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

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

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 or NYI). NYC is an event that has focused on bringing together the Nazarene youths of the world for a time of praise and worship, Bible Quizzing, seminars, workshops, inspiring messages, and challenges to change their communities and the world through the power of the Gospel. Held in the off non-Olympiad to the General Assembly, NYC is the highlight for high-school aged teens every four years. Selection of the NYC Host City is done by the NYI Council. NYC has been hosted in four different countries (Germany, Mexico, Canada and the United States), making it the first Nazarene convention to be held outside the United States. Starting in 2003, Houston, NYC was designated “NYC USA/Canada” as other NYCs were being held in each of the seven world regions of the Nazarene Church. NYI USA/CANADA is also creating "mini-NYCs", similar to a spiritual retreat in nature, for the USA/Canada Region called FUEL. These events take place at various locations across the region. In 2008, FUEL was held in Los Angeles, CA; Orlando, FL, Nampa, ID, and Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Previous names (first used):

YearDatesLocationArenaHost DistrictTheme
1958July 16–21 Estes Park, Colorado Estes Park CampgroundColoradoUnknown
1962July 3–9 Estes Park, Colorado Estes Park CampgroundColoradoUnknown
1966unknown Estes Park, Colorado Estes Park CampgroundColoradoUnknown
1970July 14–20 Estes Park, Colorado Estes Park CampgroundColoradoLet the Whole World Know
1974July 18–23, 25-30 Fiesch, Switzerland Fiesch-Eggishorn ValaisNorthern EuropeJesus is Lord
1978unknown Estes Park, Colorado Estes Park CampgroundColoradoUnknown
1983unknown Oaxtepec, Mexico UnknownMexico and Central America RegionThat The World May Know
1987July 7–14 Washington D.C. University of Maryland Mid-AtlanticShare His Spirit
1991July 23–28 Orlando, Florida Orlando Convention CenterCentral FloridaDare To Run
1995July 25–30 Phoenix, Arizona US Airways Center ArizonaIt's Gonna Be Hot
1999July 20–25 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Air Canada Centre/Sky Dome Canada CentralAre You Ready?
2003July 22–27 Houston, Texas Reliant Center South TexasDiscipleship the Journey
2007July 10–15 St. Louis, Missouri Edward Jones Dome/America's Center MissouriWater Fire Wind
2011July 5–10 Louisville, Kentucky KFC Yum! Center KentuckyA World Unbroken
2015July 8–12 Louisville, Kentucky KFC Yum! Center KentuckyThy Kingdom Come [12]
2019July 10–14 Phoenix, Arizona Talking Stick Resort Arena ArizonaLove God, Love Others, Love Lived
2023July 5–9 Tampa, Florida Amalie Arena/Tampa Convention Center Southern FloridaOverflow

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

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  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
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