‘More than we ask or imagine’
Pastor Chris Davis stands in the gathering area of his church, the Othello Church of the Nazarene, on Wednesday. Davis is the tenth pastor to lead the church, which celebrated its 70th birthday in November.
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A drawing of the original building that housed the Othello Church of the Nazarene in the 1950s. The concrete block building had neither a furnace nor restrooms.
The Church of the Nazarene in the 1970s. The building was sold to the Othello School District in 2013 and is now part of Desert Oasis High School.
Worshipers gather in the sanctuary of Othello Church of the Nazarene. The congregation has diminished in numbers somewhat since the COVID-19 pandemic, Pastor Chris Davis said, but about 115 people still attend Sunday services.
The Othello Church of the Nazarene today. The building, which the church owns free and clear, holds more than just church services; it’s also a place where community members can mark their milestones.
OTHELLO — “The days of our years are threescore years and ten,” the Biblical poet wrote in Psalm 90, but the Othello Church of the Nazarene, which celebrated that milestone this year, shows no sign of slowing down any time soon. The church celebrated its 70th birthday with displays of photos and oral history in the gathering area outside the sanctuary.
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