Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.  "May they prosper who love you.  May peace be within your walls, and prosperity within your palaces."  Psalm 122:6-7 (NASB)

A series of wildfires devastated parts of Maui in Hawaii, killing dozens of people and destroying the historic town of Lahaina. The wildfires are the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century. The Church of the Nazarene in Hawaii is responding to this crisis, with Nazarene congregations on Maui serving as evacuation shelters and providing food, bedding, clothes, toiletries, and other emergency supplies to evacuees. Your gift will support these efforts and a long-term future response as the island rebuilds.

To support, GIVE NOW or GIVE through your local church.  Please include this memo on your check or online giving app to your local church:  Project ID - 140029.

As the recovery from Hurricane Ian begins, Nazarene Compassionate Ministries (NCM) is committed to acting in compassion, including the long-term needs that go beyond immediate risks and dangers. Click HERE to learn more about Nazarene Compassionate Ministries response to Hurricane Ian.

*We Unite in Prayer*

Father of all mercies and God of all comfort,

look with love on all who are suffering during this time of strife and warfare. Protect the defenseless, comfort the children, heal the wounded, and sustain the refugee and hungry. Turn hearts to lay down weapons. Open to all a way of reconciliation and lead us to be peacemakers in our own spheres, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, the Prince of Peace.

Amen.

Select this LINK to learn more about the European Nazarenes are responding to the crisis in Ukraine and how you can help!

Select this LINK for the latest updates on Ukraine.

Nazarene churches in Ukraine are responding to those impacted by conflict and displacement.  To support, GIVE NOW or give through your local church.  Please include this memo on your check or online giving app to your local church:  NCM Eurasia North Field Crisis Fund - 137043.

Thank you for giving to the Lord!

Recovery from this earthquake will take years.
Your support will make a difference.

Click HERE to learn more about Nazarene Compassionate Ministries response to the earthquake in Haiti.

Our hearts ache for those in Afghanistan—those who are in danger, those who are afraid, and those who are hurting. In times of grieving, the Psalms offer lament to cry out to God in prayer.

Click HERE to learn more about Nazarene Compassionate Ministries response to Afghanistan.

Nazarene churches in Syria are tirelessly meeting needs of those around them. The initial response is focused on distributing food, providing needed supplies like blankets, and sheltering people whose homes were destroyed. To support the Church of the Nazarene’s response to the devastating earthquake in Syria, please select this LINK to donate now.

There are more people fleeing home than ever before.

As of 2019, 79.5 million individuals have fled violence, persecution, extreme poverty, and increasing climate crises in their home countries without any guarantee of ever returning. They are seeking safety, opportunity, and a chance to live with dignity. Those who flee often end up living in poverty, with insufficient food, clothing, and shelter. On top of physical needs, they are also coping with grief and trauma.

Around the world,

• 82.4 million people are forcibly displaced, a number that has risen exponentially in the last several years
• Half of those living as refugees are children, who often travel alone or in groups, making them especially vulnerable to human trafficking and other forms of violence
• On average, people will spend about 17 years living displaced.

Select this LINK for more information about how to help those seeking safety.

In Beirut, Lebanon, the Church of the Nazarene serves a community embroiled in an ongoing economic and political crisis. Through the spiritual care of churches, scholarships for children to attend Nazarene educational programs, medical and psychological care for those in need, and vouchers to offset the high price of food, the difficulties of daily life are reduced for people born in Lebanon and refugees from other nations. When you give, you’ll help Nazarenes in Lebanon provide hope and encouragement.

Select this LINK to give online to the Lebanon Crisis Response

Hand Crafted Items from the wood of the old First Church of the Nazarene building in Durant, Oklahoma.  Click LINK for pictures and detailed information for ordering.

These hand-crafted items are made out of wood from various selections of the old Church, now "The Monterey."

Donated proceeds will go towards our new church building project.

Please email Carol Smith at this LINK to get information about each item or call or text her at (580) 916-5778.

