North Central Ohio DS Transition

[Kevin Wright]

NCO is still without a DS. This is the latest from the transition committee:

Several have inquired as to the status of the DS transition.

Our District Advisory Committee met with Dr. Graves and a potential candidate on 8/4. This was a positive conversation; we are now waiting to hear if the individual will accept the appointment to the position. We will let you know as soon as we receive word.

Please continue to pray for the transition, this individual and family as they seek God’s direction and Dr. Graves as he leads us.

Thank you.

Praying for the right person to be appointed.

[Kevin Wright]

Rumor is NCO has a new DS, just waiting to make it public to allow their local church to be notified.

[Kevin Wright]

REV. WENDELL D. BROWN APPOINTED DS
It is with great joy that we announce the appointment of Rev. Wendell D. Brown as the fifth district superintendent for the North Central Ohio District Church of the Nazarene.

Rev. Brown comes to us having been a senior pastor at 3 growing churches varying in size from 20 to 1,000; every church he pastored has more than doubled in size under his leadership. He currently serves as lead pastor of Heritage Church of the Nazarene (South Central Ohio District) with campuses in Circleville, Waverly, and a newly opened campus in Chillicothe. Under his leadership Heritage has grown from a church of 440 to a church of 1,000 in morning worship attendance. More importantly God has used Heritage Church to reach over 1,800 people to have a first time relationship with Jesus Christ over the last 8 years and many others to experience heart holiness as they surrender to Christ.

Rev. Brown previously served at Jason Chapel (MidSouth District) and Huntsville Calvary (Alabama North District). Rev. Brown was ordained as an elder in the Church of the Nazarene in 2003 on the Alabama North District, and has over 22 years’ experience in ministry as a youth pastor and senior pastor. He is married to Tammi and they have four children: Emma, Abigail, Grace and Christian.

Regarding the appointment, Rev. Brown stated, “Throughout the years, North Central Ohio has been blessed with tremendous district leadership and fantastic pastors. It is truly a blessing to have an opportunity to serve with such talented and committed people. We believe that God has put us together ‘for a time such as this’ and are trusting that He will lead us to reach the lost with His love. We have both an immense responsibility and an exciting opportunity to share His love with the world. May God give us wisdom for the task at hand and use each of our 63 churches in 22 counties to share His love with the world. I look forward to meeting each of you and laboring with you to bring glory to God. I am excited to be a part NCO’s rich history.”

Rev. Brown will transition to this new assignment on September 18th. Details regarding the transition will be communicated to pastors/churches on the district. The North Central Ohio District Advisory Committee thanks you for your patience and prayers during this process and implores you to pray for the Brown family in the days ahead. If you wish to contact Rev. Brown, his district email address is [e-mail] (set to activate September 1).

[Greg Farra]

I guess Heritage will be calling me to take the pastorate now. All kidding aside, I had no idea he was the guy. He served on a credential board when I was a District licenced pastor. He thought I looked and sounded like Harold Ramis, so I got on his good side very fast.

[Susan Unger]

Aug 20, 2017 14:36:00 GMT -5 Greg Farra said:

I guess Heritage will be calling me to take the pastorate now. All kidding aside, I had no idea he was the guy. He served on a credential board when I was a District licenced pastor. He thought I looked and sounded like Harold Ramis, so I got on his good side very fast.

Who is Harold Ramis?