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History of the Church of the Nazarene

Index History of the Church of the Nazarene

The history of the Church of the Nazarene has been divided into seven overlapping periods by the staff of the Nazarene archives in Lenexa, Kansas: (1) Parent Denominations (1887–1907); (2) Consolidation (1896–1915); (3) Search for Solid Foundations (1911–1928); (4) Persistence Amid Adversity (1928–1945); (5) Mid-Century Crusade for Souls (1945–1960); (6) Toward the Post-War Evangelical Mainstream (1960–1980); and (7) Internationalization (since 1980). [1]

100 relations: Africa, American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, Büsingen am Hochrhein, Bethany, Oklahoma, Bible Missionary Church, Birmingham, Alabama, Bob cut, Cabanatuan, Caldwell, Idaho, Canada, Cape Verde, Central America, Charismatic Movement, Chicago, China, Christian Wismer Ruth, Church of the Nazarene, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Indiana, Commonwealth, Commonwealth of Nations, Contextual theology, Cuba, Dallas, Edgar Ellyson, Federation, Florida, Fred A. Hillery, General Superintendent (Church of the Nazarene), Globalization, Glossolalia, Gospel, Greenville, Texas, Guinea, Haiti, Hardy Powers, Henry Venn (Church Missionary Society), Hiram F. Reynolds, Holiness movement, Illinois, India, Indigenous church mission theory, Internet, Iowa, J. B. Chapman, Japan, Jerald Johnson, John Wesley, Joseph G. Morrison, Joseph Widney, ..., Koinonia, Lake Charles, Louisiana, Lenexa, Kansas, List of Church of the Nazarene conventions, London, Los Angeles, Marion, Indiana, Mary Lee Cagle, Methodist Episcopal Church, Mexico, Miami, Miami Beach, Florida, Milan, Tennessee, Minister (Christianity), Missiology, Moldova, Multiculturalism, Muncie, Indiana, Nampa, Idaho, Nazarene Publishing House, Nazarene Theological Seminary, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Palestine (region), Pasadena, California, Philippine Liberation Medal, Phineas F. Bresee, Pilgrim Holiness Church, Pilot Point, Texas, Portland, Oregon, Premillennialism, Quadrennium, Quakers, Rufus Anderson, Seth Cook Rees, South America, Swaziland, Syria, Tabor, Iowa, Texas, The Dakotas, Think tank, United States, Urbana, Illinois, Van Alstyne, Texas, Wesleyan Church, William Howard Hoople. Expand index (50 more) »

Africa

Africa is the world's second largest and second most-populous continent (behind Asia in both categories).

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American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions

The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) was among the first American Christian missionary organizations.

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Büsingen am Hochrhein

Büsingen am Hochrhein ("Buesingen on the High Rhine"), commonly known as Büsingen, is a German town entirely surrounded by the Swiss canton of Schaffhausen and, south across the High Rhine, by the Swiss cantons of Zürich and Thurgau.

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Bethany, Oklahoma

Bethany is a city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area.

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Bible Missionary Church

Bible Missionary Church, founded in 1955, is an evangelical, holiness Christian denomination headquartered in the United States.

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Birmingham, Alabama

Birmingham is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Alabama and the seat of Jefferson County.

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Bob cut

A bob cut or bob is a short haircut for women (and occasionally men) in which the hair is typically cut straight around the head at about jaw-level, often with a fringe (or "bangs") at the front.

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Cabanatuan

, officially the, (Lungsod ng Cabanatuan; Siudad ti Cabanatuan; Lakanbalen ning Cabanatuan; Siyudad na Cabanatuan; also known as Cabsy), or simply Cabanatuan City is a settlement_text in the province of,. According to the, it has a population of people, making it the most populous city in Nueva Ecija and the 5th populous in Central Luzon.

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Caldwell, Idaho

Caldwell is a city in and the county seat of Canyon County, Idaho, United States.

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Canada

Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.

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Cape Verde

Cape Verde or Cabo Verde (Cabo Verde), officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country spanning an archipelago of 10 volcanic islands in the central Atlantic Ocean.

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Central America

Central America (América Central, Centroamérica) is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with the South American continent on the southeast.

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Charismatic Movement

The Charismatic Movement is the international trend of historically mainstream Christian congregations adopting beliefs and practices similar to Pentecostalism.

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Chicago

Chicago, officially the City of Chicago, is the third most populous city in the United States, after New York City and Los Angeles.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a unitary one-party sovereign state in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around /1e9 round 3 billion.

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Christian Wismer Ruth

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Church of the Nazarene

The Church of the Nazarene is an evangelical Christian denomination that emerged from the 19th-century Holiness movement in North America.

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Cincinnati

No description.

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Cleveland, Indiana

Cleveland is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Hancock County, Indiana.

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Commonwealth

A commonwealth is a traditional English term for a political community founded for the common good.

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Commonwealth of Nations

The Commonwealth of Nations, often known as simply the Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of 53 member states that are mostly former territories of the British Empire.

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Contextual theology

Contextual theology or contextualizing theology refers to theology which has responded to the dynamics of a particular context.