ONLINE DONATION METHODS: Can be processed here  using a Personal Computer or here  using a tablet or mobile device.  Please specify your order in the "other" tab.

Help us by sharing your students ' information.  We need information for any student attending ANY college or university in State of Oklahoma.  Please scan the OR code in the graphic or select this LINK to complete the information form for your student.

The form is intended to provide college pastors within the Nazarene community with information about potential students in their respective areas.

JOIN A LIFE GROUP AND GROW

Who holds you accountable spiritually?  Who lifts you up?

Who do you help hold accountable spiritually?  Who do you lift up?

To find out more information about our LIFE groups follow this LINK.

To find the places and times of your Life Group, please refer to the Regular Schedule on the home page of this website or the Calendar page on this website.

Date:  To Be Announced Later
Day:  Sunday Afternoon
Time:  2:00 PM- 3:00 PM
Place:  Worship Center, 200 West Beech Street, Durant, Oklahoma
Lead:  Michelle Smith

The New Life Group will continue our study in the book called "SACRED REST," by Saundra Dalton-Smith, M.D.

This Life Group is open to all who want to attend.

Select this LINK to get more information about how to join our group, obtain the book the date for the next schedule meeting, and get more details about our group.

Please join us every other Saturday afternoon at the Worship Center located at 200 West Beech Street, Durant, Oklahoma.

Day:  Wednesday
Time:  Evening Meal:  5:00 PM; Service:  6:00 PM
Place:  Worship Center:  200 West Beech Street, Durant, Oklahoma

Please join us every Wednesday of the month as we pray together that God will lead us as a church in the way we need to go concerning our ministries, for a new church building on our new plot of ground, our Oklahoma District Church of the Nazarene leadership, and our Half-Million Mobilization:  Prayer Journal "Call to Prayer:  Easter to Pentecost."

A light meal will be provided before the service.

Date: April 20, 2024
Coaches Meeting Time:  9:30am-10:00am
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Place: Harmon Church of the Nazarene

This year's children's quizzing will be over the book of Matthew. This quiz will be over digsites 1-20. If you have any questions, please contact Martha Wilson.

If you want to get started in quizzing but do not have the funds in which to start, PLEASE call Mrs. Selena Kyzer (Oklahoma District Quiz Director) at (405) 789-9411 or email her by selecting this LINK.

For more information about children's quizzing at LifeSong, please follow this LINK to our Children's Quizzing webpage

Date:  April 28, 2024

Follow this LINK for information on The Lord's Supper.

2 Corinthians 13:5-6

Follow this LINK for suggested questions to examine yourself to see if you are in the faith.

Those that plan to view our live streaming service online and participate in Communion with us should obtain and prepare their Communion Elements as soon as possible.  Then on the Sunday that we serve Communion, please have your Communion Elements available at the being of the service so as not to be rushed when the Church takes Communion.

We look forward to seeing you starting Sunday, April 28, 2024, at Bethany First Church of the Nazarene, 6789 Northwest 39th Expressway, Bethany, Oklahoma  73008  (405) 789-2050

Nazarene Youth International Convention
Day:  Sunday
Date:  April 28, 2024
Time:  3:30 PM
Place:  Youth Area

District Assembly and Nazarene Missionary International Delegates Registration
Day:  Sunday
Date:  April 28, 2024
Time:  4:00 PM
Place:  West Lobby

Childcare for birth - age 3 (Reservations required using link in Childcare note below.)
Day:  Sunday
Date:  April 28, 2024
Time:  5:45 PM
Place:  Nursery

Sunday Night Kids Worship (Reservations required using link in Childcare note below.)
Day:  Sunday
Date:  April 28, 2024
Time:  6:00 PM
Place:  Children's Area

District Service with District Superintendent, Dr. Jim C. Bond's Report & Vision along with the opening of this year's Oklahoma District Assembly (Live Streamed at www.oknaz.org/live)
Day:  Sunday
Date:  April 28, 2024
Time:  6:00 PM

