Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: February 27, 2012
BY ANDI WILSON Sarah Bensinger, urban outreach coordinator for Northview Church’s Carmel campus, is helping Brookside Elementary School raise money for school supplies, one Box Top at a time. Box Tops for Education, began in 1996 by General Mills, is a program that collects money for supplies needed for schools across the nation. Box Tops [...]
Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: February 26, 2012
BY BETH WILES There have been many exciting changes going on in recent months at Capstone Café! Val Welty, capstone manager, promises many more changes to come. Among these changes – more recently this month – Capstone Café is now accepting donations of gently used books to be sold in the store. Think about spring [...]
Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: February 23, 2012
BY ELISSA LINDSEY Congratulations to Loy Wiesert, who celebrates 10 years of employment with Northview Church’s Carmel campus this year. Loy began as a volunteer while answering phones in the office Monday mornings shortly after Steve Poe was hired as lead pastor. You may have seen her smiling face during the weekend services, where she [...]
Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: February 19, 2012
BY ERIN BOAZ Northview Church feels that serving is essential. In Matthew 22:37-39, Jesus replied, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart with all your soul and with all of your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.” Northview Church knows [...]
Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: February 19, 2012
BY ASHLEY RHUDE The third time was a charm for Gwen Fajardo as it took exactly three visits to Northview Church’s Carmel campus before she knew she had found her home and began to get involved. Gwen lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for 30 years until she moved back to Indiana in June [...]
Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: February 18, 2012
BY LINDSEY HOLLAND While most of America was gearing up for the big football game, Northview Church’s Carmel campus was preparing for a different kind of “bowl”: Souper Bowl of Caring, which is a joint venture of musician David Crowder, K-LOVE radio, and partner churches, including Northview. Crowder performed Friday, Feb. 3; attendees brought in [...]
Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: February 15, 2012
BY JONATHAN DEGLER Before I met Joe McAlpine, the new children’s pastor at Northview Church’s Carmel campus, I heard that he was exactly like the former children’s pastor, Joe McGinnis. Both men are bald, have young children and even share the same first name. After meeting McAlpine, though, I’m certain that he is a man [...]
Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: February 15, 2012
BY NANCY EDWARDS As new Christians or Christianity explorers, people often have many faith-based questions that they may feel ignorant asking of those who have been Christians for many years. They may also feel intimidated, as though they are alone with their questions. The Alpha course, offered in a few weeks at Northview Church’s West [...]