Resources
This page has a list of helpful Nazarene websites, a list of acronyms, and some local organizations/causes that our local church supports.
Local Organizations/Causes:
Heart of Hope
Has a mission to help people in need in Rock Island and the greater Quad Cities area in Iowa and Illinois.
Pregnancy Resources
Free pregnancy tests and ultrasounds. Get all the facts on abortion and abortion alternatives. Make an informed choice about your pregnancy.

Quad Cities Nazarene Churches
Davenport First Church of the Nazarene
1010 N. Clark St. | Davenport, IA 52804
Grace Community Church of the Nazarene
507 1st St. | Colona, IL 61241
Moline Community Church of the Nazarene
4545 Ave. of the Cities | Moline, IL 61265
Rock Island First Church of the Nazarene
2921 38th St. | Rock Island, IL 61201

Nazarene Web Links and Acronyms
Alabaster Offering - Provides funds for property and buildings around the world. While we understand the church consists of the people of God and not a building, buildings erected for the purpose of ministry help provide a sense of permanence, functionally enhance ministry efforts, and convey an attitude that the Church of the Nazarene intends to “put down roots.”
AlphaUSA - A series of sessions that explore the foundations of the Christian faith in an honest and non-judgmental environment. Sessions typically begin with food and connection, followed by a talk and open discussion.
Celebrate Life - Celebrate Life is a youth event designed for the purpose of encouraging the development and abilities of the youth of the region for ministry in the name of Jesus Christ.
Celebrate Recovery (CR) - Exists to help people find freedom and healing from their hurts, hang-ups and habits through a relationship with Jesus Christ. This is a fundamentally Christ-centered, 12-step discipleship program.
COMPASSinitiative.org Reducing financial strain and empowering the minister to model and teach Biblical stewardship.
Creative Access Area (CAA) - Code Language: father=God, Thinking of you=Praying for you, and House group=church. These areas are nations where open evangelism is restricted or illegal. Formerly called “closed countries,” these areas — about 60 worldwide — bar foreign missionaries. However, the use of the phrase “creative access” reminds us that no country is truly closed when the Holy Spirit empowers those willing to serve. However, those seeking to fulfill the Great Commission in these areas must rely on cultural sensitivity, discretion, and prayerful innovation.
Discipleship Groups (D-Groups) - Offers 12-week studies (4x annually) where we deep-dive a book of the Bible. Each 12-week study is split into 2-part sessions to allow new D-Group members to join (8 sessions total). In our weekly meetings, we practice other spiritual disciplines as well: Scripture memory, prayer, confession of sin, service, and application of what we've studied.
The Discipleship Place (CLT) website is designed to equip laypeople for ministry in their family, local church, neighborhood, work place, and community with training resources.
The Foundry Publishing - Provides innovative biblical solutions for churches.
Funding the Mission is way to give online to the World Evangelism Fund.
Holiness Today is the denominational magazine for the Church of the Nazarene.
JESUS Film Harvest Partners (JFHP) is involved in: evangelism, discipleship, church development, leadership training, pastoral education.
Laymen Engaged in Various Evangelistic Labors (LEVEL) - The monies raised are divided between an overseas mission project and a home mission project on NWIL District and Work & Witness missionary projects in the USA and abroad. LEVEL money is only used for material. Labor, travel expenses, and lodging are not covered.
Loving Interested Nazarenes Knowing and Sharing (LINKS) - Links is a network of personal connections between missionaries and Nazarene districts around the world.
MomCo (formerly MOPS) - a faith-based nonprofit that encourages and equips moms of young ids to realize their potential as mothers, women leaders, in relationship with Jesus and partnership with the local church.
Native American Christian Academy - Our goal is to educate and disciple students for Christ. With your help, students are taught God’s word, receive three meals a day, and learn life skills.
Nazarene Camping Association (NCA) - provides support and networking among camp, retreat, and conference centers within the Church of the Nazarene.
Nazarene Compassionate Ministries - Works to support local churches around the world in their efforts to actively live compassion as a lifestyle.
Nazarene Discipleship International - Discipleship is following Jesus and including others in our journey of grace.
Nazarene Essentials - Documents, leader guides, artwork and resources, and feedback.
Nazarene Foundation allows anyone leave a legacy of generosity and be a blessing to God's kingdom for years into the future.
NMI International Student Scholarship Fund (ISSF)
NMI Mission Priority One (MPO)
Northwestern Illinois Disctrict - Our mission is to reproduce churches who make Christlike disciples in the nations.
Northwestern Illinois District NMI exists to develop healthy local church mission groups that are actively involved in: Praying, Educating, Giving, Interacting.
NWIL NYI Teen Bible Quizzing - Teen Quizzing is about helping teens dive deeper into the Scripture and seek to know Him more.
NWIL NYI Free Training Registration - The NYI Central Field is pleased to partner with Youth Ministry University to offer FREE online training for all NYI leaders, volunteers, and young adults within the Central Field.
SPARK Discipleship - A grass roots multi-site equipping retreat that began in 2011 by two Indiana Church of the Nazarene districts partnering together. We now have SPARK groups from coast to coast in the USA and Canada.
Sustainable Discipleship - Sharing the wildly effective disciple-making method and resources that God shared with us. It's built on Biblical models, uses the Bible as the primary resource, and integrates the science of how God designed us to learn.
Upward Sports - Uses the power of sports to build relationships, share the Gospel, and make a lasting impact in your community. From connecting with families to equipping leaders and celebrating real-life transformation, each part unpacks how sports can be more than just a game—it can be a pathway to life-changing ministry.
Wesleyan-Holiness Digital Library - A free, multidisciplinary, open access, digital resource of books, literature, multimedia material, and archives collected into a single institutional repository initiated by the global Church of the Nazarene.
Work and Witness - A self-funded movement has given Nazarene missions a huge boost into the 21st century.
World Mission Broadcast (WMB)- Thousands of lives are transformed through the work of the Holy Spirit and WMB programs. WMB began as the Nazarene Radio League in 1944 and has expanded to a global network of programs contextualized for listeners and viewers around the world.
AYC
Alpha Youth Collective
BOM
Board of Ministry
CAA
Creative Access Area
DAB
District Advisory Board
DCPI
Dynamic Church Planting International
EPRT
Emergency Prayer Response Team
ISSF
International Student Scholarship Fund
JFHP
JESUS Film Harvest Partners
LEVEL
L.E.V.E.L. stands for Laymen Engaged in Various Evangelistic Labors.
LINKS
Loving Interested Nazarenes Knowing and Sharing
MPO
Mission Priority One
MST
Mission Strategy Team
NCA
Nazarene Camping Association
NDI
Nazarene Discipleship Interntional
NCM
Nazarene Compassionate Ministries
NMI
Nazarene Missions International
NPH
Nazarene Publishing House (now The Foundry Publishing)
NWIL
Northwestern Illinois District
NYC
Nazarene Youth Convention
NYI
Nazarene Youth International
POPS
Pastors on Purpose
PRT
Prayer Response Team
RINAZ
Rock Island First Church of the Nazarene
SDMI
Sunday School Discipleship Ministries International (now this is NDI)
WMB
World Mission Broadcast
Quad Cities Christian Music
Broadcasts Contemporary Christian music programming to affiliate radio stations across the U.S. Christian Music/Event promotions.
Air1 - Positive Hits - 97.5 FM
K-LOVE - Positive & Encouraging - 98.9 FM
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