List of Church of the Nazarene conventions

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The Church of the Nazarene is a conservative, evangelical, Christian church in the Wesleyan-Holiness tradition. It is headquartered in the United States of America with nearly 3 million members worldwide. Church governance, as well as statements of the church's beliefs, are found in a book called The Manual of the Church of the Nazarene. This dictates: "The General Assembly shall meet every fourth year…”

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The Church of the Nazarene also hosts other conventions and conferences that support the mission of the church and provide resources to pastors and laity across the globe. Each division under the Church could host a convention per their individual constitutions. Most notably is the convention for Nazarene Youth which began hosting a conference in 1958. Each geographical sub-region, or District, is required to host an annual assembly to report on the status of the church within those geographical boundaries.

The Manual also says: “The general superintendents and said commission shall also have power, in case of an emergency, to change the time and place of the meeting of the General Assembly." Which was the case for postponing the 2021 General Assembly to 2023 due to complications of travel visas, and vaccination requirements and social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

General Assembly

The 2005 General Assembly and Conventions at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana. General Assembly and Conventions of the Church of the Nazarene (2005).jpg
The 2005 General Assembly and Conventions at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The General Assembly and Conventions of the Church of the Nazarene (General Assembly, or GA) is the premier convention of the Church of the Nazarene, as it is provided for the supreme legislative body of the Church of the Nazarene. Since 1985, the General Assembly has been held in the year following the United States presidential election. General Assemblies offer workshops, networking, seminars, and praise and worship services for all delegates and guests.

The General Assembly comprises elected and ex officio delegates from around the world. The General Assembly elects six general superintendents and a General Board, in whom authority is vested between General Assemblies.

The general superintendents are assigned jurisdictional authority over the districts, regions and other institutions of the Church of the Nazarene, and are given authority to ordain qualified women and men into the ministry. (Article 304.5)"

The Church of the Nazarene announced in February 2007 that instead of a global convention to celebrate the centennial, each local church will participate in a global telecast on Sunday October 5, 2008. [1]

YearDatesLocationVenueHost District
190710 October Chicago, Illinois Chicago First ChurchChicago Central [2]
19085–13 October Pilot Point, Texas Pilot Point First ChurchDallas [3]
1911October Nashville, Tennessee Pentecostal Mission & Ryman Auditorium East Tennessee
191530 September - 11 October Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City First Church [4] Kansas City [5]
1919OctoberKansas City, MissouriunknownKansas City [6]
192320 September - 2 OctoberKansas City, MissouriunknownKansas City
192814–25 June Columbus, Ohio Memorial HallCentral Ohio
193212–24 June Wichita, Kansas The ForumKansas
193621–29 JuneKansas City, Missouri Ararat Shrine Temple Kansas City
194016–24 June Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Municipal AuditoriumNorthwest Oklahoma
194418–23 June Minneapolis, Minnesota Municipal AuditoriumMinnesota
194820–27 June St. Louis, Missouri Kiel Auditorium Missouri
195222–27 June Kansas City, Missouri unknownKansas City
195614–22 JuneKansas City, MissouriunknownKansas City
196019–24 JuneKansas City, MissouriunknownKansas City
196421–27 June Portland, Oregon unknownOregon Pacific
196816–21 JuneKansas City, MissouriunknownKansas City
197218–23 June Miami Beach, Florida unknownSouthern Florida
197620–25 June Dallas, Texas Dallas Convention CenterDallas
198022–27 JuneKansas City, Missouri Bartle Hall Kansas City
198523–28 June Anaheim, California Anaheim Stadium Anaheim
198925–30 June Indianapolis, Indiana Hoosier Dome Indianapolis
199325–30 JulyIndianapolis, IndianaHoosier DomeIndianapolis
199722–27 June San Antonio, Texas Alamodome South Texas
200124–28 JuneIndianapolis, Indiana RCA Dome Indianapolis
200518–28 JuneIndianapolis, IndianaRCA DomeIndianapolis
200924 June - 3 July Orlando, Florida [7] Orange County Convention Center Central Florida
201319–27 June Indianapolis, Indiana Indiana Convention Center Indianapolis
201721–30 JuneIndianapolis, IndianaIndiana Convention CenterIndianapolis
2021cancelledIndianapolis, IndianaIndiana Convention CenterIndianapolis
20239-16 JuneIndianapolis, IndianaIndiana Convention CenterIndianapolis
20279-16 JuneKansas City, MissouriBartle HallKansas City

Missions Conference

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In the mid-quadrennial year, the USA/Canada region of the Church of the Nazarene hosts a conference which focuses on missions and evangelism for the United States and Canada Region. Commonly referred to as M and the numeral of the year it takes place in. (i.e. 2011 was called M11). The most recent Missions Conference held was in Kansas City, Missouri. [8]

YearDatesLocationArenaHost DistrictName
1999- Kansas City, Missouri Bartle Hall Kansas CityMillennium Celebration
2003- Nashville, Tennessee Opryland Hotel East TennesseeM3
2007February 19–21 Kansas City, Missouri Bartle Hall Kansas CityM7
2011February 21–23 Louisville, Kentucky Kentucky International Convention Center KentuckyM11
2015February 9–11 Kansas City, Missouri Bartle Hall Kansas CityM15
2019February 11–13 Kansas City, Missouri Bartle Hall Kansas CityM19
2025February 10-12 Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City Convention Center Kansas CityM25

