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West TX Nazarene District Recognizes South Sudanese Pastor

Website Editor • June 24, 2023

Assoc. Pastor Luke Lotara appointed lead pastor of Church of the Nazarene Mid-Cities African Community

Greetings!

We want to honor and give thanks and praise to our Lord for the latest appointment of our dear brother, Pastor Luke Lotara as lead pastor of Church of the Nazarene Mid-Cities African Community congregation earlier this month by Dr. David Downs. As part of the brethren, 6 years ago it was the stewardship of Pastor Michael and wife Elizabeth Gatkek who planted this church. Pastor Michael has also been directly involved and committed in Pastor Luke’s training; and Pastor Luke has been an exceptional associate pastor and received his Nazarene District license two Assemblies ago according to the WTX Nazarene newsletter. Standing together,  Pastor Michael and his fellow assoc. pastor, Luke and Betty Lotara beside Dr. David Downs, West Texas District Superintendent.

We ask you to humbly pray blessings over Pastor Luke and his wife Betty's new Nazarene chruch minsitry in Ft. Worth and their life of this new congregation! May God bless you!


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