Video: 30 Years of Nazarene Ministry in Romania

Ordinations in Romania

From Eurasia Region Snapshots, November 4:

 

We celebrate with our brothers and sisters who were ordained in Romania on Saturday 29th October.

The District Assembly took place in Brasov and saw 3 men and 2 women be ordained -- of which 3 were members of the same family!

We praise God for his faithfulness and pray for our newly ordained elders, their lives, families and ministries.

-- photo shared by Dr. Busic, General Superintendent

Celebrating Women in Ministry in Romania

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From Eurasia Region Snapshots, November 4:

Reflecting on the recent ordination service in Romania, Rev. Teanna Sunberg celebrates women in ministry in Romania, across the Central Europe Field and across the Church of the Nazarene as a denomination.

It was a grand privilege to be one of the ordained elders that laid hands on Magda Cini and Roxana Cini as they were ordained this past weekend.

I want to center the powerful message of this photo. It is a photo of 3 women in Romania -- 3 wonderful women who each reflects the character of God. 3 ordained women who have been called and equipped for pastoral ministry. 3 women who lead and live cross culturally.

But, what has it cost for the 2 women on each side to stand at the apex of ordained ministry? Roberta, the woman in the middle followed God’s call to Romania 25 years ago. She served the church as missionary, as pastor, and as District Superintendent. Magda, the one on the right, birthed a ministry and a church in her village of Tigmandru that feeds and nurtures the kids of that community. Roxana, the one on the left ministers to the children and mothers in that community.

This passing on of influence and prayer and teaching from one generation of woman to the next is so key for us as a church that supports, fosters a call, and ordains women.

Without a Roberta in the pulpit -- as pastor or in the board room as DS or in the community as missionary -- the path for women is not clear.

We need to see women represented in every level of our denominational structure. And, like we see here, there must be more than just a representative 1 or 2. There must be many women -- beautiful in their very different personalities and skill sets and callings.

So very thankful for who these 3 women are in my life -- for how they lead, how they live, and how they reflect Jesus.

I am also thankful to serve on a field with an Field Strategy Coordinator (Jay Sunberg) who has frequently and courageously assigned women to roles of pastor and District Superintendent, as well as other roles of leadership and ministry. The Central Europe Field has a distinct history as a field that places people in leadership, not because of gender, by virtue of call, character, and commitment.

- shared by Rev. Teanna Sunberg (FSC Team Central Europe)

Latest news on Ukrainian refugees

Originally published in Veritas View, Fall 2022 Newsletter

As we wrote in our last newsletter, we accommodated four Ukrainian refugees, one man, two women and a child in the Historical Building of Veritas Foundation. In June, Vlodimir returned to Ukraine. Because one of the refugee women was expecting a baby in August and we wanted to provide a more homey environment for them, they have moved into an apartment provided by the Church of the Nazarene in Sighisoara.

Following a request from PATRIR, the Romanian Peace Institute and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency in Romania, represented by Bethany Serengheu, UNHCR project manager, Veritas has rented PATRIR a historic building on the Veritas Center campus. This space will be used as a support hub for the protection of the Ukrainian community in Sighisoara. We hope for a good and long-lasting collaboration.

House on the Rock

In past issues of this newsletter, we wrote about the opening of a museum on the top three floors of the House on the Rock building. Because of the Covid pandemic and the huge drop in tourist traffic to the citadel in the past two years the museum has closed. We are very disappointed, as it fit so well with the original goals of the House on the Rock to provide educational opportunities to the community

Now, in partnership with Nazarene Compassionate Ministries we are providing two classrooms and a dining room at House of the Rock for Ukrainian children to help them integrate into the community.

District Assembly Videos

On Saturday, October 29, five Romanians were ordained as elders in the Church of the Nazarene as part of the Romania District Assembly. The ordination service can be watched here:

The Sunday morning Communion service, led by General Superintendent David Busic, was streamed live from the Bucharest Blessing Church while the churches in Sighisoara and Tigmandru participated.