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On a Wednesday night in October of 1895,
a group gathered together in downtown Los Angeles. They were there to
bear witness to the public announcement made from the pulpit to complete
the organization of the Church of the Nazarene. A prepared statement was
read from the pulpit that began as follows:
| “Feeling clearly called of God to the
carrying of His work in the conversion of sinners, the sanctification of
believers and the building up in holiness of those who may be committed
to our care we associate ourselves together as a church of God under the
name The Church of the Nazarene. We seek the simplicity and the power of
the primitive New Testament Church. The field of labor to which we feel
called is in the neglected quarters of the cities and wherever else may
be found waste places and souls seeking pardon and cleansing from sin.
This work we aim to do through the agency of city missions, evangelistic
services, house-to-house visitation, caring for the poor, comforting the
dying. To this end we strive personally to walk with God and to invite
others so to do.” Dr. Phineas F. Bresee |
Those words, penned by our leader and founder over 100 years ago, ring
true to our mission today. It is where we began; and today we move
forward with a renewed sense of that vision. Click
here to read Who We
Are today.
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