Our Immeasurably More team has been busy in 2017. Meeting every other week, at 6:00 a.m., this group of Northstar leaders has led our church to the point of readiness for our future ministry facility. We now have a final design and are preparing to approach general contractors for bids. One of the key steps [...]
Sunday, April 30, 2017 was Northstar's Immeasurably More Update Sunday. Since launching our initiative in 2014 with the purchase of 10 acres of land in Blacksburg, it's deeply encouraging to our church family what God has done. Listen to the podcast here, and review the slides below as Jeff shares about progress in our campaign and spiritual [...]
It’s still hard to believe. One end of a rainbow touching down on our church land on the Sunday that we were setting up to have an after-church fellowship on the land?! It wasn’t hard to perceive God’s smile and encouragement to our church family about our future. [For more about the rainbow] Since we [...]
The last Sunday of January 2017, during our State of the Church address, Jeff announced the beginning of our #100Sundays awareness and social media campaign. In 100 Sundays, as God provides, Northstar will witness the construction of our ministry center, and by December 2018, we will move in! It’s hard to believe that Northstar will [...]
Associate Pastor Neal Nelson, College & Discipleship Minister Adam Wilson and Lead Pastor Jeff Noble hold the payoff receipt. On October 26, 2015, Northstar paid off the land loan balance at NBB! This was accomplished through the generous giving of the people of Northstar to the Next Location Fund and the Immeasurably More [...]
On Monday evening, October 9, Northstar hosted an Early Commitment Gathering at Blacksburg Christian Fellowship for its leadership teams - Staff, Leadership Board, small group and D28 leaders. Our very own Suzie Schmitt (of The Green Cupboard), provided coffee and hors d'oeuvres. Our pastor shared the vision of the Immeasurably More campaign - to provide [...]
The following post is by Carolyn Noble: I love a rainbow or anything bright in the sky for that matter. It reminds me of how life is bigger than myself and that God is real, out there, if we only look up from the dailiness of life. When my kids were young, I remember pointing [...]
"It is with enthusiastic humility that we embark, led by our Leadership Board and pastor, on a significant challenge for our church." This fall will mark one of Northstar's most significant milestones as we enter into an initiative to raise funds for our future ministry center. From September 13 through November 8, Northstar will be [...]