District Assembly Business Session Continues
Day:  Monday
Date:  April 29, 2024
Registration Time:  8:15am-9:00am
Time:  9:00 AM-11:30 AM

District Assembly Workshops and Lunch (See Lunch note below)
Day:  Monday
Date:  April 29, 2023
Time:  11:30 AM-12:45 PM

District Assembly Business Session Resumes (Voting ends)
Day:  Monday
Date:  April 29, 2024
Time:  1:00 PM-4:00 PM

Ordination Service
Day:  Monday
Date:  April 29, 2024
Time:  6:00 PM
Reception following the Ordination Service in the Atrium to welcome our new District Superintendent, Dr. Jim Bond, and his wife, Donna, as well as to honor our Ordinands and Retirees.

Childcare
Select this LINK to sign up for childcare.
Select this LINK to see information for parents regarding your children.

Lunches
Each church should purchase lunches for their delegation from a link sent to each pastor.

Date:  May 2, 2024
Day:  Thursday
Time:  Breakfast served at 6:30am; Program:  7:00am-8:00am.
Place:  To Be Announced, Durant, Oklahoma, 124 Evergreen Street.
Price:  Tickets are $10.00 and may be purchased at the door or from one of the sponsors or from any Kiwanis club member.

Our Mission

The National Day of Prayer exists to mobilize unified public prayer for America.

The First Thursday of May

The National Day of Prayer is an annual observance held on the first Thursday of May, inviting people of all faiths to pray for the nation. It was created in 1952 by a joint resolution of the United States Congress and signed into law by President Harry S. Truman. Our Task Force is a privately funded organization whose purpose is to encourage participation on the National Day of Prayer. It exists to communicate with every individual the need for personal repentance and prayer, to create appropriate materials, and to mobilize the Christian community to intercede for America’s leaders and its families. The Task Force represents a Judeo-Christian expression of the national observance, based on our understanding that this country was birthed in prayer and in reverence for the God of the Bible.

Click here to see the history of the National Day of Prayer.

The Kiwanis Club of Durant invites you to the 42nd Annual Durant Community Prayer Breakfast.  A light breakfast will be served.

We will join as a community to give thanks to God for His sustaining grace.  We also seek God's guidance and blessing as we look to the future.  The National Day of Prayer Breakfast is an opportunity to pray for each other, for our community for the state, the nation, and the world.

This year's speaker is to be announced later  

The proceeds from ticket sales help support the event itself, Durant High School Baccalaureate, Kiwanis Spiritual Aims Scholarships, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and other Spiritual Aims projects.

Join us on Thursday, May 2, for good food, fellowship, and encouragement as we pray together for our country, community, schools, and each other in the National Day of Prayer.

Date: May 5, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

We will be assembling Crisis Care Kits on Sunday afternoon after we enjoy lunch together and have a missionary lesson at the Worship Center after the Sunday Morning service.

If you would like to make a contribution, please use this LINK to go to our "Ways We Donate" page and choose your method of contributing to this worthy endeavor.  If you contribute using a check or cash in an envelope, please write in the memo portion of the check or the blank portion of the envelope "Crisis Care Kits."  If you want to donate using our online giving application, please select the GivePlus+ button of your choice and input the amount that you wish to donate in the "Other" category and then input "Crisis Care Kits" in the note/memo next to the amount and complete the rest of the required information.  Thank you so much for your offering to purchase the items needed for these Crisis Care Kits so that these kits can be ready and available when an emergency arises!

For more complete information about the Crisis Care Kits from the Oklahoma District Nazarene Missions International, please select this LINK.  For the List to include in each box, please select this LINK.

Date:  May 12, 2024

Celebrate and give thanks to God for your Mother!

Salary, all the camp food you can eat, and scholarship assistance for SNU students. 

Contact Ron Hunsaker at 417-686-0455 or Click Here for details. 

Date:  May 26, 2024

Please welcome our Special Guest Speaker, Doctor Eileen Ruger, as she brings us the Word of God on Sunday Morning, May 26, 2024

Pray for our speaker, that she will speak the truth in love to us and pray for us as a church that the Lord Jesus Christ will open our minds and our hearts to receive His word on Sunday Morning and that we will not only be hearers of the Word, but doers of the Word.

