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Did you know that Alabaster often provides the seed money to get building projects started, which then further develops through local sacrificial giving to see the projects completed?

Jamaica was one of the islands discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1494 and was settled by the Spanish until the 16th century. In 1655, the British seized the island to establish a plantation...

The island nation of Papua New Guinea (PNG) has known centuries of complex foreign rule, and has been a divided nation under German, British, and Australian governance, until it gained independence...

Chile is the longest north-south oriented country in the world, and one of the countries along the Ring of Fire, home to nearly 90% of the world’s earthquakes, and 75% of the world’s volcanoes. Chile...

Alabaster connects with all ages in the local church. Some generations have used traditional Alabaster boxes, and others have used clay pots, glass jars, or tin cans. The container is simply a vessel...

Hong Kong was occupied by the British in 1841 and was formally ceded by China the following year. On 19 December 1984, an agreement signed by China and the UK set in motion a shift which eventually...

Italy has always been important in the European geographic landscape, because of its central location in the southern part of Europe. For nearly 800 years, the Roman Empire ruled much of the known...

After centuries under Spanish rule, Honduras became an independent nation in 1821. However, there have been over 130 revolutions and revolts in the 100 years that followed that independence. The...

Until the 16th century, what is now known as Bolivia was part of several South American empires. In 1543, the area was conquered by Spain. In the 19th century, the country achieved independence and...

Alabaster lays foundations that provide places where people worship, heal, and learn. And every time you participate in Alabaster giving, your contributions not only lay foundations but you are...

The work of the Church of the Nazarene in Armenia was established officially in 2002. Armenia is a landlocked, highland nation bordering Turkey, and surrounding the Biblical mountains of Ararat.

The work of the Church of the Nazarene began officially in Egypt in 1986. Located on the Eastern Mediterranean Field, the work in Egypt has presented some challenges to the establishment of stable...

The work of the Church of the Nazarene in Barbados began in 1926. Barbados is an island country in the Caribbean region of the Americas that was uninhabited before the British arrived in the early...

For many, Alabaster has always been a part of our Nazarene tradition. In the past, churches received Alabaster offerings in February and September. Now, many churches receive Alabaster offerings...

The work of the Church of the Nazarene in Myanmar began officially in 1984. Previously known as Burma, its name during British rule, Myanmar gained its independence from the British Empire in 1948 but...

The work of the Church of the Nazarene began officially in 1919. Located on the Cono-Sur (Southern Cone) Field of the South America Region, Argentina is often referred to as a “crucible of races".

The work of the Church of the Nazarene began in Indonesia in 1973. Located on the Sealands Field of the Asia-Pacific Region, Indonesia is an expansive group of islands that cover 1,904,569 square...

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

The work of the Church of the Nazarene began officially in 1950. Only four years earlier, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan gained its independence in 1946.

Mexico is one of the earliest areas of missions focus for the Church of the Nazarene. In 1903, the Church of the Nazarene began to establish churches in Mexico. Once the center of the ancient Aztec...

Nazarene Missions International, officially recognized as an “auxiliary organization” of the Church of the Nazarene in 1915 at the fourth General Assembly, has been an integral part of local churches...

In 1956, Nazarene missionaries came to Taiwan, an island in the Pacific Ocean, and established the Church of the Nazarene. Taiwan, first inhabited by Austronesian peoples, became home to Han (Chinese)...

In 1993, the work of the Church of the Nazarene began officially in Madagascar, a large island off the southeastern coast of Africa. It is the fourth largest island on earth and second largest island...

The work of the Church of the Nazarene in Peru was established officially in 1914. Peru had been a colony of Spain for nearly 300 years when it gained its full independence in 1821.

The work of the Church of the Nazarene began officially in 1944. For over 400 years, Puerto Rico was a Spanish colony with added influences of French, African, Irish, German, and Chinese immigration...