Nazarene Archives

Nazarene Archives is a unique collection of sources documenting the history and life of the Church of the @Nazarene.

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The students and faculty of Eastern Nazarene College, 1932-1933
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Some of the most inspiring stories in Nazarene history are the ones about how the church established ministry in a new world area.

I enjoyed digging deeper into Pastor Alfredo del Rosso's story in my latest for @HolinessToday.

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Our office received a request today from a district superintendent about a church with an upcoming pastoral review.

They wanted to know more about the history of the church.

We sent them what we knew from our records.

Just one of the things we do.

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Jim Diehl, General Superintendent Emeritus, preaches on "pulling stumps" on October 30, 2025.

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Horace Greeley Trumbauer was the presiding elder of the Pennsylvania Conference of the Holiness Christian Church when it united with the Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene in 1908.

He was one of two key figures in this lesser-known merger in early Nazarene history.

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The Twenty-Second General Assembly and Conventions of the Church of the Nazarene | Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA | June 21-30, 1989

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We recently received a donation of several past issues of the Northwestern Illinois District Voice. District newsletters are valuable sources of information for tracking district and local church histories. We are grateful to have them!

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Lyman C. Pettit, the first president of the Pentecostal Collegiate Institute and Bible Training School in Saratoga Springs, New York, the earliest iteration of @EasternNazarene.

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In the spring of 1918, General Superintendent John W. Goodwin wrote to Hiram F. Reynolds: "I know you will do your best for our New England College. I should be glad if they would change the name to the Eastern Nazarene College, or something like that."

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Nazarene friends: Heading to the M25 Conference in February? @NazArchives will be there in the exhibit hall and presenting in a couple of workshops. Let me know if you're coming!

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Bertha Munroe (1887–1983) was appointed a founding member of the faculty of @EasternNazarene and its first academic dean. She retired in 1968, having served the ENC campus community for over half a century.

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Miss Lillian Cole Short enrolled as a student at @EasternNazarene in the fall of 1910. After graduating, she was the first missionary to be sent directly to Africa by the Church of the Nazarene, serving in Eswatini from 1916 to 1926.

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Our archival repository houses over 5,000 boxes of Nazarene history just like this one. Every box has stories to tell.

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This was a lot of fun. Nate is a terrific host. Thanks as always, @HolinessToday.

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Maria Elma Hebbard Bresee (1836-1920), the wife of General Superintendent Phineas F. Bresee.

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The archival materials from @EasternNazarene arrived to our facility this morning. We are deeply honored to have these historic materials entrusted to our care. Thank you, ENC!

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On this day 116 years ago in Pilot Point, Texas, USA, the union of holiness groups that established the Church of the Nazarene was effected.

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Honored to host @JoelMCabrita, Professor of History at @Stanford, for a research visit at @NazArchives. Dr. Cabrita is a historian of modern Southern Africa who focuses on Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) and Southern Africa. It was a privilege to have her utilize our resources!

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Dr. V. H. Lewis (1912–2000) was the seventeenth General Superintendent of the Church of the Nazarene. He was elected at the fifteenth General Assembly in Kansas City, Missouri, USA in 1960. He served as a general superintendent until his retirement in 1985.

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The Twentieth General Assembly of the Church of the Nazarene was held in Kansas City in 1980. It will return to Kansas City for the first time since then for the Thirty-First General Assembly and Conventions in 2027.

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