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  • January Family Game Night / Parents’ Night Out

    January Family Game Night / Parents’ Night Out

    So hard to choose! Do you stay and play, or drop the kids for a couple hours to have adult conversation over dinner? 6:30p Friday January 25th Family Board Game Night Join us to play family board games. All ages and all kinds of games. Bring a game to share, we’ll have light snacks available.…

  • Just North Sanctuary Ministry

    Just North Sanctuary Ministry

    “North Congregational United Church of Christ stands solidly within a long-established tradition that regards commitment to social justice as a core element of the Christian’s call to think, speak and act in this world.  Our decision to offer sanctuary flows from our church’s fidelity to this commitment, and its priority within our faith tradition has…

  • January Faith and Film Night: Won’t You be my Neighbor?

    January Faith and Film Night: Won’t You be my Neighbor?

    Fri Jan 11, 7p-10p Starting out Faith and Film Night for 2019, we will be showing the critically acclaimed documentary about the life and work of Presbyterian minister Fred Rogers, who as “Mister Rogers” pioneered the use of a mass media as a tool for the spiritual development of children. Please join us on Friday,…

  • First Adult Education of 2019: God in Cyberspace: The Spiritual World of Social Media

    First Adult Education of 2019: God in Cyberspace: The Spiritual World of Social Media

    In 2019 the Evangelism Board will be making a major effort to improve and expand the church’s presence on social media. “God in Cyberspace” is a four-week course intended to support this effort through an exploration of the impact—both positive and negative—of social media in contemporary society. Web sites, blogs, and platforms such as Facebook,…

  • January Wednesday Evening Book Study

    January Wednesday Evening Book Study

    “Having Nothing, Possessing Everything”Starting January 16th  7-8:30 PM Pastor Mike Mather arrived in Indianapolis thinking that he wasgoing to serve the poor. But after his church’s community lost nineyoung men to violence in a few short months, Mather came to seethat the poor didn’t need his help—he needed theirs.This is the story of how one church…

  • Blue Christmas at North Church

    Blue Christmas at North Church

    December 25, 2018 11 am Worship12 pm Potluck Luncheon YOU ARE INVITED TO COME FOR WORSHIP OR LUNCH OR BOTH. Email questions and participation to: Pastor Eric Williams – ncpastor@midohio.twcbc.com 2040 West Henderson Road, Columbus, OH 43220 Blue Christmas at North Church provides an opportunity for people to hear not just about the baby in…

  • Guest Visitor today from TASO

    Guest Visitor today from TASO

    This morning we welcomed Fitnat Multi who is the Youth Leader from TASO (Turkish American Society of Ohio).  Please join us right after church for some Turkish Tea, and a sampling of “Turkish delights” along with good conversation about the art wall images and their meanings. Fitnat can also answer questions you may have about…

  • January Concert for a Cause: BREAD

    January Concert for a Cause: BREAD

    Just North UCC is planning our next Concert for a Cause, and this time the proceeds will benefit B.R.E.A.D. Organization – Building Responsibility Equality And Dignity. http://www.breadcolumbus.com Our headliners, World class violinist, Arkadiy Gips, and virtuoso guitarist, Alex Gordez music, will be joined by national touring singer-songwriter, Sally Fingerett. For a taste of their artistic…

  • Cancelled: November Games Night and Parents’ Night Out

    Cancelled: November Games Night and Parents’ Night Out

    We won’t be holding our family games night and parents’ night out on the fourth Friday of November to allow for Thanksgiving celebrations and travel.

  • SCCM Food Pantry Benefit Concert

    SCCM Food Pantry Benefit Concert

    Thursday November 1, 8pm Admission: “pass the hat” donations where every dollar provides $8 in food aid Featuring New Basics Brass Band Columbus Soul and Salvage

  • Game Night & Parents’ Night Out This Friday 26 Oct 6:30pm

    Game Night & Parents’ Night Out This Friday 26 Oct 6:30pm

    Are you already tired of the cold evenings?  Need a bit of a warm-up?  Come on out and have some heartwarming old-fashioned fun at Game Night.  Parents – bring your kids and our qualified teachers will play games with them while you go have a night out. (6:30-8:30).  As always,  we will have games and…

  • Pumpkin Sale!

    Pumpkin Sale!

    North Church will be selling pumpkins on the lawn until Halloween. Hours:  11:30am – 7:30pm daily, with extra early hours starting at 10am on Saturdays the 6th, 13th, and 20th The pumpkins come from a Navajo farm providing work for an underemployed community. Funds raised will benefit Outdoor Ministries summer camp scholarships and the ministries…

  • Wednesday Evening Book Study (WEBS)

    Wednesday Evening Book Study (WEBS)

    Wednesdays 7:00pm – 8:30pm beginning September 19th If the Bible isn’t a science book or an instruction manual, then what is it? What do people mean when they say the Bible is inspired? When Rachel Held Evans found herself asking these questions, she began a quest to better understand what the Bible is and how…

  • Let Your Light Shine Tuesdays: Reclaiming Jesus–Civil Discourse

    Let Your Light Shine Tuesdays: Reclaiming Jesus–Civil Discourse

    Reclaiming Jesus — Civil Discourse Let Your Light Shine Tuesdays 7:00pm to 8:15pm October 2: Civil Discourse in Context October 9: Tenets for Civil Disclosure October 16: BREAD Listening Session October 23: Values-Based Conversations October 30: The Complexities of Policy November 6: Sacred Space for Debate The 5-week Reclaiming Jesus Civil Discourse Curriculum is at reclaimingjesus.org

  • September Faith and Film Night: Woodstock: Three Days of Peace, Music … and Love (1970)

    September Faith and Film Night: Woodstock: Three Days of Peace, Music … and Love (1970)

