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…”

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.

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 OctoberChicago, IllinoisChicago First ChurchChicago Central [2]
19085–13 OctoberPilot Point, TexasPilot Point First ChurchDallas [3]
1911OctoberNashville, TennesseePentecostal Mission & Ryman AuditoriumEast Tennessee
191530 September - 11 OctoberKansas City, MissouriKansas City First Church[4]Kansas City [5]
1919OctoberKansas City, MissouriunknownKansas City [6]
192320 September - 2 OctoberKansas City, MissouriunknownKansas City
192814–25 JuneColumbus, OhioMemorial HallCentral Ohio
193212–24 JuneWichita, KansasThe ForumKansas
193621–29 JuneKansas City, MissouriArarat Shrine TempleKansas City
194016–24 JuneOklahoma City, OklahomaMunicipal AuditoriumNorthwest Oklahoma
194418–23 JuneMinneapolis, MinnesotaMunicipal AuditoriumMinnesota
194820–27 JuneSt. Louis, MissouriKiel AuditoriumMissouri
195222–27 JuneKansas City, MissouriunknownKansas City
195614–22 JuneKansas City, MissouriunknownKansas City
196019–24 JuneKansas City, MissouriunknownKansas City
196421–27 JunePortland, OregonunknownOregon Pacific
196816–21 JuneKansas City, MissouriunknownKansas City
197218–23 JuneMiami Beach, FloridaunknownSouthern Florida
197620–25 JuneDallas, TexasDallas Convention CenterDallas
198022–27 JuneKansas City, MissouriBartle HallKansas City
198523–28 JuneAnaheim, CaliforniaAnaheim StadiumAnaheim
198925–30 JuneIndianapolis, IndianaHoosier DomeIndianapolis
199325–30 JulyIndianapolis, IndianaHoosier DomeIndianapolis
199722–27 JuneSan Antonio, TexasAlamodomeSouth Texas
200124–28 JuneIndianapolis, IndianaRCA DomeIndianapolis
200518–28 JuneIndianapolis, IndianaRCA DomeIndianapolis
200924 June - 3 JulyOrlando, Florida[7]Orange County Convention CenterCentral Florida
201319–27 JuneIndianapolis, IndianaIndiana Convention CenterIndianapolis
201721–30 JuneIndianapolis, IndianaIndiana Convention CenterIndianapolis
2021cancelledIndianapolis, IndianaIndiana Convention CenterIndianapolis
20239-16 JuneIndianapolis, IndianaIndiana Convention CenterIndianapolis
20279-16 JuneKansas City, MissouriBartle HallKansas City

Missions Conference

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, MissouriBartle HallKansas CityMillennium Celebration
2003-Nashville, TennesseeOpryland HotelEast TennesseeM3
2007February 19–21Kansas City, MissouriBartle HallKansas CityM7
2011February 21–23Louisville, KentuckyKentucky International Convention CenterKentuckyM11
2015February 9–11Kansas City, MissouriBartle HallKansas CityM15
2019February 11–13Kansas City, MissouriBartle HallKansas CityM19
2025February 10-12Kansas City, MissouriKansas City Convention CenterKansas CityM25

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