The Georgia Nazarene District is the umbrella organization of
Church of the Nazarene
The Church of the Nazarene is an evangelical Christian denomination that emerged in North America from the 19th-century Wesleyan-Holiness movement within Methodism. It is headquartered in Lenexa within Johnson County, Kansas. With its members co ...
congregations in the U.S. state of
Georgia. It was officially created in 1915.
It currently oversees 102 Nazarene Churches and a Nazarene campground located in the small town of
Adrian
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.
History
The first
Nazarene Church
The Church of the Nazarene is an evangelical Christian denomination that emerged in North America from the 19th-century Wesleyan-Holiness movement within Methodism. It is headquartered in Lenexa within Johnson County, Kansas. With its members c ...
in the state of
Georgia was located in
Donalsonville
Donalsonville is a city in and the county seat of Seminole County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,650 at the 2010 census.
History
Donalsonville was originally part of Decatur County. It is named after John Ernest Donalson (1846– ...
where T.J. Shingler and his family help support and build a church for Georgia Nazarenes. Originally a part of the Georgia Holiness Association, this group of believers joined with another holiness group in 1907. The holiness movement in Georgia can be traced back to the revival led by
John Wesley
John Wesley (; 2 March 1791) was an English people, English cleric, Christian theology, theologian, and Evangelism, evangelist who was a leader of a Christian revival, revival movement within the Church of England known as Methodism. The soci ...
in
England
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.
Leadership
The district is led by an elected superintendent. The current district superintendent is Kyle Poole.
The district superintendent and district treasurer work out of the district office located in
McDonough, Georgia
McDonough is a city in Henry County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. Its population was 22,084 at the 2010 census, up from 8,493 in 2000. The city is the county seat of Henry County. The unincorporated comm ...
. Six district offices are also filled by local pastors and layman of the Georgia district. These offices include the District Secretary, Cross-Cultural Ministries Coordinator, Sunday School Ministries Chairman, Missions President (NMI), Youth President (NYI), and the District Camp Manager.
See also
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Church of the Nazarene (disambiguation)
References
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External links
www.ganaz.org
Methodism in Georgia (U.S. state)
Christian organizations established in 1915
Church of the Nazarene
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