NorthGate Blog & Articles

New Video Post

2010-03-26T18:04:29Z

Thanks to our partnership with The Chapel at Crosspoint, we have a great video outlining the mission, vision, and ministry of NorthGate. Check it out here...

Music with a Cause

2010-03-10T17:50:18Z

We are really excited about this week's benefit concert for Sierra Leone at one of our partner churches, The Chapel at Crosspoint. You can buy tickets here or read more about the needs in Sierra Leone here.

Hope to see you there!

Catching Up

2010-03-06T02:45:04Z

It has been too long since we last updated you but there has been so much happening at NorthGate. Hopefully you have been following our sermons which you can now listen to online and soon to come more video will be posted as well. We are currently enjoying a great series at NorthGate called, Living a Supernatural Life. Last week we enjoyed guest speaker and one of the overseers of the ministry at NorthGate, Pastor Bill Clark and his wife from New Bethel Community Church in Buffalo. They both shared a powerful message with us, encouraging the church to fulfill our destiny in reaching out to UB and beyond. This Sunday, Jon will be sharing further in his series on how to walk out a real, dynamic and powerful living relationship with Christ. If you haven't come out to visit we would love to have you. We meet every Sunday at 9:30 and during the week NorthGate's small group are happening almost every night of the week. A new level of community is forming and if you aren't currently plugged into a faith community we would love to connect with you. Talk to you soon!

A New Message for a New Year

2010-01-07T15:40:57Z

Our new series started Sunday, January 3rd with a great message from Jon Hasselbeck about finding our destiny in this new year. There is so much going on in our lives that can prevent us from fulfilling our true purpose in life. If you are looking for a church this new year, and really want to find a community of believers in Amherst close to the University of Buffalo, NorthGate has a lot to offer you for whatever stage in life you are at. Sundays we meet at 9:30AM at AMC 8 Theatre on Maple Rd. Hope to see you there.

Celebrate Christmas with NorthGate

2009-12-06T21:06:31Z

Awesome events coming up, don't forget to put them on your schedule!

DECEMBER 12: SATURDAY, 5 – 9 PM

D.R.I.V.E. YOUTH PARTY AT THE BOSS’,

12872 CENTERLINE RD, S. WALES.

FOR ALL STUDENTS AGE 11 AND IN 6^TH GRADE THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL. CALL DARYL OR JOY 716-655-7638 FOR DETAILS.

December 15: Tuesday, 6:30 pm

Adult Party at the Hasselbeck’s.

3830 E. River Rd, Grand Island

For ages 16 & up; bring finger foods and desserts.

Please RSVP Yolande with what you would like to bring and to make sure we have a variety. 716-574-9365.

DECEMBER 20,SUNDAY MORNING CHRISTMAS SERVICE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY.

BABY AND CHILD DEDICATION SERVICE FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES. PLEASE SEE PASTOR JON. NURSERY, TODDLER AND PRE-K CARE WILL STILL BE AVAILABLE. ALL OTHER CHILDREN WILL BE SINGING CHRISTMAS CAROLS AND JOINING THEIR PARENTS FOR THE ENTIRE SERVICE.

Extreme Makeover

2009-11-21T14:38:35Z

NorthGate members enjoyed an awesome week in Buffalo, November 7-14 as thousands of volunteers joined forces and began rebuilding the West Side of Buffalo, one home at a time. Thanks to so many organizations for pulling this off including of course the Extreme Makeover Team, David Homes, Americorps, The Tabernacle, Xertion Youth, PUSH, Buffalo ReUse, ReTree WNY, and so many others. It was truly an amazing time as over 50 work projects were completed on top of the "Hero Home" which will be featured on the ABC airing of the show in January. Stay tuned for details.

Here at NorthGate we are continuing the momentum with this weekend's helping hands outreach as we get out into our community and help neighbors of NorthGate clean up their yards, rake leaves, and serve our community. Keep up the momentum!

Connecting

2009-10-26T14:19:39Z

The Love Revolution has started here at NorthGate and we are continuing the revolution by passing it on with the next series starting November 1, entitled Connections. What use is knowing the love of Jesus if we don't do anything with it? A better question might be, if we really knew the love of Jesus would we be able keep it to ourselves? The answer to that question is a resounding no. The book of Ephesians tells us, that the love of Christ surpasses knowledge. It is so high, wide, deep, and long that it is incomprehendable to the human mind. Maybe that is why the writter of Ecclesiastes said, "God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few."So no matter where you are at, Connections will be a series to get you connected into the river of God's unending love and connected with one of Buffalo's fastest growing Christian Communities at NorthGate. We are all about connecting people to God and when we are connected to God it is a natural bi-product to connect with one another. Hope to see you there Sunday, and please contact us if you are interested in getting plugged in to one of our fast growing small groups here @ NorthGate.

The Love Revolution Continues

2009-10-07T03:48:55Z

NorthGate is a movement of young and old, students and graduates, teenagers, parents, grandparents and everything in between who are hungry for genuine community, transformation, and love. A love that reaches an individual, family, campus, community, and city for Christ. As things are growing at NorthGate our prayer is that what is happening in our four theater walls would spill out and impact the rest of our community. Come and check out this Sunday as our Love Revolution series is almost coming to an end.

Transformation

2009-09-17T13:57:57Z

Transformation is a word that conjures up all sorts of images in my mind. Caterpillar to Butterfly, tadpole to frog, Bruce Wayne to Batman, Clark Kent to Superman, need I go on? One of the coolest parts of Christianity is we get to experience transformation in our own lives. This time though it's not a physical change but a transformation of our mistakes for God's goodness. Romans 12:2 says, "Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind." That was the topic of last weeks Sunday gathering at the AMC theater. The process takes time but as a seed grows and produces fruit, so the kingdom within us grows until we begin growing and producing fruit in our lives and the lives of people around us. The Bible says, "Freely you have received, now freely give." Once we experience transformation we need to pass it on to our families, workplaces, schools, cities, etc. It truly can become contagious and spread. Maybe that is why Isaiah prophecied that of the increase of His kingdom there would be no end. Until next time...

Community

2009-09-11T02:29:08Z

One of the most exciting things happening at NorthGate are something we are calling Life Groups. Life Groups are small communities, usually 12-14 people, for people to connect with each other and do life together. Community is one of our core values at NorthGate and we are excited for you to join in. We are still in process of forming the groups so please let us know if you are interested in connecting with us in this way. Also don't forget to catch up with us at the U.B. Prayer Furnace during the week as well. Talk to you soon...