About NMI

What is Nazarene Missions International

Nazarene Missions International (NMI) is the organization for mobilizing the local church in missions in the Church of the Nazarene and the denomination’s representative for missions on the district and in the local church.

NMI Purpose

NMI is the global missions advocate in every local church. The purpose of NMI is to mobilize the Church of the Nazarene in missions through praying, giving, educating, and engaging children and youth. NMI is focused on the multicultural and multi-generational strategic objectives of being united in vision and moving forward in action, for the purpose of making an impact on the world for Jesus.

Nazarene Missions International:

Helps produce missionaries.
Assists in sending missionaries to the field.
Supports missionaries on the field.
Educates individuals and congregations as to the missionaries’ work on the field.
Welcomes and hosts missionaries when they return for home assignment.
Helps equip missionaries to return to the field.
Prays for missionaries at home and abroad.
Helps provide for retirement needs.

NMI Logo

Prayer, WEF, Alabaster, and Engaging Children and Youth are represented in our logo by the four different-colored sections meeting together in a circle. Connecting churches and missionaries through Links is represented by the lines coming together, unifying our focus as we are united in our vision. The full circle reminds us we are a global (international) organization with actions and impact affecting the entire world. The intersecting lines form a cross at the center because the message of the Cross is the main focus of NMI as we tell the story.

NMI General Facts

The Church of the Nazarene ministers in 165 world areas with Belgium on the Eurasia Region recognized in 2024.
The number of Nazarene churches increased to 30,747 churches, with over 2.72 million members, an increase of 2.69% from last year.
In 2023, there were 472 districts and 30 pioneer areas around the world, with 31,354 credentialed clergy.