Missions

Missionaries

In the Church of the Nazarene, all foreign missionaries are collectively supported by all the churches through the World Missions fund. Individual missionaries are typically given additional one-time support through love-offerings by specific congregations when they visit and speak at a church. Some missionaries whom we've recently had as guests at our Hubbard church are:

Nazarene Work and Witness

The Work and Witness outreach of the Church of the Nazarene is a program for short-term missionary trips made by teams with a specific goal, generally labor oriented. Such projects may include building a church or doing disaster relief. The benefit to individuals who obtain this type of experience cannot be overstated! The first-hand interaction with a differing culture, and the hands-on investment brings even more into the lives of those who go than it takes to those who are ministered to, although that is a great deal! This type of trip does amazing things in bonding and unifying the church-both as an international entity and an individual congregation-as well as providing unbelievable encouragement and edification to all involved.

Some recent Work and Witness trips of Hubbard Church of the Nazarene:

Katrina Relief 2006

In 2006 a team drove to the Gulf Coast and participated in clean-up and renovations to many devastated areas.

WV 2007

In 2007 our youth went to West Virginia for 8 days and participated in outreach activities and renovations on church buildings there. This entailed cleaning, painting, sorting and distribution of clothing and food-and a lot of fun!

Jamaica 2008

In 2008 a group flew to Jamaica to construct a worship facility there. Much work was done in cement pouring and block-laying, completing the foundation of the building. Other teams from other churches were scheduled to come and help with the ongoing work.

Rev. Monte Cry Monte Cyr serves with his wife Bethany as Global Missionaries for the Church of the Nazarene on the Caribbean Region, specifically in the area of youth [visited 7/17/2011]

John and Laurie Wattons-Serving in West Africa

Click here to visit the Africa West Field Church of the Nazarene website. [visited 2/27/2011]

The Scott Family-Missionaries to Croatia

The Myers Family-Missionaries in the Asia Pacific

Jessica Morris-serving in Italy and Europe

Click here to view a photo slideshow of the trip.

Jamaica 2019

The fourth mission team to Jamaica aided the Jamaican people in adding windows, sanding and painting walls, laying tile floors, and more, on the District Building that was started in 2008. As with many structures in Jamaica, buildings are constructed as funds are available which is why it can take years to complete.

Southern Ohio/West Virginia

In the summer of 2011, the youth made a trip to southern Ohio, and helped establish a community center in Martin's Ferry, Ohio. This center will provide much needed assistance to people in the area. The trip also provided the opportunity for the teens to work with the local Red Cross in providing clean-up for flooding victims along the river. Trips like these always broaden our horizons and help us to see things from a different perspective. The kids universally came away with a sense of bewilderment that more help was not given locally from neighboring communities, and a resolution that they would be more aware of the needs of their own neighbors!

For general information about Nazarene Work and witness, see Nazarene Work and Witness

30-Hour Famine

Each year we participate locally in the World Vision fight against hunger by raising money for starving children. Participants pledge to go 30 hours without food and take monetary contributions toward the World Vision fund. While on their fast, participants also engage in a variety of local charity events, such as clean-up and maintenance projects, soup kitchens and packaging and delivering food baskets to underprivileged families.

For more information on World Vision's 30-Hour Famine, see 30-Hour Famine.

Alabaster Offerings

Bill and Marsha McCoy-Misionaries to Pupua New Guinae

Max and Debbie Thompson- Missionaries to Liberia, Africa (formerly missionaries to Brazil), through the Church of God, Cleveland Tennessee

Kathy Matson, Serving in Mexico