I checked my voicemail after seeing I'd missed a call from John Shockley on Monday evening. This is what I heard: I was joyfully stunned. We'd received the good news just a few weeks ago that concrete footers were finally being poured on the site for the foundation. Now this. Since the voice [...]
Imagine that you run hurdles on the track team. You have trained hard and prepared well. You know the distance you must run. You know the exact number of hurdles ahead that you must clear. Now imagine that as you run, the race keeps being lengthened. Without warning more hurdles keep being added. You cannot [...]
On a rainy Wednesday afternoon, travelers down Prices Fork Road noticed six large trucks pulling onto the Northstar land. Each truck was stacked with metal. After they finished unloading, they left, but the metal remains, ready to become the steel structure of Northstar's ministry center! Yes, the building has been delivered! In other news, we [...]
Recently I have had an opportunity to reflect on the progress of the Immeasurably More Campaign. So much progress has been made and we are at a point where all the background work that has been done will soon become a visible reality. Exciting times lay ahead and I just can’t help but long for our church body [...]
The newest installment in our series of Immeasurably More Project Updates is here, and we tackle the largest question people are asking. When will this thing be done? Well, throughout this process, we have learned that there are no easy answers, and this question is no exception. A huge thanks to Trey Moore for explaining [...]
Financing Approved The church approved securing a loan for Northstar's new ministry center at the membership meeting back in November 2016. This past May 30, our church trustees - Jim Rancourt, John Shockley, and Bobby Grisso - met at Spicer, Olin, and Associates, P.C. to complete the paperwork for Northstar's construction loan with the National Bank [...]
In this next installment of our update videos concerning the new building, we want to inform you of how you can be committed to seeing our building through! https://youtu.be/c6lsLStm6eM How you can help: Faith. Please actively trust the Lord for the remainder of the funds. Commitment. We are asking every single member to make a [...]
If you have driven past our plot of land on Prices Fork recently, you may have noticed something... We have finally started this whole construction thing! As it turns out, this building is actually going to happen, and we want you, the people of Northstar, to stay up to date on our progress. There is [...]
Our Immeasurably More team has been working hard behind the scenes as dirt has been flying. They meet twice a month on Tuesday mornings at 6:00 a.m. On the last Wednesday of each month, they meet with the contractor and architect for building updates and construction and permitting progress. The team has formed a new [...]
Wednesday, April 24 was another milestone in the Immeasurably More journey - the pre-construction meeting! Several members of the team met during lunch with the contractor team from G&H Construction and the team from Spectrum Design (Architect and Engineer) to discuss what to expect in the upcoming months as Northstar continues to trust God to provide a [...]
