Who We Are
Who we are…
New Bedford First Church of the Nazarene is a multi-generational community of faith, building God’s Kingdom one relationship at a time by connecting with each other, engaging God’s presence, and serving our community.
What we believe
We Believe…
In the Holy Trinity, one God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
That the Old and New Testament Scriptures have been given by divine inspiration in their entirety and contain all truth necessary to faith and Christian living.
That man is born with a fallen nature and is therefore inclined to evil and without repentance, is hopeless and eternally lost.
That the atonement through Jesus Christ is for the whole race, and that whosoever repents and believes on the Lord Jesus Christ is justified and regenerated and saved from the dominion of sin.
That believers are sanctified wholly, subsequent to regeneration, through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
That the Holy Spirit bears witness to the new birth and also to the sanctification of believers.
That our Lord will return, the dead will be raised, and the final judgment will take place.
For a more complete statement of faith please see the Church of the Nazarene’s Articles of Faith here
Service Times
Sunday Worship Services:
8:30am Early Morning Worship
9:30am Adult English & Portuguese Christian Life Classes
10:45am Morning Worship(Childcare Provided During 10:45am Service)
FIRE Church
Youth & Young Adults Worship Service
Wednesdays 6-8pm
Connect
“As iron sharpens iron,
so one person sharpens another.”
(Proverbs 27:17 NIV)
Join a Small Group Bible Study
Monday Evening Youth Small Group 6-8pm
(ages 12-18)
(held in the church library)
Tuesday Afternoon Ladies Bible Study 12:45pm
(held outside church offices)
Tuesday Evening Open-Court Basketball 6:30-8:30pm
(held in the church gym Oct-Apr)
Tuesday Evening Softball 6:30-8:30pm
(held in Dartmouth May-Sept)
Tuesday Evening Home Bible Study
1st & 3d Tuesday of the month 6:30pm
(held at Pastor Larson’s home)
contact: (508) 999-9999 for more info. and directions
Wednesday Evening Prayer & Bible Study 6:30-8pm
(held in church library)
Meet the Pastors
Jon and Sue Helm
Senior Pastor
Together Pastor Jon and Susan Helm have served the greater New Bedford community for over 30 years, through pastoral ministry, music ministry, and christian education.
Pastor Jon serves as our senior pastor and headmaster to Nazarene Christian Academy (NCA).
Mrs. Helm serves as principal to NCA
Tim and LuWayne DeMoranville
Administrative Pastor and NCA Chaplain
Pastor Tim grew up in this church and left for Central Florida for Bible College in 1988, while there he met and married his wife and together they served several churches in Pastoral and music ministry for nearly 26 years. Pastor Tim serves as our Associate Pastor & NCA Chaplain.
Nazarene Christian Academy
Nazarene Christian Academy
“Excellence in Education in a Christ-centered Environment”
Visit our website: ncacademy.org
About the Academy
NCA is a Non-Denominational Christian school.
We bring together families from all different
backgrounds, cultures and walks of life.
We offer Pre-School thru 12th grade;
with a curriculum that focuses on
preparing students for grade-school,
junior and senior high, college and beyond.
Please feel free to contact us
for more information or
to schedule a tour of our
facility and admissions interview.
Contact us:
Nazarene Christian Academy
764 Hathaway Rd
New Bedford, Ma 02740
Phone: 508-992-7944
Principal: Ext 1
Mrs. Helm: s.helm@ncacademy.org
Financial Info: Ext 2
Mrs. Turpel: g.turpel@ncacademy.org
Elementary Admissions: Ext 3
Mrs. Costa: i.costa@ncacademy.org
Secondary Admissions Ext 4
Mrs. Khanna: a.khanna@ncacademy.org
Fax: 774-328-9513