拿撒勒人会(英语:Church of the Nazarene),或称宣圣会,是基督教福音派下的一个派系,出现于北美19世纪的圣洁运动中,其成员常被称为拿撒勒派(Nazarenes,拿撒勒人)。它是世界上最大的循道宗-圣洁教派[1][2] 2014年9月末,该会在世界各地记有2,295,106会众、29,395座教堂。[3][4]

拿撒勒人会
Church of the Nazarene
拿撒勒人会的徽章
宗派新教
主义福音派
教体混合会众制长老制主教制
组织Christian Holiness Partnership;
全国福音派协会
世界卫理宗协会
全球卫理宗联盟
区域全球
起源1908年10月13日
美国德克萨斯州派勒特波因特
合并15个圣洁运动中的教派于1907–1988年间合并
分离朝圣圣洁会(1917)
圣经传教会(1955)
拿撒勒人圣洁会(Holiness Church of the Nazarene,1958)
Church of the Bible Covenant(1967)
教堂29,395(2014)
信徒2,295,106(2014)

美国的拿撒勒人会信徒最多,计有631,454人,[5] 其次是莫桑比克(157,119)、巴西(111,694)、印度(107,175)、孟加拉国(79,550)、[6] 危地马拉(78,212)[7]海地(64,071)。而人均教徒数最多的国家是佛得角[8]

该会的宗旨依大使命将基督教传播到世界各地,[9][10] 自2001开始将自己的核心价值定义为:“Christian”(我们是基督徒)、“Holiness”(圣洁)、“Missional”(使命)。[11][12]

该教会在35个国家、6个大陆运营者53个本科及研究生教育机构,[13][14][15] 2013年拿撒勒人会学院和大学入学人数达50,390人。[16] 该会的总部位于美国密苏里州堪萨斯城[17]

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  2. ^ ''The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture: Church of the Nazarene''. Encyclopediaofarkansas.net. [2014-06-23]. (原始内容存档于2018-09-16). 
  3. ^ "General secretary releases 2014 stats", NCN News (December 10, 2014). [2015-03-24]. (原始内容存档于2014-12-16). 
  4. ^ "The Church of the Nazarene uses "world area" to describe countries and areas that are a part of a country, but may be known by a different name. More than 20 of the denomination's 159 world areas fall into this category, such as Guam, a U.S. territory on the Asia-Pacific Region." See Nazarene Research Services releases stats on 30-year world area growth页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆), NCN News (January 10, 2014).
  5. ^ "Church of the Nazarene Growth, 2004-2014 Annual Statistics from the General Secretary's Reports" 页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆
  6. ^ Gina Grate Pottenger, "Bangladesh: It Started with a Letter" 互联网档案馆存档,存档日期2010-09-21., Engage 12 (April 21, 2010)
  7. ^ "GMC Flags of the Nations: Guatemala"页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆), NCN Global News Summary (September 17, 2013)
  8. ^ Membership Stats. Adherents.com. [2014-06-23]. (原始内容存档于2015-03-18). 
  9. ^ 244823 Manual 2005-09 (PDF). [2014-06-23]. (原始内容 (PDF)存档于2013-03-02). 
  10. ^ About the Church's Mission页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆). After a unanimous decision of the Board of General Superintendents in December 2006 to express the Church's mission more concisely.
  11. ^ Church of the Nazarene - Clergy Development (PDF). Nazarenepastor.org. [2014-06-23]. (原始内容 (PDF)存档于2008-04-11). 
  12. ^ 拿撒勒人會牧者靈修特會. 基督教论坛报. 2008-03-25 [2015-03-23]. (原始内容存档于2020-12-03). 
  13. ^ "International Board of Education releases global statistics"页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆), NCN News (February 13, 2014).
  14. ^ "Highlights of the 87th Session of the General Board", Holiness Today (May/June 2010):26.
  15. ^ Eugénio R. Duarte, "ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF GENERAL SUPERINTENDENTS TO THE 88TH GENERAL BOARD CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE February 2011"页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆), NCN News (February 27, 2011)
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  17. ^ 1 About the GMC. Nazarene.org. [2014-06-23]. (原始内容存档于2011-09-29). 

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