District Missions

FAQ

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If your question is not found here, please let us know by emailing nmi@illinoisnaz.org.

 

LOCAL NMI Resources.

These are provided to help inform your local congregation.  Contact us if more could be helpful. – nmi@illinoisnaz.org.

Attention Getters posters, bulletin inserts, etc.

 

EDUCATION - What materials are there for my local needs?

Here are some video training resources:

Church of the Nazarene’s Stories series shares how lives are being transformed through ministry efforts around the globe.

Also, regional news, stories and newsletters are available on the regional sites.

*Note – If you find any pages not in your language, go here for instructions to translate using the Chrome browser.

Work & Witness/NAZARENE MISSIONS TEAMS/SERVE -

A look at our history. Watch this video

Check out our current Mission plans –

Trindad & Tobago 2024

Costa Rica 2024

If you are interested in either of these, fill out this form.

CARE & CONNECTION (Links) - What are our current assignments?
Crisis Care Kits (CCK) & School Pal-Paks (SPP) - What, How, Where?

CCKs provide valuable supplies for disaster relief accros the country and around the world under the coordination of Nazarene Compassionate Ministries.

  • Here is an article about how these are distributed and used. Click here.
  • Crisis Care Kits – Use this link for detail of the contents and packaging of these important kits.
  • School Pal-Paks – Here are details of these important school kits.
    • Band aid suggestion…
      We can accept band aid type bandages either in their original box of 30 or they may be purchased in bulk and then 30+ bandages may be placed into a small zip bag and then into the CCK bag.  If you do this it is vital that the bandages be individually wrapped in their original wrapper so that it is clear that they have not been tampered with or opened and the bandage handled. The bandages have been accepted this way in every world area we have sent them.   
      SO, the key is that as long as the individual bandages have their original wrapper they may be put into a zip bag and sent that way.  You can usually purchase bandages in large quantities for a better price.
  • CCK/SPP informational handout
  • District wide gathering/storage details.
DEPUTATION - What are the current Missionary tour plans/opportunities.

Here is what is known at this time. We will try to keep this information up to date as details come together.

Missionary Dates

Deputation informational brochure 

Request and schedule a Missionary speaker.

ALABASTER OFFERING - Where can we learn about this ?

Alabaster is a tangible example of sacrifice and a life in love with our Savior. Alabaster is known wherever Nazarenes are in the world. It is actually an NMI brand. Nazarenes know that contributions are used to construct buildings and to purchase land. Churches of the Nazarene everywhere are encouraged to participate by giving something to Alabaster each year.

Click here for available resources & giving

PRAYER - How can we learn about current missions needs and praises?
  • Global Week of Prayer 

    Click here to access resources for the 28th annual Global Week of Prayer, 25 February – 2 March, 2023. #globalweekofprayer

    • Prayer Schedule

      Sunday           – Global Church
      Monday          – Eurasia
      Tuesday         – USA/Canada
      Wednesday    – Mesoamerica
      Thursday        – Africa
      Friday             – South America
      Saturday        – Asia-Pacific

  • NCM Weekly Prayer Update 

  • Missions prayer needs.

CALLED TO SERVE - What opportunities are available if I feel called to missions?
How can I find a list of zones and the churches in them?

Use this link to see the list of churches on the Illinois District. Illinois District Churches

The list is shown in church name order.  The Zone is the far right column and can be sorted by clicking the column title. This will put all the churches in each zone together.

Also, here is the current zone structure information.