Nazarene Youth International

The first NYI was known as the Nazarene Young Peoples Society. It was instituted in 1923. And is represented by those members of the Church of the Nazarene who are 13–25. In 2006, Nazarene Youth International (NYI) had 381,343 members. 181 Youth In Mission [9] participates from 5 regional areas, and 2,320 Youthserve NYI Youthserve Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine students served around the world for the Church of the Nazarene. [10] The 22nd Convention of NYI held in Orlando, Florida was first truly global convention, featuring delegates in 7 other cities. These cities were Quito, Ecuador, Johannesburg, South Africa, Büsingen am Hochrhein, Germany, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Manila, Philippines, Santa Cruz, Trinidad and Tobago, and Mumbai, India. [11]

Nazarene Youth Conference

In 1958 the first Nazarene Youth Conference or NYC was held in Estes Park, Colorado. Originally called the "International Institute," it was the brain child of the Nazarene Young Peoples Society (now Nazarene Youth International) to celebrate the 50 anniversary of the founding of the Church of the Nazarene. NYC is for high school aged students attending Nazarene churches. The near week long event, is a mix of seminars, workshops, praise and worship, concerts, Bible quizzing, and inspirational key note addresses.

Held in the off-quadrennial to the General Assembly the selection of the NYC Host City is done by the NYI Council, and typically announced 2 years prior to the event.

NYC has been hosted in four countries, the United States, Switzerland, Mexico, and Canada, making it the first Nazarene convention to be held outside the United States. Starting in Houston, NYC 2003 was designated for the USA/Canada region of the church.

Previous names (used):

YearDatesLocationArenaHost DistrictThemeAttendance
1958July 15–21 Estes Park, Colorado Estes Park CampgroundColoradoNone763
1962July 3–9 Estes Park, Colorado Estes Park CampgroundColoradoOperation Unbelievable820
1966July 12-18 Estes Park, Colorado Estes Park CampgroundColoradoTell the World1,500
1970July 14–20 Estes Park, Colorado Estes Park CampgroundColoradoLet the Whole World Know2,035
1974July 18–23, 25-30 Fiesch, Switzerland Fiesch-Eggishorn ValaisNorthern EuropeJesus the Hope2,356
1978July 11-17 Estes Park, Colorado Estes Park CampgroundColoradoJesus is Lord2,400
1983June 20-27 Oaxtepec, Mexico Centro VacacionalMexico and Central America RegionFollow the Son2,000
1987July 7–14 Washington D.C. University of Maryland Mid-AtlanticShare His Spirit3,800
1991July 23–28 Orlando, Florida Orlando Convention CenterCentral FloridaDare To Run5,200
1995July 25–30 Phoenix, Arizona US Airways Center ArizonaIt's Gonna Be Hot6,600
1999July 20–25 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Air Canada Centre/Sky Dome Canada CentralAre You Ready?9.500
2003July 22–27 Houston, Texas Reliant Center South TexasLife Just Got Bigger: Discipleship the Journey8,400
2007July 10–15 St. Louis, Missouri Edward Jones Dome/America's Center MissouriWater Fire Wind8,800
2011July 5–10 Louisville, Kentucky KFC Yum! Center KentuckyBe Un: A World Unbroken6,000
2015July 8–12 Louisville, Kentucky KFC Yum! Center KentuckyThy Kingdom Come [12] 7,060
2019July 10–14 Phoenix, Arizona Talking Stick Resort Arena ArizonaLove God, Love Others8,834
2023July 5–9 Tampa, Florida Amalie Arena/Tampa Convention Center Southern FloridaOverflow10,062
2026July 1–5 Salt Lake City, Utah Salt Palace Convention Center Rocky MountainWonderTBD
2029JulyTBD in 2027----
2033JulyTBD in 2031----

Third Wave

In addition to NYC, the Global NYI hosts an emerging leadership conference known as the Third Wave Conference.

YearDatesLocationHost Region
2004Jan Quito, Ecuador South America Region
2007Jan Johannesburg, South Africa Africa Region
2012Jan Bangkok, Thailand Asia-Pacific Region
2015Jan San José, Costa Rica Mesoamerica Region
2019Jan Hyderabad, India Eurasia Region

References

  1. "Nazarene Communications Network". Archived from the original on 2008-05-25. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
  2. This is the First General Assembly of the P-CotN (Now CotN); 47 churches belonged to the Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene
  3. This was the 13th for the Church of the Nazarene (Bresee), and Pentecostal Churches of America, 4th for the Holiness Church of Christ, and 2nd for the Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene (National) In 1919 P-CotN will change to just CotN
  4. Kansas City First Church at the corner of 24th Street and Troost Avenue.
  5. This is officially the 4th General Assembly.
  6. The term "Church of the Nazarene" is officially adopted.
  7. Construction of the Lucas Oil Stadium created the need for the GA Commission to move the location of the 27th General Assembly from Indianapolis to Orlando Florida
  8. "M19 // The Gospel Unleashed". Archived from the original on 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  9. "YIM". Archived from the original on 2007-10-18. Retrieved 2007-10-22.
  10. Fast Facts Archived 2007-10-14 at the Wayback Machine Fast Facts
  11. "Global participation at the 22nd NYI Convention". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
  12. http://nyc2015.com Archived 2018-06-09 at the Wayback Machine [ bare URL ]