NMI is the global missions advocate in every local church, nurturing a spirit of missions, and mobilizing into action, impacting people around the world. Published on the Nazarene page.
Giving to World Evangelism Fund
- We inform our churches of the world’s need and how the Church of the Nazarene is responding through the World Evangelism Fund. We encourage every church to faithfully participate in giving to the World Evangelism Fund.
- 50 educational institutions, including seven graduate seminaries/theological colleges, 14 liberal arts colleges/universities (13 with graduate programs), 18 undergraduate seminaries/ theological colleges, eight certificate and diploma Bible colleges, two nurses training colleges, one teacher training college, and 1,059 education centers (approved extension centers) had a 2023 combined enrollment of 43,339 students globally.
- Persons in need were treated at community-based clinics and health care centers all over the world with concentrated efforts in India, Papua New Guinea, and Eswatini (formerly known as Swaziland).
- JESUS Film Harvest Partners (JFHP), raising $3.7 million, reports that World Evangelism Fund (WEF) helped provide infrastructure for 1,109 JFHP teams to share God’s love through the story of Jesus. In 2023, teams reported over 2.3 million evangelistic contacts. Of these contacts, 699,029 indicated decisions for Christ with 404,511 new believers receiving initial discipleship follow-up. Teams started 11,675 Preaching Points in 2023.
- NMI and others partnered with local churches to help raise US $37.2 million through the World Evangelism Fund during the 2022-2023 fiscal year.
- Churches globally gave US $24.6 million for Nazarene Approved Missions Projects.
- In 2023, 92 districts gave 5.5 percent or above of their income to the World Evangelism Fund (56 of which were from regions other than the USA/Canada Region). WEF giving beyond 5.5 percent helps open new work, sustains works opened in recent years, and helps send new missionaries that God calls.
- Nazarenes gave US $210,290 to World Mission Broadcast (WMB), providing radio, television, and Internet programs to share the gospel globally.**
- NMI partnered with Nazarene Compassionate Ministries to give more than US $5 million for disaster response and compassion projects around the world and to support 10,559 children through Child Development Centers and Pastor’s Kids programs.
Giving to Alabaster
- Churches lay the foundation through Alabaster offerings for places where people worship, heal, and learn by encouraging global participation each year. Every Alabaster project is a joint effort of local contribution and labor, combined with global love and support in bringing tangible presence and a sense of long-term commitment to a community. No Alabaster funds are used for administrative costs.
- Nazarenes gave US $2.9 million for Alabaster to fund projects in 2023. The Alabaster Offering is used in all six global regions.
- Over US $30,000 was raised during the Global NMI Convention in June 2023 at the launch of the 75th anniversary year of Alabaster.
- Often, Alabaster giving goes hand in hand with Nazarene Missions Teams who help build structures funded by Alabaster and the contributions of Nazarene Missions Teams. NMI assisted 374 Nazarene Missions Teams in raising US $1.3 million for projects.
- Alabaster videos are available in English, French, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish. https://bit.ly/AlabasterVideo
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