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Cuba

Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is a country comprising the island of Cuba as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos.

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Dallas

Dallas is a city in the U.S. state of Texas.

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Edgar Ellyson

Edgar P. Ellyson (1869 - 1954) was a minister, theologian, and general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene.

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Federation

A federation (also known as a federal state) is a political entity characterized by a union of partially self-governing provinces, states, or other regions under a central (federal) government.

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Florida

Florida (Spanish for "land of flowers") is the southernmost contiguous state in the United States.

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Fred A. Hillery

Fred A. Hillery (August 25, 1854 – August 23, 1937) was an early leader in the American Holiness Movement; the founding president of the South Providence Holiness Association; the founding pastor of the People's Evangelical Church, the "mother church of the Church of the Nazarene in the East"; a co-founder of the Central Evangelical Holiness Association and also of the Association of Pentecostal Churches of America; one of the founders of the Pentecostal Collegiate Institute (now Eastern Nazarene College); one of the founding fathers of the Church of the Nazarene; and the publisher of holiness periodicals and books.

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General Superintendent (Church of the Nazarene)

General Superintendent is the highest elected office within the Church of the Nazarene.

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Globalization

Globalization or globalisation is the process of interaction and integration between people, companies, and governments worldwide.

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Glossolalia

Glossolalia or speaking in tongues is a phenomenon in which people appear to speak in languages unknown to them.

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Gospel

Gospel is the Old English translation of Greek εὐαγγέλιον, evangelion, meaning "good news".

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Greenville, Texas

Greenville is a city in Hunt County, Texas, United States, approximately northeast of Dallas.

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Guinea

Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea (République de Guinée), is a country on the western coast of Africa.

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Haiti

Haiti (Haïti; Ayiti), officially the Republic of Haiti and formerly called Hayti, is a sovereign state located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea.

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Hardy Powers

Hardy C. Powers (1900–1972) was an American minister and general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene.

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Henry Venn (Church Missionary Society)

Henry Venn (10 February 1796 – 13 January 1873) was an Anglican clergyman who is recognised as one of the foremost Protestant missions strategists of the nineteenth century.

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Hiram F. Reynolds

Hiram F. Reynolds (1854-1938) was a minister and general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene.

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Holiness movement

The Holiness movement involves a set of beliefs and practices which emerged within 19th-century Methodism.

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Illinois

Illinois is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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India

India (IAST), also called the Republic of India (IAST), is a country in South Asia.

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Indigenous church mission theory

Indigenous churches are churches suited to local culture and led by local Christians.

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Internet

The Internet is the global system of interconnected computer networks that use the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to link devices worldwide.

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Iowa

Iowa is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri and Big Sioux rivers to the west.

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J. B. Chapman

James Blaine Chapman (1884-1947) was a minister, president of Arkansas Holiness and Peniel Colleges, editor of the Herald of Holiness, and general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene.

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Japan

Japan (日本; Nippon or Nihon; formally 日本国 or Nihon-koku, lit. "State of Japan") is a sovereign island country in East Asia.

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Jerald Johnson

Jerald D. Johnson (born August 16, 1927 in Curtis, Nebraska) is a minister and emeritus general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene.

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John Wesley

John Wesley (2 March 1791) was an English cleric and theologian who, with his brother Charles and fellow cleric George Whitefield, founded Methodism.

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Joseph G. Morrison

Joseph G. Morrison (1871–1939) was an American minister and general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene.

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Joseph Widney

Joseph Pomeroy Widney, M.D. D.D. LL.D (December 26, 1841 – July 4, 1938) was an American doctor, educator, historian, and religious leader.

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Koinonia

Koinonia is a transliterated form of the Greek word, κοινωνία, which means communion, joint participation; the share which one has in anything, participation, a gift jointly contributed, a collection, a contribution, etc.

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Lake Charles, Louisiana

Lake Charles (French: Lac Charles) is the fifth-largest incorporated city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, located on Lake Charles, Prien Lake, and the Calcasieu River.

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Lenexa, Kansas

Lenexa is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States, and part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area.

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List of Church of the Nazarene conventions

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.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Los Angeles

Los Angeles (Spanish for "The Angels";; officially: the City of Los Angeles; colloquially: by its initials L.A.) is the second-most populous city in the United States, after New York City.

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Marion, Indiana

Marion is a city in Grant County, Indiana, United States.

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Mary Lee Cagle

Mary Lee (Harris) Cagle (12 September 1864–1955), sometimes called the Mother of Holiness in West Texas, was one of the first influential women and pastors in the early Church of the Nazarene.

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Methodist Episcopal Church

The Methodist Episcopal Church (MEC) was the oldest and largest Methodist denomination in the United States from its founding in 1784 until 1939.

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Mexico

Mexico (México; Mēxihco), officially called the United Mexican States (Estados Unidos Mexicanos) is a federal republic in the southern portion of North America.

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Miami

Miami is a major port city on the Atlantic coast of south Florida in the southeastern United States.

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Miami Beach, Florida

Miami Beach is a coastal resort city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States.

