Chicago Central District Church of the Nazarene
The Chicago Central District provides missional leadership, resourcing and superintendency to some 100 congregations in northeast Illinois. Our district offices are located in the city of Chicago. Our regional denominational university is Olivet Nazarene University, with a central campus located in Bourbonnais, Illinois, 60 miles south of Chicago's Loop. Form our earliest days, over 100 years ago, we have placed a priority on the urban poor. We encourage our churches to reach out in compassionate and community transformational ways to bring about real personal and social change through the hope-filled Gospel of Jesus Christ.
We are a Great Commission and Great Commandment church in the Wesleyan-Arminian tradition. We exist to help plant and nurture healthy congregations of the Church of the Nazarene in 12 counties of Northeast Illinois, with a particular focus on the city of Chicago. Our core values consist of: We are Christian; We are Holiness; We are Missional.
