The journey of starting a church has become a reality.
This morning was our first sneak preview service and it was awesome. Yes, there were some basic bumps in our "dress rehearsal," but God was clearly orchestrating all the details. Fifty-five people attended, many from our launch team, but we even had some visitors from outside of our launch team--something that was definitely more than we expected! Thank you, everyone, who visited. We loved having you with us.
The transformation of a movie theater into a church was interesting. Here's a look at what the morning looked like....
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| A cold, but beautiful Sunday morning |
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| Hidden behind our welcome sign is the reason we're the church that smells like popcorn! |
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| Yes, it's true. You get donuts at our church. |
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| Our hospitality table |
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| The theater for our children's ministry |
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| A glimpse inside our children's area |
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| Our children's theater |
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| Our main theater |
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| Our team setting up the church |
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| Band practice |
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| Pastor John hard at work |
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| Service begins |
Pastor John Velsor pointed out in his message that the DNA of Northstar is our community gatherings (Sunday mornings), community groups, and community outreaches. From setting up mike stands to putting out donuts to practicing for praise and worship, everything Norsthar does is aimed at leading people to the fullness of Christ.
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| What an awesome start to our future! |
Best day ever! We couldn't have asked for a better first ever sneak preview service, launch team, first time guests (all so encouraging and some already excited to join the church) and of course the grace of God to allow us to do all of this....what fun and what an exciting future ahead!!!!
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