DECATUR – Over a history that spans nearly a century, West Side Church of the Nazarene has constructed only one building from the ground up, and that was its home for 58 years at 1224 W. Grand Ave.

(RNS) — The church court stripped the Rev. Thomas Jay Oord, of Nampa, Idaho, of his preaching credentials and expelled him from membership in the 2.5 million-member global denomination. (RNS) — A ...

(RNS) — A prominent and prolific theologian in the Church of the Nazarene will face a church trial later this month for advocating for LGBTQ affirmation at a time when the denomination is doubling ...

Thomas Oord, a local theologian, Nazarene minister and former Northwest Nazarene University professor, was on trial last week within the Church of the Nazarene over his views and support for LGBTQ+ ...

98, Brownsburg, passed away February 11, 2020. She was a member of Westside Church of the Nazarene. Her husband Rev. Gale Goode and a daughter Nancy Jo Barth preceded her in death. Survivors include ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – A court battle broke out this week after a Nazarene congregation voted to “spiritually disaffiliate” from the Nazarene denomination. The Oklahoman first reported that the ...