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A thank you note from The Passion Center

One of the highlights of 2011, for the people of Northwest, was the opportunity to band together to send a 40 foot shipping container full of clothes, supplies, tools, and toys to an orphanage in Zomba, Malawi.

Pilira, the director of The Passion Center and Pastor of Mulunguzi Community Church, recently sent the letter below, to express their heartfelt gratitude to the Northwest family…Continue reading

Wassail and friends at the Ladies’ Christmas Tea

This year’s tea was a joyful time with friends, old and new, in preparation for the Christmas season!

VBS 2011 - IncrediWorld Amazement Park

Tons of faithful and talented volunteers worked together to take over 1100 kids on a thrill ride through God’s creation…watch the highlight video

Mother’s Christmas Gift, Reunited with Daughter

A member of Northwest—who had moved to Columbus from Puerto Rico—had the joy of bringing her daughter home to live with her after a year of separation…watch the videos

Celebrating as one church family

Celebration Sunday was one big worship service of our whole congregation! We celebrated victories of the past year, looked forward to our new year of ministry ahead, enjoyed a big family BBQ lunch and baptized over seventy people outside!

Enjoying The Fourth at Northwest

Northwest was the place to be on The Fourth of July! Well over a thousand of our friends and neighbors from the Hilliard community gathered for our very first Fourth at Northwest. We were elated with the evening’s success!

VBS 2010 - Gold Rush

We blazed a trail into the heart of gold territory, uncovering exciting Bible discoveries about Jesus.

Columbus area mothers of special needs children gather for community

You Are Not Alone was a one day conference for mothers of children with special needs.

Harvest Celebration a sweet success

It was a joy for us to host this fun event for the children of Hilliard!

VBS 2009 - The Egypt File

VBS 2009, The Egypt File, was an awesome week. Thank you to the hundreds of volunteers that made it possible for us to bring the good news of Jesus to over a thousand children! There were so many fun things about the week…games, snacks, crafts, drama, awesome class times with awesome teachers—where kids of all ages were able to learn amazing truths about God’s Word in a fun environment—super fun songs…

A Time to Break Down, and a Time to Build Up

You wouldn’t normally think that tearing down one house would result in fixing up rundown homes, helping a community in need, building relationships with neighbors and supporting a missionary overseas. It doesn’t seem to add up. But, then again, we serve an all-powerful God who is unlimited in His thinking and His resources!

Girls Night with Candace

Nearly one thousand women gathered at Northwest to hear actress Candace Cameron Bure describe God's awesome pursuit of each of us.

Guatemala 2008

It is going to be hard to sum-up what God did during those ten days in Guatemala. I wish that you could hear from everyone, because each person that was on the trip was affected in different ways. Each of us has a story to tell!

VBS Blasts Off

Vacation Bible School was a galactic adventure that was out of this world!! Over 1,100 kids enjoyed this amazing week of Operation Space: A Close Encounter with God’s Word.

Sleeves Rolled Up, Hands Dirty

Volunteers make quick work of beautifying "these twenty acres".