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The Church of the Nazarene, with its heart for missions and passion for making Christ-like disciples has been actively spreading the gospel worldwide for over a century. Inspired by Isaiah 6:8 “Here am I. Send me!” the Church has faithfully followed Christ’s call to bring hope and transformation through the love of Jesus to all corners of the world.
The Church’s Presence Across World Areas
Below is a list of world areas where the Church of the Nazarene is active, including the year of establishment and the number of years they have been there:
1: Albania (Eurasia) – 1993 – 32 years
2: American Samoa (Asia-Pacific) – 1958 – 67 years
3: Angola (Africa) – 1992 – 33 years
4: Antigua and Barbuda (Mesoamerica) – 1973 – 52 years
5: Argentina (South America) – 1909 – 116 years
6: Armenia (Eurasia) – 2002 – 23 years
7: Aruba (Mesoamerica) – 2000 – 25 years
8: Australia (Asia-Pacific) – 1946 – 79 years
9: Azores (Eurasia) – 1984 – 41 years
10: Bahamas, The (Mesoamerica) – 1971 – 54 years
11: Bangladesh (Eurasia) – 1992 – 33 years
12: Barbados (Mesoamerica) – 1926 – 99 years
13: Belgium (Eurasia) – 2024 – 1 year
14: Belize (Mesoamerica) – 1934 – 91 years
15: Benin (Africa) – 1998 – 27 years
16: Bermuda (USA/Canada) – 1970 – 55 years
17: Bolivia (South America) – 1945 – 80 years
18: Botswana (Africa) – 1984 – 41 years
19: Brazil (South America) – 1958 – 67 years
20: Bulgaria (Eurasia) – 1994 – 31 years
21: Burkina Faso (Africa) – 1997 – 28 years
22: Burundi (Africa) – 1999 – 26 years
23: Cabo Verde (Africa) – 1901 – 124 years
24: Cambodia (Asia-Pacific) – 1992 – 33 years
25: Cameroon (Africa) – 1999 – 26 years
26: Canada (USA/Canada) – 1902 – 123 years
27: Central African Republic (Africa) – 2020 – 5 years
28: Chile (South America) – 1962 – 63 years
29: Chuuk (Asia-Pacific) – 2000 – 25 years
30: Colombia (South America) – 1975 – 50 years
31: Congo, Democratic Republic of the (Africa) – 1990 – 35 years
32: Congo, Republic of the (Africa) – 1997 – 28 years
33: Costa Rica (Mesoamerica) – 1964 – 61 years
34: Côte d’Ivoire (Africa) – 1987 – 38 years
35: Croatia (Eurasia) – 1999 – 26 years
36: Cuba (Mesoamerica) – 1902 – 123 years
37: Curaçao (Mesoamerica) – 2017 – 8 years
38: Cyprus (Eurasia) – 1985 – 40 years
39: Denmark (Eurasia) – 1960 – 65 years
40: Dominica (Mesoamerica) – 1974 – 51 years
41: Dominican Republic (Mesoamerica) – 1974 – 51 years
42: East Timor (Asia-Pacific) – 2001 – 24 years
43: Ecuador (South America) – 1972 – 53 years
44: Egypt (Eurasia) – 1986 – 39 years
45: El Salvador (Mesoamerica) – 1964 – 61 years
46: Equatorial Guinea (Africa) – 2002 – 23 years
47: Eritrea (Africa) – 1993 – 32 years
48: Eswatini (Africa) – 1910 – 115 years
49: Ethiopia (Africa) – 1992 – 33 years
50: Federated States of Micronesia (Asia-Pacific) – 2000 – 25 years
51: Fiji (Asia-Pacific) – 1995 – 30 years
52: France (Eurasia) – 1977 – 48 years
53: French Guiana (Mesoamerica) – 1988 – 37 years
54: Gabon (Africa) – 1999 – 26 years
55: Germany (Eurasia) – 1958 – 67 years
56: Ghana (Africa) – 1990 – 35 years
57: Greece (Eurasia) – 2002 – 23 years
58: Grenada (Mesoamerica) – 1977 – 48 years
59: Guadeloupe (Mesoamerica) – 1986 – 39 years
60: Guam (Asia-Pacific) – 1971 – 54 years
61: Guatemala (Mesoamerica) – 1904 – 121 years
62: Guinea-Bissau (Africa) – 2004 – 21 years
63: Guinea-Conakry (Africa) – 2009 – 16 years
64: Guyana (Mesoamerica) – 1946 – 79 years
65: Haiti (Mesoamerica) – 1950 – 75 years
66: Honduras (Mesoamerica) – 1970 – 55 years
67: Hong Kong (Asia-Pacific) – 1974 – 51 years
68: Hungary (Eurasia) – 1996 – 29 years
69: India (Eurasia) – 1898 – 127 years
70: Indonesia (Asia-Pacific) – 1973 – 52 years
71: Ireland (Eurasia) – 1987 – 38 years
72: Israel (Eurasia) – 1921 – 104 years
73: Italy (Eurasia) – 1948 – 77 years
74: Jamaica (Mesoamerica) – 1966 – 59 years
75: Japan (Asia-Pacific) – 1905 – 120 years
76: Jordan (Eurasia) – 1950 – 75 years
77: Kazakhstan (Eurasia) – 1996 – 29 years
78: Kenya (Africa) – 1984 – 41 years
79: Korea, South (Asia-Pacific) – 1948 – 77 years
80: Kosovo (Eurasia) – 2005 – 20 years
81: Latvia (Eurasia) – 2019 – 6 years
