ENEWS

September 5, 2025

Friends & Family of NHCC—

This weekend is BIG—and we're hoping you're planning to be a part of it!

TOMORROW is our 7th annual Community Trunk Sale right here in the NHCC parking lot. We do this event each year to connect with our community and get to know our neighbors while providing something of value to them. 60 of our parking spaces will each be mini yard-sales, creating a flea-market atmosphere to come and find treasures. We will have Delina's Ethio/cafe Coffee back this year, along with Eventz by MK food truck featuring a brunch menu… along with a whole team of volunteers getting here pre-dawn to help make it all happen! Make sure you come by sometime from 7:30-noon and check it out!

THEN, we start a new four-part message series Sunday called ‘Alongside: The Urgency of Community.’ Every participant at the trunk sale will get an invite card to join us for this series as we talk about Jesus’ invitation out of isolation & self-sufficiency and into lives of authentic community, determined togetherness and purposeful inter-dependence. We are encouraging everyone who calls NHCC their church to make a priority of joining us this series… and while you’re at it, why not bring a friend or neighbor with you?

THEN, in the weeks that follow, student programs are relaunching, Life Groups are restarting (fill out this form if you’re not in a group but are interested in considering it, and don’t miss the all-group kickoff at Caliente at the end of the month!) And of course, don’t delay registering for our respective men’s and women’s retreats… lots of things to get excited about this fall—keep scrolling down for details on all of this and more!

Looking forward to worshipping and sharing with everyone this Sunday—but first, I hope to see you at the Trunk Sale Saturday!

Ethan

We are living in the hyper-digital age: flooded with more information than we can file, more news than we can process, more advertisements than we can absorb, and more cyber-engagements than we will ever keep track of. Yet, we're more disconnected and isolated than we’ve ever been. Neighbors barely know neighbors. Friendships are built with suspicion and anxiety, and battle lines are drawn over fleeting opinions and mild infractions. We search for value comparing our messy, overwhelmed lives to the digitally manicured versions of humanity we seen online. Jesus says there’s a better way, and the need is urgent. He knows we were created to experience life with others. He invites us into real community, built on honesty and authenticity, where we can know and be known, love and be loved. Join us for this four week series as we explore this kind of community together.

COMMUNITY TRUNK SALE: Love neighborhood yard sales? Have things laying around your house that you'd like to get rid of? Our 7th annual Trunk Sale will be held on Saturday, September 6th from 7:30am - Noon, right here in the NHCC parking lot. Coffee truck & Breakfast-fare onsite. Come meet some neighbors and find some treasures! Wanna volunteer to help at this event? Contact the office.

NHCC PICKLEBALL | Join us on select Wednesdays from 6:30-8:30pm at Blueberry Hill Park for some friendly pickleball. Open to teens and adults of all ability levels- we’d love to teach you if you don’t know how to play- paddles provided. Contact Amanda with questions.

WOMEN'S STUDY | Join us Wednesdays, beginning Sept. 10th, in the church lobby, at 9:30am as we walk through the book of David. This study will be loosely based on Beth Moore's study, David: Seeking A Heart Like His. "Some days you'll want to be just like him; other days you won't want to be anything like him. Let's discover the truth that God will never give up on you." Contact Karen Landis for more info.

LIFE GROUP TRIVIA NITE KICKOFF | Join us 6-9pm on September 28th at Caliente Pizza on Babcock as we launch our fall Life Group season with some friendly group trivia competition over unlimited pizza and fountain drinks! A $10/person donation is suggested. Not in a life group? We’d love to get you plugged in, and this event is a great way to kickstart things! Fill out this form and let’s get that conversation started! Contact the office with questions.

BEFRIEND INITIATIVE: HONDURAS | We have a committed partnership with Lifeline Christian Mission and their work in Honduras. As a team from NHCC travels onsite this summer, David White is aiming to build a focused prayer support network--find David after service or mark your connect card if interested.

BEFRIEND INITIATIVE: HONDURAS | We have a committed partnership with Lifeline Christian Mission and their work in Honduras. Check out the video about our partnership here and read our summary letter we sent out last year.

MEN'S & WOMEN'S RETREATS | Registration is now open for our Men's & Women's retreats. The Men will be returning to Elkhorn Valley for 24hrs, October 17-18th. The women will be enjoying a day at the Ranch House in North Park on September 27th. Contact the office with questions.

Register for the MEN'S Retreat HERE.

Register for the WOMEN'S Retreat HERE.

STUDENT NIGHTS | Starting Sept. 14th, 9th-12th graders are invited to come Sunday nights from 6:30-8pm as we hang out, hear a message, and meet in small groups to build community and talk about Jesus. 6th-8th graders meet Sunday morning during our worship service. Questions? Contact Brandon.