    Friday, September 14, at 7:00 pm in the Rainbow Room Faith and Film Night returns in September with the Academy Award-winning documentary on the August 1969 Woodstock concert that took place on a farm in upstate New York. An estimated 400,000 people attended the event, which ran 24 hours a day for three days. Woodstock remains…

  • Adult Education: Gun Culture as a form of Idolatry

    Adult Education: Gun Culture as a form of Idolatry

    The first Adult Ed Class of the fall will be taught by Rob Grow.  It is based on the book, “America and Its Guns: A Theological Expose” by Rev. James Atwood. He is a pastor and activist against gun violence. Sunday mornings 9:15am in the Sunshine Room For many years now, Christian commentators and theologians…

  • Spiritual Life Group Begins

    Spiritual Life Group Begins

    How do you experience God (or the divine)? Do you you wonder how others name and talk about their experiences of God? Are you looking for place where you can talk on a deeper level without judgement? First meeting: Tuesday, September 4th at 7:00 pm in the chapel After the first meeting, people will be…

  • Ice Cream Social

    Ice Cream Social

    Ice Cream Social Sunday, 19 August. 4-6 pm. Public and neighbors welcome! Your Board of Evangelism invites you and your friends to join us on the front lawn for ice cream and games.  Come enjoy a cone or sundae and relax with your friends for a while and get recharged for the week. Rain location…

  • Inaugural Concert for a Cause  with Tony Arata, Eric Gnezda, and Keith Larsen

    Inaugural Concert for a Cause with Tony Arata, Eric Gnezda, and Keith Larsen

    Sun., Sept. 2, 7:30 pm $20 per person, $40 per family, children under 16, free. Additional donations accepted. Here is the Facebook event to share and invite others. North Church is excited to announce a new music series – Concerts for a Cause. Hosted by North, the quarterly series will feature top-level musicians performing to raise…

  • Cancelled: Family Board Games Night and Parents’ Night Out

    The team will be out of town for the fourth Friday of July, so we won’t have our usual social event this month.

  • Week 2: Conversations about End of Life: Ethical Issues and Practical Solutions

    Wednesday, July 18, 7:00-9:00 p.m. Last week, nearly thirty of us gathered in the Fellowship Hall (including a few folks from the community) for the first session of our seminar, “Conversations about End of Life: Ethical Issues and Practical Solutions.” OhioHealth medical ethicist Corey Perry and our own Leslie Kern, Dawn Leach and Jean Feeney…

  • BREAD Sunday

    BREAD Sunday

      Today we are invited to a special worship service: Pastor Eric will preach a sermon that encourages us to follow Jesus in caring for our neighbors. Mark Cortez will share his enthusiasm for the justice work of BREAD in a mission moment. Rob and Clarissa, lead organizers of BREAD, will worship with us and…

  • Johnny Steiner in Concert Aug 4 and 5 at Otterbein

    Our friend and erstwhile music minister Johnny Steiner will be will perform at his college alma mater, Otterbein University. The concert is called LOVE SCENES, and will feature a program from the Great American Songbook and golden age of pop music examining different aspects of romantic love. “Love, love, love. It’s explored in 97% of…

  • Mary Magdalene Celebration 2018

    Mary Magdalene Celebration Saturday, July 21, 2018 7:00 pm Fellowship Hall Mark your calendars! The Mary Magdalene Celebration will be held in Fellowship Hall Saturday, July 21st at 7 pm. The 45-minute contemplative service consists mostly of music, with the lighting of candles, a dance offering,  Holy Communion, and Anointing included. The service will be followed with light…

  • Benefit Concert for Children at the Border

    North Church hosted a benefit concert Sunday for children at the border, check out this news coverage! The concert raised more than $9600 for RAICES; we learned that that’s almost enough to pay the costs of posting bond for two Moms who have been separated from their children! Photos thanks to Jay Yutzey

  • The Concert for Children at the Border

    The Concert for Children at the Border

    July 1st, 3pm-5pm Music that makes a difference – top Columbus songwriters present The Concert for Children at the Border. The event, hosted by North Congregational Church, is raising funds for Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES), providing legal counsel for children incarcerated by Homeland Security on the border with Mexico.…

  • “Just North” T-Shirts

    “Just North” T-Shirts

    Get your Just North t shirts!  New members, here they are!  Kids have grown!  Maybe it is time for a fresh replacement.   Joining the North Church band?  order a turquoise t shirt.  T shirts are ordered approximately every two years because we have a minimum order.  While we usually order a couple extra, do not…

  • Seminar Series: Conversations About End of Life, Ethical Issues and Practical Solutions

    Seminar Series: Conversations About End of Life, Ethical Issues and Practical Solutions

    The Caring Ministry Team of North Church invites you to participate in a free three-session seminar that will help you consider the ethical and legal issues surrounding end of life care. Wednesdays July 11, 18, 25  at  7 PM – 9 PM North Congregational UCC 2040 W. Henderson Rd. Columbus, OH 43220 CHILDCARE PROVIDED UPON…

  • Summer Book Club for Grades 3 – 7

    Summer Book Club for Grades 3 – 7

    Book club for this summer for grades 3-7 will meet on June 17, July 15, and August 5.  The book selected by Dee Fuerst and Susan Yutzey is The Wolf Keepers by Elise Broach.  Parents will be notified by e-mail within the week.

  • SAVE THE DATE Sanctuary as Resistance: Uniting Communities through Sanctuary

    Tuesday, June 5th, 5-8pm at the Columbus Mennonite Church The Columbus Sanctuary Collective invites organizers, faith communities, activists, faith leaders, organizations and individuals to a convening around the growing sanctuary movement in Ohio. Learning from our experience with Solidarity with Edith Espinal, we will gather to share what we have learned and how to continue…