Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: February 27, 2011
by Anne-Marie Williams Five years ago, Mark and Terri Pelty were like a lot of us. They had two small children, Brandon and Madison, and a nice house in the suburbs. They knew that there were others not as fortunate as themselves. They sat in weekend services at Northview Church and heard about a new [...]
Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: February 26, 2011
by La Tonya Jordan Mission trips are wonderful ways to expose your family and yourself to serving the needs of others. The Allison family (Mary Ann and Dan, and their children Sophia, Sarina, Sam and Rebekah) was looking for a way to serve without leaving the country, so they chose to take a mission trip [...]
Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: February 24, 2011
by Andi Wilson Northview Church’s West Lafayette campus Lead Pastor, Robbie Stewart, stressed that approximately 40 percent of Northview’s West Lafayette campus attendees fit in the 20- to 30-year-old age range. However, all the church’s separate life groups prohibited these people from really getting to know one another. From there, 20/30 was born. The 20/30 group [...]
Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: February 21, 2011
by Melanie Carpenter West Lafayette Outreach Coordinator Rita Gick was interested in finding a winter outreach project that would fill a previously overlooked niche. After being connected to Jennifer Flora, director of Mental Health America, it was clear to Gick that they had found the perfect opportunity. Northview Bistro Night was created to reach two [...]
Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: February 19, 2011
by Nancy Price Are you interested in running a marathon this summer without the grueling preparation? Would you like an atmosphere where you can hang out with your friends and enjoy a Coke and some hot dogs? Welcome to the second annual Run2Relay, an event held at Northview Church’s Carmel campus which teams running with [...]
Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: February 17, 2011
by Nancy Price Eight years ago, Scott Edwards had everything most people would want in life: a family, a good job and a nice house. However, he felt that something was missing. Every day, he worked hard at his job and then came home to eat dinner and watch TV with his wife and kids. [...]
Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: February 15, 2011
by Kaleesha Thompson January 2011 has brought snow, ice and W-2 forms to mailboxes all across central Indiana. For many, knowing what to do with the snow is the easy part. Trying to figure out to what to do with the W-2 and preparing a tax return is where things can get tricky. If that’s [...]
Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: February 15, 2011
by Erin Monahan Stauffer It was another frozen day in February when I arrived at Brookside Community Church on Indianapolis’ near east side. I was there to meet Doug Crane, the new senior pastor who had only been on the job three days when I came to get his story. He greeted me at the [...]
Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: February 15, 2011
by Stan Priebe Northview Church’s high school retreat called Elevate was Feb. 4-6 at the Miracle Camp located in Lawton, Mich. Sixty students and 15 leaders attended. The theme of Elevate was “Refuel.” Elevate – to move or raise to a higher place or position; lift up Refuel – to take on a fresh supply of fuel [...]
