The mission of the Church of the Nazarene is to make Christlike disciples in the nations. The denominational vision is: “to be a disciple-making church, an international community of faith, in the Wesleyan-Holiness tradition.” What is the difference between Nazarene and Pentecostal? What is the difference between Nazarene and Pentecostal?Read More →

The History of Lent Meat, fish and animal products were off limits. … Not all Christian denominations observe Lent. It’s most often celebrated in the Roman Catholic Church as well as in some Protestant denominations, such as among Anglicans/Episcopalians and Methodists. Does everyone celebrate Lent? Who participates in it? LentRead More →

Among Episcopal and Lutheran churches, practices vary widely. Some congregations kneel at the Communion rail yet others do not; some have kneelers in the pews and some have removed them. … “You can do either” during Communion. What does it mean when someone Genuflects? 1a : to bend the knee.Read More →

So far, there has only been one instance in which the IRS has revoked a church’s tax-exempt status on these grounds: the Pierce Creek Church in Binghamton, N.Y., which, in 1992, bought full-page ads in USA Today and the Washington Times telling Christians to beware of Bill Clinton due toRead More →