Archive for July 2011

Thoughts from a Brookside Community Church volunteer

Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: July 31, 2011

by Haley Geiss The first day volunteering at Brookside Community Church was totally awesome! We left Northview Church at around 8 a.m. to head downtown to Brookside for church and breakfast. We sat down to breakfast with many different people from many different walks of life and just listened to them and heard their life stories. I [...]

Volunteers harvest corn for low-income families

Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: July 30, 2011

by Sally Amstutz Is there anything better in the summer than piping hot Indiana sweet corn dripping with butter? It’s a treat that we look forward to and often enjoy; however, not everyone can afford this Hoosier delight. Proverbs 23:9 says, “Happy is the generous man, the one who feeds the poor.” It was with [...]

Go Connect is for the “goers” and “senders” in mission work

Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: July 28, 2011

by Raegan LaCava GO Connect is a community of Northview Church believers who are passionate about outreach. It is the “HUB” for those who consider themselves “goers” and “senders” in local, global and urban missions. It is a place to connect with our missionary partners both locally and globally, to celebrate and hear testimonies from [...]

Jake McConahay: our firefighters’ little friend

Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: July 25, 2011

by Doug Kizer Jacob McConahay is a charming and thoughtful 7-year-old boy. He has blonde hair and blue eyes and loves dragons, dinosaurs and dolphins. He loves to swim, play video games, and be with his parents and two siblings. Jake is easy to talk to, and he likes to help others. Jake also has [...]

Nancy Durfey retires from Carmel High School after 32 years

Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: July 24, 2011

by Bill Dragon After 32 years working in the cafeteria at Carmel High School, Nancy Durfey finally chose to retire. The decision to retire was one of the toughest decisions of her life. You see, Nancy loves to be around kids. In those 32 years, she saw thousands of students pass though the Carmel cafeterias, [...]

SOS student mission trip was a huge success

Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: July 23, 2011

by Stan Priebe The answer is seven minutes. The question? If you open online registration in February for a mission trip to be held in the middle of summer vacation that will cost each middle school student and adult leader $500, how long does it take to fill 60 spots? Just seven minutes for all [...]

by Erin Monahan Stauffer If you died today, what would you tell God when He asked if you took good care of His property, and if you spent His money wisely? And what about your family? Would they know what to do without you? Would they be taken care of? One of the most important [...]

Matt Bays celebrates his fifth anniversary with Northview

Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: July 17, 2011

by Stan Priebe The first staff member a visitor to Northview sees may be Matt Bays. Matt serves as Northview Church’s worship pastor and has been part of the Northview staff since 2006. Not only does he lead the worship service, he also spends much of his time planning it. So who is Matt Bays? [...]

Over 100 years of history comes to Northview’s Carmel campus

Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: July 15, 2011

by Scott Hiller Have you noticed anything different lately as you’ve visited Northview Church’s Carmel campus? Think sunshine, fresh air and nature. Still stumped? Read on! Back in 1910, William Boyce founded the Boy Scouts of America. Even if you have not been a Boy Scout, it’s likely that you are familiar with their motto, [...]

Communion served in Chapel on weekends

Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: July 15, 2011

by Stan Priebe Although Northview observes church-wide communion every other month, we also provide communion in the Chapel at the Carmel campus each weekend. Assimilation Pastor Doug Starkey explains: “We recognize that at Northview, we have people from a wide spectrum of church backgrounds and traditions. For some, communion has been part of their weekly [...]


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