82: Lebanon (Eurasia) – 1950 – 75 years
83: Lesotho (Africa) – 1993 – 32 years
84: Liberia (Africa) – 1990 – 35 years
85: Luxembourg (Eurasia) – 2021 – 4 years
86: Macedonia (Eurasia) – 2000 – 25 years
87: Madagascar (Africa) – 1993 – 32 years
88: Madeira Islands (Eurasia) – 2002 – 23 years
89: Malawi (Africa) – 1957 – 68 years
90: Mali (Africa) – 2010 – 15 years
91: Martinique (Mesoamerica) – 1976 – 49 years
92: Mauritius (Africa) – 2016 – 9 years
93: Mexico (Mesoamerica) – 1903 – 122 years
94: Moldova (Eurasia) – 2009 – 16 years
95: Mongolia (Asia-Pacific) – 2017 – 8 years
96: Mozambique (Africa) – 1922 – 103 years
97: Myanmar (Asia-Pacific) – 1984 – 41 years
98: Namibia (Africa) – 1973 – 52 years
99: Nepal (Eurasia) – 1998 – 27 years
100: Netherlands (Eurasia) – 1967 – 58 years
101: New Zealand (Asia-Pacific) – 1952 – 73 years
102: Nicaragua (Mesoamerica) – 1937 – 88 years
103: Niger (Africa) – 2009 – 16 years
104: Nigeria (Africa) – 1977 – 48 years
105: Norway (Eurasia) – 2009 – 16 years
106: Palau (Asia-Pacific) – 1995 – 30 years
107: Panama (Mesoamerica) – 1953 – 72 years
108: Papua New Guinea (Asia-Pacific) – 1955 – 70 years
109: Paraguay (South America) – 1980 – 45 years
110: Pakistan (Eurasia) – 1996 – 29 years
111: Peru (South America) – 1914 – 111 years
112: Philippines (Asia-Pacific) – 1946 – 79 years
113: Pohnpei (Asia-Pacific) – 2001 – 24 years
114: Poland (Eurasia) – 1999 – 26 years
115: Portugal (Eurasia) – 1973 – 52 years
116: Puerto Rico (Mesoamerica) – 1944 – 81 years
117: Reunion (Africa) – 2003 – 22 years
118: Romania (Eurasia) – 1992 – 33 years
119: Russia (Eurasia) – 1992 – 33 years
120: Rwanda (Africa) – 1990 – 35 years
121: Saint Kitts and Nevis (Mesoamerica) – 1983 – 42 years
122: Saint Lucia (Mesoamerica) – 1972 – 53 years
123: Saint Martin (Mesoamerica) – 1994 – 31 years
124: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Mesoamerica) – 1975 – 50 years
125: Saipan (Asia-Pacific) – 2000 – 25 years
126: Samoa (Asia-Pacific) – 1964 – 61 years
127: Sao Tome and Principe (Africa) – 1997 – 28 years
128: Senegal (Africa) – 1988 – 37 years
129: Serbia (Eurasia) – 2017 – 8 years
130: Sierra Leone (Africa) – 2004 – 21 years
131: Singapore (Asia-Pacific) – 2017 – 8 years
132: Solomon Islands (Asia-Pacific) – 1992 – 33 years
133: South Africa (Africa) – 1919 – 106 years
134: South Sudan (Africa) – 2012 – 13 years
135: Spain (Eurasia) – 1981 – 44 years
136: Sri Lanka (Asia-Pacific) – 2000 – 25 years
137: Sudan (Africa) – 1999 – 26 years
138: Suriname (Mesoamerica) – 1984 – 41 years
139: Switzerland (Eurasia) – 1978 – 47 years
140: Syria (Eurasia) – 1920 – 105 years
141: Taiwan (Asia-Pacific) – 1956 – 69 years
142: Tanzania (Africa) – 1990 – 35 years
143: Thailand (Asia-Pacific) – 1989 – 36 years
144: Togo (Africa) – 1998 – 27 years
145: Tonga (Asia-Pacific) – 2000 – 25 years
146: Trinidad and Tobago (Mesoamerica) – 1926 –
147: Turks and Caicos Islands (Mesoamerica) – 2012 – 13 years
148: Uganda (Africa) – 1988 – 37 years
149: Ukraine (Eurasia) – 1992 – 33 years
150: United Kingdom (Eurasia) – 1909 – 116 years
151: United States (USA/Canada) – 1887 – 138 years
152: Uruguay (South America) – 1949 – 76 years
153: Vanuatu (Asia-Pacific) – 2001 – 24 years
154: Venezuela (South America) – 1982 – 43 years
155: Virgin Islands (Mesoamerica) – 1944 – 81 years
156: Zambia (Africa) – 1961 – 64 years
157: Zanzibar (Africa) – 2006 – 19 years
158: Zimbabwe (Africa) – 1963 – 62 years
Continued Growth and Presence
The Church of the Nazarene’s unwavering commitment to the Great Commission has fueled its continuous expansion. With a presence in over 160 world areas, the Church remains dedicated to:
- Preaching the gospel and making Christ-like disciples.
- Establishing local churches to serve communities.
- Providing humanitarian aid and development programs.
- Training and equipping leaders to carry forward the mission.
Each passing year marks new growth as the Church reaches more people with the message of Jesus.
The Church of the Nazarene’s mission to spread the gospel across the world has had a lasting impact on individuals and communities for over a century.
