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  • Easter 2024 Events

    Easter 2024 Events

    Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, March 30 from 2:00pm -3:30pm inside the Church Easter Services Palm Sunday Sunday March 24th 10:30am Maundy Thursday Potluck Dinner/WorshipThursday March 28th at 6:00 PM in the Fellowship Hall Good Friday Tenebrae ServiceFriday March 29 at 7:00 PM Easter SundaySunday March 31st at 8:15am & 10:30am

  • Drumming Circle

    Drumming Circle

    Please plan to join the Drumming Circle on the first and third Sunday of each month at noon.

  • 2023 Advent Adorning

    2023 Advent Adorning

    Dec 2- 3: Tree Decorating Dec 17: Angel Tree gifts are due at the church Dec 17: Chancel Choir Christmas Cantata & Children’s Pageant during the 10:30 worship service Dec 24, 7 pm: Christmas eve service, followed by cookies & hot beverages

  • Godly Play in Sunday Journeys

    Godly Play in Sunday Journeys

    It’s November, children at Just North are into their second month of Sunday Journeys and the wondering continues. I wonder what is happening in the Wonder Room this month? This month we have four Godly Play lessons: Jesus and the Tax Collectors, The Holy Bible, Exile and Return and Falling Apart . Dee, who coordinates…

  • Support the Reverse Advent Calendar

    Support the Reverse Advent Calendar

    The teachers at the Just North Christian Childcare have organized their annual Reverse Advent Calendar. Each week day from November 27 (Monday) thru December 20 (Wednesday), JNCC families have been asked to bring in the items listed below. All are welcome to contribute! There will be a shopping cart out front to put the donations…

  • Nov. 19 is Consecration Sunday

    Nov. 19 is Consecration Sunday

    On November 19th, we will receive financial pledges from the congregation for the support of Just North and its ministries. The Stewardship Board will be mailing pledge cards, emailing about the online pledge form, and providing additional cards in church on November 19. We encourage everyone to get their pledge in by November 19. We…

  • West African Drum / Dance / Song Concert, Nov. 18

    West African Drum / Dance / Song Concert, Nov. 18

    Join us for a concert to support women’s cottage industries in Guinea, West Africa on Saturday Nov. 18 from 7 – 9 pm. Doors will open at 6 pm for a silent auction. Tickets are $20, with children 12 and under admitted free. Through leadership from the Women of Just North, we have partnered with…

  • Just North Christian Childcare has Openings

    Just North Christian Childcare has Openings

    Visit the JNCC website for details.

  • B.R.E.A.D. Assembly

    B.R.E.A.D. Assembly

    The annual B.R.E.A.D. Assembly will be held Nov. 13 at 7 pm at Christ the King, 2777 E. Livingston Ave. Those in attendance will hear the results from this fall’s Listening Sessions and join in a commitment to follow-up on what has been learned. Watch the B.R.E.A.D. website for updates.

  • Mary Magdalene Celebration 2023

    Mary Magdalene Celebration 2023

    Enjoy this informative and contemplative tribute to the Apostle of the Apostles Click here to view video

  • Men’s Breakfast July 15

    Men’s Breakfast July 15

    Join us at 8:30 a.m. on July 15 in the Fellowship Hall.

  • Just North Women

    Just North Women

    The Women of Just North meet on the third Sunday of each month at 9:15 a.m. in the Traveler’s room.

  • B.R.E.A.D. Sunday July 23

    B.R.E.A.D. Sunday July 23

    A potluck of soups, breads, and desserts will be served in the Fellowship Hall on Sunday July 23 following worship.

  • Join Us for Game Night

    Join Us for Game Night

    Friday November 19th in the Fellowship Hall, 6 – 8 pm. All are welcome!

  • Summer Sundays for Children in Grades K-5

    Summer Sundays for Children in Grades K-5

    We now go into Summer Sundays mode with special programming during the 10:30 a.m. service: June 18 is Juneteenth Jamboree July 9 is Sundae Spectacle July 16 is Beach Bonanza August 6 is Shark Shenanigans August 20 is Camp Celebration and September 10 is Grandparents Gala. September 17 is the official kick off for Sunday…

  • Pride Events 2023

    Pride Events 2023

    JustNorth members will participate in the Rainbow Upper Arlington Pride Event on Sunday June 11 from 1 – 5 as well as the Stonewall Pride Parade on Saturday June 17. Step off for the parade is 10:30 a.m.

