Connect Thanksgiving Meal

Turkey, mashed potatoes with gravy, stuffing, green beans and pumpkin pie…Is your mouth watering yet? Well, crave no longer! Coming up on Sunday, November 4 you will have the opportunity to have an early Thanksgiving with your friends and Northstar family at the...
GAPsgiving 2018

GAPsgiving 2018

It’s almost time for the GAPsgiving, GAP’s annual Thanksgiving potluck dinner! This is one of the best events of the year where GAP gathers to eat a ton of delicious food, get to know some new people, and celebrate what God has done through the semester....
Bags of Joy 2018

Bags of Joy 2018

Spooky season is halfway over and November is right around the corner, which means three things: First, it means that flannel season is starting soon… or has already started if you agree with Matt Simpson’s claim in his most recent sermon. Regardless,...
Reflections on Fear and Faith

Reflections on Fear and Faith

On Sunday, October 14, Matt Simpson preached on Genesis 12:10-20. [Podcast here] The message encouraged us to examine decision-making in light of fear versus faith. Due to the discussion generated, Matt followed up with four points for biblical decision-making:...
Immeasurably More Celebration Sunday – November 4

Immeasurably More Celebration Sunday – November 4

Has it really been three years? In October 2015, Northstar launched its first capital campaign to raise funds for our first ministry center. Since that time, we have experienced God in so many different ways. It’s been humbling to what God provide over $3...
Caught in the Act: Megan Bland

Caught in the Act: Megan Bland

In a September 30, 2018 article in Outside Magazine, Northstar member Megan Bland was featured for her Virginia Tech research team’s work on bicycle helmets. “Manufacturers are pretty limited by liability in what they can say about a helmet’s safety. They can...
New Member Spotlight: Britton Lee

New Member Spotlight: Britton Lee

Welcome back to a new feature on the Northstar blog where we take a moment to welcome and get to know some of our newest church members! In this post, we meet Britton Lee! Tell the church a little about yourself: I am a junior studying Computer Science, and I hope to...
Florence Disaster Relief Trip 10/5-10/7

Florence Disaster Relief Trip 10/5-10/7

This coming weekend (October 5-7, 2018), Ezra Richards is taking a team of volunteers to North Carolina to continue Disaster Relief help following the destruction left behind from Hurricane Florence. If you are interested in being a part of this trip, we would love...
Discovering Northstar Dinner

Discovering Northstar Dinner

If you have been thinking about joining Northstar, or you are interested in learning more about what membership means to us, you should make plans to join on us on October 17, 2018 for the Discovering Northstar Dinner. Discovering Northstar is our membership class...