Select this LINK to view Doctor Ruger's biography.

Date: May 30-June 2, 2024

Please join us at Camp Bond for Family Camp to worship our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ together as the Oklahoma District Church of the Nazarene family.

Our speaker will be our new District Superintendent, Dr. James (Jim) C. Bond.  The music will be led by Adams Voice.

Registration begins February 1, 2024, at 8:00am. Contact Reverend Dorothy Whipp via email by selecting this LINK or call or text her at (405) 740-8296 for registration and information.

Please select the graphic for prices and other details.

Select this LINK for more information about Camp Bond.

Date: June 3-7, 2024

Join us for Oklahoma District Mid High Camp (For students that have completed grades 6-8).

During this week, your student will have a blast playing games, enjoying the amenities of Camp Bond, and making new friends their age. Most importantly, your student will have the opportunity to worship and learn more about who God is and how God can transform their life!

Cost
Student: $230.00
Sponsor: $135.00 for one camp; $250.00 for Mid High and Senior High Camps
Late Fee:  $20.00 late fee after deadline added to the camp price for students and sponsors.
Scholarships and grants available.  Contact Pastor Brent Smith via email by selecting this LINK for more detailed information.

Deadline to Register:  May 1, 2024

Select this LINK to register online, complete the waiver form, which EACH STUDENT MUST HAVE, get information about Theme Nights, find out about team colors, get the Camp Packet, and view a video for Camp Bond.

Please give your registration fee to LifeSong Church of the Nazarene by putting your check or cash into the offering plate at one of our services. You can also use your financial institution's "Bill Pay" feature to send a check to the church at any time. Please write "Middle School Camp" in the memo portion of the check or the offering envelope and the number of people that the registration fee will cover. You can also give your registration fee to the church by giving online anytime by selecting this LINK using a computer or this LINK using a mobile device. Input the amount of your registration fee in the "Scholarship/Church Camp" field, and then specify "Middle School" and the number of people that the registration fee will cover in the box to the right of your ministry giving amount, which is required.  LifeSong Church of the Nazarene will then send one church check to the District Office for all the students and sponsors from our church.

Grants for camp registration fees are available for those that want to go to camp but are not financially able to pay the registration fee. Please contact Pastor Brent Smith to see if you qualify.

Local church sponsor(s) are required.  Select this LINK for sponsor details and requirements, teen camp guidelines, and liability waiver form example.

If you have questions, please contact Reverend Avarilla Anfuso at (405) 625-1363 or email her by selecting this LINK.

Date: June 10-14, 2024

Join us for Oklahoma District Senior High Camp (for students that have completed grades 9-12).

During this week, your student will have a blast playing games, enjoying the amenities of Camp Bond, and making new friends their age. Most importantly, your student will have the opportunity to worship and learn more about who God is and how God can transform their life!

Cost
Student: $230.00
Sponsor: $135.00 for one camp; $250.00 for Mid High and Senior High Camps
Late Fee:  $20.00 late fee after deadline added to the camp price for students and sponsors..
Scholarships and grants available.  Contact Pastor Brent Smith via email by selecting this LINK for more detailed information.

Deadline to Register:  May 1, 2024

Select this LINK to register online, complete the waiver form, which EACH STUDENT MUST HAVE, get information about Theme Nights, find out about team colors, get the Camp Packet, and view a video for Camp Bond.

Please give your registration fee to LifeSong Church of the Nazarene by putting your check or cash into the offering plate at one of our services. You can also use your financial institution's "Bill Pay" feature to send a check to the church at any time. Please write "High School Camp" in the memo portion of the check or the offering envelope and the number of people that the registration fee will cover. You can also give your registration fee to the church by giving online anytime by selecting this LINK using a computer or this LINK using a mobile device. Input the amount of your registration fee in the "Scholarship/Church Camp" field, and then specify "High School" and the number of people that the registration fee will cover in the box to the right of your ministry giving amount, which is required.  LifeSong Church of the Nazarene will then send one church check to the District Office for all the students and sponsors from our church.

