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The work of the Church of the Nazarene began officially in the United States in 1887, though the formal organization of the denomination occurred in 1908 with the merger of several like-minded...

Aboriginal Australians are considered the oldest known civilization on earth, and Southeast Asian settlers arrived in Australia centuries before Europeans arrived in the 17th century. From 1788 until...

Following the end of World War II, in the late 1940s, the Church of the Nazarene was experiencing a need for more mission funding. At a meeting of the Global NMI Council, Elizabeth Vennum was asked to...

Once part of what was known as the United Provinces of the Rio de la Plata, the countries of Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay, declared their independence from Spain in 1816. Argentina, the remaining...

The Dutch United Provinces declared their independence from Spain in 1579. Throughout the 17th century, the Dutch became a leading seafaring commercial power, establishing colonies around the world...

Cote d’Ivoire (The Ivory Coast) was a composition of small kingdoms between the 15th and 19th centuries. In 1844, France established a protectorate there, until in 1960 Cote d’Ivoire achieved...

Throughout Alabaster’s history, there have been many places where funds could be used to help rebuild or establish church presence following times of war or other catastrophic events. The...

Armenia, a country that claims to be the first state to formally adopt Christianity in the early 4th century, lies between Turkey, to the west, and Azerbaijan. It has had a long history of being...

Korea was an independent kingdom prior to its being occupied in the early 20th century. The Peninsula achieved independence in 1945; and following World War II, a democratic government was adopted in...

There are mission fields around the world that have benefited from Alabaster in establishing work in difficult contexts, where having a building was to say: “We are here for the long run, and whatever...

Located just off the southern tip of Malaysia, the city nation of Singapore is a travel hub for Asia, a gateway to areas where the Church of the Nazarene is not yet established. Often referred to as a...

Nigeria is a country that has a stressed and divisive pre-colonial past, occupied by many diverse ethnic groups, each with different languages and traditions. These groups, ranging from large Islamic...