MISSION
The mission of the Church of the Nazarene is to make Christlike disciples in the nations.We are a Great Commission church (Matthew 28:19-20). As a global community of faith, we are commissioned to take the Good News of life in Jesus Christ to people everywhere and to spread the message of scriptural holiness (Christlike living) across the lands.
The Church of the Nazarene bonds together individuals who have made Jesus Christ Lord of their lives, sharing in Christian fellowship, and seeking to strengthen each other in faith development through worship, preaching, training, and service to others.
We strive to express the compassion of Jesus Christ to all persons along with our personal commitment to Christlike living.
While the primary motive of the church is to glorify God, we also are called to actively participate in His mission—reconciling the world to himself.
The statement of mission contains historical essentials of our mission: evangelism, sanctification, discipleship, compassion. The essence of holiness is Christlikeness.
Nazarenes are becoming a sent people—into homes, work places, communities, and villages as well as other cities and countries. Missionaries are now sent from all regions of the world. God continues calling ordinary people to do extraordinary things made possible by the person of the Holy Spirit.
General Secretary releases 2025 statistics
General Secretary Gary Hartke and Nazarene Research Services released the annual Church of the Nazarene statistical report for 2025. This detailed report documents the missional
“I Run to My Father’s Arms”: VID Retreat Promotes Inner Healing Among Men
“God continues to call men back home—into the Father’s arms.” On Saturday, November 22, 2025, 60 men from 12 congregations in the Central District of
Hurricane Melissa brings devastation to Jamaica, greater Caribbean
Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on 28 October 2025 as a catastrophic Category 5 storm. Melissa was the strongest storm in recorded history to
Superintendents’ Retreat “Celebrad” strengthens district leadership in Mesoamerica
United in His presence, God renews vision, character, and mission. Panama City hosted the Mesoamerica Region’s Superintendents’ Retreat, “Celebrad,” (Celebrate) held October 20–23, 2025, at the
Nazarenes respond with compassion in northern Veracruz
Hope multiplies when the Church opens its doors and its hands. In Poza Rica and across northern Veracruz, the Nazarene family has come together to