Grants for camp registration fees are available for those that want to go to camp but are not financially able to pay the registration fee. Please contact Pastor Brent Smith to see if you qualify.

Local church sponsor(s) are required.  Select this LINK for sponsor details and requirements, teen camp guidelines, and liability waiver form example.

If you have questions, please contact Reverend Avarilla Anfuso at (405) 625-1363 or email her by selecting this LINK.

Date: July 12-15, 2024

Theme:  CHRISTMAS IN JULY!
Speaker:  To Be Announced
Online Registration available.

Scholarships and grants available.  Contact Pastor Brent Smith via email by selecting this LINK for more detailed information.

For more information, email Pastor Dorothy Whipp by selecting this LINK.

(For students that have completed grades 1-3)

Date: July 16-20, 2024

Theme:  CHRISTMAS IN JULY!
Speaker:  To be Announced
Online Registration available.

Scholarships and grants available.  Contact Pastor Brent Smith via email by selecting this LINK for more detailed information.

For more information, email Pastor Dorothy Whipp by selecting this LINK.

(For students who have completed grades 4-6)

Volunteer workers are needed at Camp Bond this year for the summer camps.  If you would like to do some volunteer work at Camp Bond, such as working in the kitchen or housekeeping or maintenance and grounds or being a lifeguard etc., sometime this summer, please select this LINK (link temporarily disabled) and complete the questionnaire and the camp officials will be in contact you.  Please be aware that you will also need to complete a background check if you are scheduled to work and did not have to do one last year.

Thank you so much for giving to the Lord!

Date: September 13-14, 2024
Place:  Embassy Suites, NW Expressway, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Registration Fee:  $50.00

I’m extremely excited to let you know that September 13 & 14, 2024, we will be going to a new hotel with lots of room to grow - Embassy Suites on NW Expressway!  Our speaker will be announced later has become a great friend, and I know you will love her!  She’s a medical doctor, devoted Christian, wife, mom, writer and speaker.  Also, a group will be announced later will be leading worship!  You do not want to miss it!!
 
My prayer is that we will have a HUGE attendance!
 
Love you! 
Sandy

Registration details and more information to be announced later.

Date: October 15-25, 2024
Place:  Nairobi, Keyna

This Work and Witness Trip will be to go and work at the African Nazarene University helping them with a variety of tasks.  The main objective is for equipping their classrooms with appropriate technology for study, so that each classroom meets university students' needs.

To sign up, contact Randy Jones, our coordinator for the Oklahoma District Mission Trip or Reverend Mary Johnson Runion our District NMI President to make a reservation deposit or for more information.  We will need to know if anyone is interest in going as soon as possible.  Mr. Jones contact information is (405) 612-4113 or select this LINK to email him.  Reverend Runion's contact information is (405) 795-3803 or select this LINK to email her. 

Please send a check payable to the Oklahoma District and mail it to:

Oklahoma District Church of the Nazarene District Office
P.O. Box 887
Bethany, OK. 73008

The projected cost of the trip is $2,600.00 which includes the round-trip airline tickets from Dallas to Kenya, meals, transportation and lodging, visa, and insurance.  There is an optional one-day safari available for an additional $200.00.

The first order of business would be to obtain a passport, which may take some time if you do not already have a valid one.

Select this LINK to view a video Rob North sent at District Assembly to inform folks about the project.  Our district sent our material funds on to Kenya two years ago, because COVID didn't make it possible for us to send a team at that time. In the video, you see the students expressing their thanks for those funds. The error in the film is that Rob North says that we are coming in September 2024. Our dates are now in October 2024. We look forward to meeting students and continuing the work at ANU.

Thank you for your support of missions.  We look forward to hearing from you on this project.

Serving Him together,

Mary Johnson Runion
OK District NMI President