Nazarene Church History

Our Church History

The Wesleyan revival that saved 18th-century England from revolution reaffirmed the testimony and experience of the Early Church that God is able to forgive man's sins and cleanse his heart from all unrighteousness. A revival of this preaching and doctrine in the United States toward the close of the 19th century led to the formation of independent congregations that banded together in October 1908 as the Church of the Nazarene. So universal was this movement that even then all parts of the United States were represented in 228 congregations, comprising 10,414 members.

A warm hearted church and a victorious Christian life, founded on faith in the Word of God, have attracted many to the fellowship of the church during the past half century. Heartfelt religion resulted in fervent lay witnessing and a missionary concern. "The Church of the Nazarene has grown until now there are over 873,978 members in 8,931 congregations. Nearly 58 percent of the churches are in the 50 states in the U.S., and the remaining 42 percent are distributed throughout 88 countries where the church carries on its ministries. Over 1,299,280 are enrolled in Nazarene Sunday Schools."

In today's rapidly changing world, God's grace and the need of the human heart are changeless. The Church of the Nazarene offers to people today the same warmhearted church and victorious Christian faith that have made it attractive throughout its history. The uncertainties of this atomic age, the failure of a high standard of living to satisfy basic human needs, and the inability of education or science alone to solve the problem of sin and morality affirm the relevance of the church's message and the urgency of its God-given mission.

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