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Milan, Tennessee

Milan is the second largest city after Humboldt in Gibson County, Tennessee, and the largest entirely within the county.

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Minister (Christianity)

In Christianity, a minister is a person authorized by a church, or other religious organization, to perform functions such as teaching of beliefs; leading services such as weddings, baptisms or funerals; or otherwise providing spiritual guidance to the community.

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Missiology

Missiology is the area of practical theology that investigates the mandate, message, and mission of the Christian church, especially the nature of missionary work.

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Moldova

Moldova (or sometimes), officially the Republic of Moldova (Republica Moldova), is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south (by way of the disputed territory of Transnistria).

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Multiculturalism

Multiculturalism is a term with a range of meanings in the contexts of sociology, political philosophy, and in colloquial use.

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Muncie, Indiana

Muncie is an incorporated city and the seat of Delaware County, Indiana.

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Nampa, Idaho

Nampa is the largest city of Canyon County, Idaho.

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Nazarene Publishing House

Nazarene Publishing House (NPH), the publishing arm of the Church of the Nazarene, is the world's largest publisher of Wesleyan-Holiness literature.

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Nazarene Theological Seminary

Nazarene Theological Seminary (NTS) is a Christian seminary affiliated with the Church of the Nazarene.

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Niger

Niger, also called the Niger officially the Republic of the Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa named after the Niger River.

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Nigeria

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a federal republic in West Africa, bordering Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north.

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Norway

Norway (Norwegian: (Bokmål) or (Nynorsk); Norga), officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a unitary sovereign state whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula plus the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard.

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Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia (Latin for "New Scotland"; Nouvelle-Écosse; Scottish Gaelic: Alba Nuadh) is one of Canada's three maritime provinces, and one of the four provinces that form Atlantic Canada.

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Ontario

Ontario is one of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and is located in east-central Canada.

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Palestine (region)

Palestine (فلسطين,,; Παλαιστίνη, Palaistinē; Palaestina; פלשתינה. Palestina) is a geographic region in Western Asia.

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Pasadena, California

Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, located 10 miles (16 kilometers) northeast of Downtown Los Angeles.

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Philippine Liberation Medal

The Philippine Liberation Medal is a military award of the Republic of the Philippines which was created by an order of Commonwealth Army of the Philippines Headquarters on 20 December 1944, and was issued as the Philippine Liberation Ribbon.

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Phineas F. Bresee

Phineas F. Bresee (December 31, 1838 – November 13, 1915) was the primary founder of the Church of the Nazarene, and founding president of Point Loma Nazarene University.

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Pilgrim Holiness Church

Pilgrim Holiness Church or ' International Apostolic Holiness Church ' is a religious denomination associated with the holiness movement that split from the Methodist Episcopal Church by Martin Wells Knapp in 1897.

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Pilot Point, Texas

Pilot Point is a city in Denton County, Texas, United States.

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Portland, Oregon

Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Multnomah County.

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Premillennialism

Premillennialism, in Christian eschatology, is the belief that Jesus will physically return to the earth (the Second Coming) before the Millennium, a literal thousand-year golden age of peace.

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Quadrennium

A quadrennium (pl. quadrennia or quadrenniums) is a period of four years, most commonly used in reference to the four-year period between each Olympic Games.

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Quakers

Quakers (or Friends) are members of a historically Christian group of religious movements formally known as the Religious Society of Friends or Friends Church.

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Rufus Anderson

Rufus Anderson (August 17, 1796 – May 23, 1880) was an American minister who spent several decades organizing overseas missions.

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Seth Cook Rees

Seth Cook Rees (August 6, 1854 to May 22, 1933) was a leading figure in the “holiness movement," co-founding the International Holiness Union and Prayer League, and, following a schism with the Church of the Nazarene, founding the Pilgrim Holiness Church, a forerunner of the Wesleyan Church.

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South America

South America is a continent in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere.

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Swaziland

Swaziland, officially the Kingdom of Eswatini since April 2018 (Swazi: Umbuso weSwatini), is a landlocked sovereign state in Southern Africa.

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Syria

Syria (سوريا), officially known as the Syrian Arab Republic (الجمهورية العربية السورية), is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest.

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Tabor, Iowa

Tabor is a city in Fremont County and extends northward into Mills County in the U.S. state of Iowa.

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Texas

Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the second largest state in the United States by both area and population.

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The Dakotas

The Dakotas is a collective term for the U.S. states of North Dakota and South Dakota.

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Think tank

A think tank, think factory or policy institute is a research institute/center and organisation that performs research and advocacy concerning topics such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, technology, and culture.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Urbana, Illinois

Urbana is a city in and the county seat of Champaign County, Illinois, United States.

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Van Alstyne, Texas

Van Alstyne is a city in Grayson and Collin Counties in the U.S. state of Texas.

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Wesleyan Church

The Wesleyan Church is a holiness Protestant Christian denomination in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Namibia, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Indonesia, Asia, and Australia.

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William Howard Hoople

William Howard Hoople (August 6, 1868 – September 29, 1922) was an American businessman and religious figure.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Church_of_the_Nazarene

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