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Fast Facts about Nazarene Missions 
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The Church of the Nazarene ministers in 156 world areas. The newest world areas entered are: Africa Region—Mali.*
   
724 missionaries were deployed from approximately 42 world areas in 2009 (including 246 Mission Corps volunteers and 16 tentmakers) with more than 188 missionary kids.*
   
11,312 volunteers participated in mission in 2009. In addition to Mission Corps and tentmakers, there were 786 Work & Witness teams and 83 Youth in Mission participants.
   
Churches in world mission areas numbered 12,451 churches (an increase of 9%) with 1.28 million members (an increase of 9.8%) in those areas.*
   
438 districts have been established around the world with more than 24,000 clergy.*
   
5 graduate seminaries, 32 undergraduate Bible/theological colleges, 13 liberal arts institutions, 3 nurses training colleges, and 1 education college had a 2009 combined enrollment of 31,244 residential students and 14,810 extension students globally.*
   
People were treated at 64 medical clinics and hospitals and hundreds of compassionate ministry centers.*
   
More than 330 retired missionaries received pensions.*
   
In 2009, 291 literature projects were completed in 38 languages, an average of 5.5 books per week. More than 460 active projects are currently underway, representing 51 languages. Some of these projects will take a minimum of 3 years to complete.*
   
Global Mission DVD was distributed and JESUS Film infrastructure continues to be established globally.*
   
Churches raised more than US $45.9 million for WEF during the 2009 fiscal year: a decrease of US $2,723,353 or -5.60% compared to the 2008 fiscal year (FY).
   
Churches in the United States gave more than US $22 million for Approved Mission Specials.
   
WEF giving beyond (formerly “overpayment”) was more than US $1.36 million. During the 16 years of this NMI ministry, the Church of the Nazarene has entered 57 world areas.
   
Missionary Health Care provided US $505,418 in medical assistance for Nazarene missionaries. 
   
NMI partnered with World Mission Broadcast, giving US $464,008 to reach the unreached in 74 countries, 31 languages, 112 programs, and 7,384 broadcasts (an increase of 5,987 broadcasts over 2008).
   
Nazarenes gave US $2,324,073 in deputation offerings for missionaries, an increase of 10.3% compared to the 2008 fi scal year.
   
NMI generated US $256,199 through LINKS, a vital connection between churches and missionaries around the world.
   
Nazarenes gave more than US $2.86 million for Alabaster to fund 261 construction projects on mission fields, averaging 5 projects per week.
   
International Student Scholarship Fund (NMI 80th Anniversary project) provided more than 150 scholarships for students to attend campus-based Nazarene theological institutions globally.
   
NMI partnered with Nazarene Compassionate Ministries to give more than US $6.68 million to support 10,958 children through Child Development, an increase of 1,195 children sponsored over last year. Churches sent 40,308 Crisis Care Kits to Ethiopia, Haiti, Sri Lanka, Zambia, and Ukraine and 14,680 School Pal-Paks (an increase of 4,320)  to Ethiopia, Sri Lanka, Ukraine, and Zambia.
   
NMI assisted Work & Witness in raising US $1,489,473 to deploy 786 teams, an average of 15 teams per week. 10,752 participants donated more than 292 years of labor.
   
 
* Supported either directly or indirectly by World Evangelism Fund (WEF).

Denominational statistics for 2009
NMI 5/2010