Discipleship Initiative: 2019 Report

Discipleship Initiative: 2019 Report

In January 2019, we announced our intention to lead every one of our members through an initiative last year that would intentionally nurture their walks with Jesus. We called it the Discipleship Initiative. The process 1. Membership The process begins with a church...
Theology of Work

Theology of Work

Ah, social distancing. An introvert’s dream and an extrovert’s purgatory. No matter where you fall on that spectrum, all of our lives have been drastically changed by the realities of the first global pandemic since 1912. Likely for most of us, one of the areas that...
Baptism Celebration: March 29, 2020

Baptism Celebration: March 29, 2020

On Sunday, March 29, 2020, we celebrated the baptisms of Susan Lindamood, Joshua Uliana and Joe Shifflett. Each of them had previously trusted Jesus Christ as Savior. We were overjoyed to be able to celebrate their faith with them during our third...
Easter Bags for the NRV

Easter Bags for the NRV

Everything has been so crazy with COVID-19. We’ve been looking for something fun and creative to serve our community since we can’t gather and have a community Easter Egg Hunt. Bags of Joy are back for Easter! This Easter we want to bring a little joy to...
CANCELED: Drive-Thru Easter Egging

CANCELED: Drive-Thru Easter Egging

After the governor’s orders on Monday to stay home we have decided to cancel the drive thru egging. We are so sorry to make this change, but feel that it is the right and honoring thing to do. We will miss seeing you all!
Joy over circumstance

Joy over circumstance

If you know me at all you know that I am an emotional person and I think that is putting it lightly. When I asked Andrew, after 12 years of marriage, what surprised him most about me after we had gotten married his response was that I CRY so much. Yes, I am a woman...
Livestream Scenes from March 22

Livestream Scenes from March 22

On Sunday, March 22, Northstar hosted its second livestream worship event in response to the COVID-19 crisis. We encouraged our church family and friends to post, share and send us pics of them enjoying “being the church” in various ways. Here are a few of...
Faith Story: Erika Gresh

Faith Story: Erika Gresh

On March 1, 2020, Erika Gresh shared her faith journey with us. It was a significant challenge for us to remember that we don’t share from a position of “having it all figured out” and to remain humble as we continue to pursue a love relationship...