  • Installation Service June 11

    Installation Service June 11

    Rev. Steve Van Kuiken will be installed as our settled pastor during worship on June 11, with a reception immediately following. We will have finger foods and beverages in the Fellowship Hall after the service.

  • Women of Just North Meet May 21

    Women of Just North Meet May 21

    The Women of Just North will be meeting on Sunday, May 21, at 9:15 a.m. in the Travelers Room. We look forward to seeing you. Projects at hand are sorting books for the upcoming book sale on June 3 from 12-4 p.m. AND learning how to flatten those plastic bags as the first step in…

  • Book Sale June 3

    Book Sale June 3

    The Women of North Church are bringing a Little Free Library to North Church.  It will be registered with Little Free Library, so our church will be one of over 150,000 libraries in 120 countries sharing over three million books.  The mission is “Building Community, Inspiring Readers, and Expanding Book Access.”  The cost for the…

  • Celebration of our Graduates

    Celebration of our Graduates

    The Board of Deacons and the Board of Christian Education celebrate our graduates from high school, community college, college, and graduate school during worship on Sunday May 21.

  • Join the Drumming Circle

    Join the Drumming Circle

    The Drumming Circle will meet every other Sunday at noon. Upcoming sessions are scheduled for August 6 and 27.

  • Next Game Night May 12

    Next Game Night May 12

    Join us for euchre, board games and laughter. No need to sign up. You are welcome to bring a friend or family member as well. Bring a simple snack to share and if you have a game you particularly enjoy bring that as well.  Friday May 12, 6 – 8 pm, in the Fellowship Hall.

  • Women’s Retreat May 19 – 21

    Women’s Retreat May 19 – 21

    We will gather at Templed Hills on Friday for a weekend of getting away and sharing the weekend with old and new friends, a strong and mighty circle of women. The weekend will be a time of renewal and affirmation with like-minded, open, and diverse women. We will laugh, have great conversation, prepare and share…

  • Meditation Group meets on Tuesdays

    Meditation Group meets on Tuesdays

    Pastor Steve leads our meditation group Tuesdays at noon in the Chapel. Participants are encouraged to get the book, How to Meditate, by the Buddhist nun, Pema Chödrön.

  • Spring Clean Up

    Spring Clean Up

    Spring clean up day will be April 15 beginning at 9am. Please come in gardening clothes prepared to help with the tasks organized by the board of administrators. This is a fun time to chat, get to know people and make the church more beautiful.

  • Women of Just North April Meeting

    Women of Just North April Meeting

    Join the women of Just North at their monthly meeting on Sunday, April 16 at 9:15 am in the Traveler’s room

  • Men’s Retreat April 2023

    Men’s Retreat April 2023

    Those participating in the Men’s Retreat will meet at the church for a light breakfast, then they will caravan to Templed Hills camp. Meals will be prepared by the camp staff. The retreat will include service work to help prepare for the upcoming camper season, structured discussion focusing on matters of faith, as well as…

  • Just North Kids Project

    Just North Kids Project

    Just North Kids are recycling clean plastic grocery bags. Please bring your bags and add them to the collection box in the Narthex. These bags will be made into plarn – plastic yarn – used to make bed rolls and pillows for our homeless neighbors.

  • WEBS Returns!

    WEBS Returns!

    NOTE: change in date for the first spring WEBS meeting. We’ll now convene on May 3. The Board of Christian Education and Pastor Steve are pleased to announce that WEBS is returning April 26. Pastor Steve will being the series by leading discussion based on Richard Rohr’s The Naked Now – Learning to See as…

  • Holy Week 2023

    Holy Week 2023

    April 1 – Easter Egg Hunt (outdoors) from noon to 1:30. All church and childcare children are welcome. PLEASE park in the WesBanco parking lot.  Rain Date is 4/8/23 April 6 – Maundy Thursday Communion Supper 6:30pm This service will be informal and intimate. It will be held in Fellowship Hall and will include a…

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