Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: March 22, 2012
BY NELLIE HARDEN An exhausting week has left you numb and tired. Your actions guide you to the church doors out of habit rather than hunger for the lessons and message for the week. Then you sit down, the lights go dim, you find a quiet moment of peace and a song begins. This is [...]
Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: March 15, 2012
BY STAN PRIEBE Last fall, both the Carmel and West Lafayette campuses of Northview Church conducted a fundraising campaign called re.IMAGINE. Through the fundraising efforts of re.IMAGINE, the No. 1 item on West Lafayette’s wish list was a new building. Their current building, which opened in 2007, has nearly 300 worshippers attending on an average [...]
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 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 9, 2012
BY JANICE DECARLO Jason Chapman was working for the Colts organization in 2006 where he shared an office with Andy Keller. Jason was from Murray, Ky., and had gone to Murray State and majored in electronic media. He was looking for a local church and attended a Bible study with the Colts organization. He asked [...]
Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: February 6, 2012
BY JENNIFER CAVALCANTI Most people who have babies do not just come to a worship service, choose a seat and take it all in. They have much more swirling around in their minds, such as, “If I keep my little angel with me, will he cry as soon as the pastor prays? Is there a [...]
Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: January 16, 2012
by Jennifer Phebus Fans from across the nation will soon be turning their attention to Indianapolis as the city hosts Super Bowl XLVI. This will be the first year Indianapolis has been home to the Super Bowl and will be the first Super Bowl host city to launch a service project, which will impact cities [...]
Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: January 14, 2012
by Nancy Edwards When you attend a Northview worship service, does it seems like people around you are speaking a foreign language when they mention W+2? Easier than remembering “Hola, Amigo!” the phrase W+2 was created as a simple way for people to remember the three ways to get fully connected with the church: worship, [...]
Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: January 12, 2012
by Anne-Marie Williams Question: Name an event that involves 800 children, 200 volunteers and preparations made months in advance. Answer: One weekend of services in the Studio 6.7 children’s ministry at Northview Church’s Carmel campus. The question is pretty easy if you just take a quick glance at the title. But I want you to [...]