


Baltimore Mission Trip
Over the past year, Northstar has sent a few different people to visit with Redemption City Church in Baltimore, Maryland. Adam Wilson, a former college minister at Northstar, is one of the pastors on staff. It has been encouraging to have conversations with him over...
“Unplanned” Movie Premiere
We have an exciting opportunity to share with you. Debbie Christian, CEO of the Pregnancy Resource Center here in Blacksburg, has informed us of the premiere of the movie Unplanned. Unplanned is about the story of Abby Johnson, the youngest clinic director in the...
Alumni Spotlight: The Millers
This article was originally published in the Winter 2016 edition of the Northstar Magazine. Flipping back through the pages of great memories with Northstar, there are many incredible people that jump off of the pages of my mind but Paul and Allie Miller are deeply...
Faith Story: Ellen Cianelli
On Sunday, March 24, 2019, Ellen Cianelli shared her faith story with our church family in both services. Ellen is a co-leader in two significant ministries in our church: Stephen Ministry and Grand Connect. She and her husband Dave, have been members since 2017, and...
RIP to Offering Buckets
You know how it is. Ideas are like fragile, beautiful butterflies. They come fluttering into view and capture your vision. You don’t want to dump cold water on someone else’s idea. It destroys its innocence and appeal. You want the occasional, random idea...
GAP Bonfire 2019
*Please take note of the location change!* We are mixing things up a little this year! Instead of a bonfire at the end of the semester, we will be having one on April 5, at 7:00 p.m. We’ll be at Caldwell Fields out on Craig Creek Rd. Food will not be provided beyond...
Faith at Work: Bobby Grisso
A great perk of ministry is getting to work with a lot of amazing people. One of the joys for the staff is watching God work through church members in their vocation. After all, most believers will spend the majority of their time at work and home. Recently I stopped...