene convention held in San José, Costa Rica, hosted by the Mesoamerica Region. |
| June 19 2013 | Church of the Nazarene Convention held in Indianapolis, Indiana at the Indiana Convention Center from June 19-27 |
| 2012 | Gold Creek Community Church in Washington became non-denominational. |
| January 2012 | Church of the Nazarene convention held in Bangkok, Thailand, hosted by the Asia-Pacific Region. |
| 2011 | Missions Conference (M11) held, focusing on missions and evangelism for the USA/Canada region of the Church of the Nazarene. |
| July 5 2011 | Church of the Nazarene Convention held in Louisville, Kentucky at KFC Yum! Center, with theme 'Be Un: A World Unbroken' and 6,000 attendees |
| February 21 2011 | Church of the Nazarene convention M11 held in Louisville, Kentucky at the Kentucky International Convention Center |
| 2010 | Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International (SDMI) reported a global Sunday School weekly attendance of 703,344 and Global Discipleship Group attendance of 191,912, totaling 895,256 attendees. |
| 2010 | The Church of the Nazarene contributed US$23,904,271 to Nazarene educational institutions globally. |
| 2010 | The Church of the Nazarene crossed 2,000,000 members worldwide. |
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