Hi GCN Family,I think best way to spend the first Sunday of a new year is to gather with your church family. I’m really looking forward to the start of this new series during the Epiphany season (the ...  Read More

Hi GCN Family,As 2023 comes to a close and 2024 inches closer, I’d like to invite us into a couple simple practices:Take a moment to recall your gratitude for 2023. You might event want to journal it....  Read More

Hi GCN Family,Happy day before the day before Christmas! Who are you inviting to join you tomorrow for our Christmas Eve Candlelight Service (and Christmas Experience afterwards) @ 5pm and our 10:30am...  Read More

Hi GCN Family,I’m typing this in the early hours on Saturday morning. The house is still quiet (which is a rare thing in the Schafer home). Outside, it’s still dark.I think it’s fitting that the seaso...  Read More

Hi Church Family,Here’s a hope-filled Advent thought that I’m borrowing from our friend, Naomi: God is close to us. Go share that hope with the world! If you didn’t get a chance to see Naomi’s Advent ...  Read More

Hi Church Family,Tomorrow is the first Sunday of Advent. Advent is all about waiting for Jesus to arrive afresh and anew in our lives. In one sense, this season is an anticipation of the second arriva...  Read More

Hi Church Family, This Sunday marks the first Sunday of Advent. I would say, “I can’t wait”…but Advent is all about waiting. If I had to name the #1 thing I’m looking forward to this Advent season, it...  Read More

Hi Church Family,I am giving thanks to the Lord today, for He is good. His steadfast love endures forever! (a reference to Psalm 136, and so many other places in God’s Word)At the tail-end of this Tha...  Read More

Of all the 52 weeks of the year, I am most fond of the last week in November. Thanksgiving has been my favorite holiday for almost all my life. While I do enjoy my grandmother’s homemade rolls, my dad...  Read More

Hi Church Family,Turkey Feast is tomorrow! Who will you invite to join you for our 10:30am worship service and that wonderful lunch right after the service? Send that text, make that call. Some other ...  Read More

Hi Church Family, This Sunday is shaping up to be a big one at GCN! Who are you inviting to join you this Sunday for our Worship Service at 10:30am and our Turkey Dinner immediately after? Really look...  Read More

Hi Church Family,I love books. The bible, however, is in a category by itself. “All scripture is God-breathed, and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness, so that ...  Read More