About
Our Mission
We exist to invite people to KNOW Jesus, GROW in their love for him, and GO share his message. KNOW. GROW. GO. That’s the motivation behind everything we do, because we have learned that as we grow in our relationship with Jesus, we experience LIFE!
KNOW: “Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.” (John 17:3)
GROW: “We will be no longer infants… Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ. From him the whole body… grows and builds itself up in love as each part does its work.” (Eph 4:14-16)
GO: “Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely, I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” (Matt 28:18-19)
What We Believe
In Essential Beliefs – We Have Unity: There is one body and one Spirit… There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one God and Father of us all who is over all in through all and in all. (Eph 4:4-6)
In Non-Essential beliefs – We Have Liberty: Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on disputable matters… Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls… So, then each of us will give an account to God… So, whatever you believe about things keep between yourself and God. (Rom 14)
In All Our Beliefs – We Show Love: If I hold in my mind not only all human knowledge but also the very secrets of God, and if I have the faith that can move mountains – but have no love, I amount to nothing at all. (1 Cor 13:2)
The Bible: We believe the Scriptures, both Old and New Testaments, to be the inspired Word of God, without error in the original writings, the complete revelation of His will for the salvation of men, and the divine and final authority for all Christian faith and life. (II Tim 3:15-17; II Pet 1:21)
The Trinity: We believe in one God, creator of all things, infinitely perfect and eternally existing in three persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. (Gen 1:1; Deut 6:4; Matt 28:19; John 10:30)
Jesus: We believe that Jesus Christ is eternal and true God and true man, having been conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He died on the cross as a sacrifice for our sins according to the Scriptures. Further, he arose bodily from the dead, ascended into heaven, where at the right hand of the Majesty on high, he now is our High Priest and Advocate. (John 10:33; Isa 7:14; Matt 1:23; Luke 1:34-35; Heb 4:15, 7:26; John 2:11; I Cor 15:3; Eph 1:7; Heb 2:9; John 11:25; I Cor 15:4; Mark 16:19)
The Holy Spirit: We believe that the ministry of the Holy Spirit is to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ, and during this age to convict men, regenerate the believing sinner, and indwell, guide, instruct and empower the believer for godly living and service. (John 3:16-19, 5:24; Rom 3:23, 5:8-9; Eph 2:8-10; Tit 3:5)
Humanity: We believe that man was created in the image of God but fell into sin and is therefore lost; only through regeneration by the Holy Spirit can salvation and spiritual life be obtained. (Rom 8:13-14; I Cor 3:16, 6:19-20; Eph 4:30, 5:18)
Salvation: We believe that the shed blood of Jesus Christ and his resurrection provide the only grounds for justification and salvation for all who believe; only such as receive Jesus Christ are born again of the Holy Spirit and thus become children of God. (Eph 2:8-10)
The Universal Church: We believe that the Church is composed of all such persons who through the grace of God imparted to them have been born again by the Holy Spirit and are united together in the body of Christ of which he is the Head. (Rom 8:9; I Cor 12:12-13; Gal 3:26-28)
The Consummation: We believe in the return of our Lord Jesus Christ and that this hope has a vital bearing on the personal life and service of the believer. (Matt 16:27; Mark 8:36-38; Acts 3:19-21; 1 Cor 11:26; Phil 1:10; Col 3:4)
We believe in the bodily resurrection of the dead and a judgment to come. (John 5:28-29)
We believe that God has not made fully known to the Church the truth regarding which eschatological view to embrace. Therefore, we hold loosely such a doctrine and refuse to allow it to be a source of strife and division. (1 Cor 15:12; Isa 55:9)
Our Staff
Pastor Paul Bartelme, Lead Pastor
Pastor Paul is responsible for leadership development, growth strategy, vision casting, oversight of all ministries, shepherding, and of course the ministry of the Word and prayer.
He’s also our interim missions director. NVC is blessed to be a blessing by contributing financially to four different organizations from our “backyard” to the nation, and way beyond.
Danica Bartelme, Worship Arts Director and Interim Kids Church Director
If you desire to be led into the throne room of God in a celebrative and sweet way, Danica and her team will get you there.
Danica is also our interim kids church director. It feels amazing to hear from the kids how much they love “Kid Zone”! They have fun learning about Jesus via crafts and video. Making new friends too.
Ministry Leaders
From left to right, NVC is happy to introduce you to our ministry leaders.
Youth Ministry – John Grimm … Prayer Ministry – Pat Condon … Women’s Ministry – Val Roufus … Security Team – Dan Roufus … Hospitality Ministry – Marge Ebbott … Audio/Video Ministry – Luke Bartelme … Usher/Greeter Ministry – Angie Procek … Teaching/Preaching Ministry – Pastor Paul Bartelme … Missions Director – Pastor Paul Bartelme … Worship Ministry – Danica Bartelme … Kids Ministry – Danica Bartelme … Tithes and Offerings Ministry – Fred Stelter … Men’s Ministry/Communion Ministry – Terry Zastrow
Platform Ministers
When visiting a church, have you ever wondered, “Who are these people on the platform?”
From left to right, NVC is happy to introduce to you our platform ministers.
Luke Bartelme – Worship Singer … Terry Zastrow – Communion Minister … Val Roufus – Worship Singer … Lili Bartelme – Opening Announcements … Brooklyn Hopkins – Lead and Harmony Worship Singer … Danica Bartelme – Lead and Harmony Worship Singer and Acoustic Guitar … Al Sparks – Worship Singer … Pastor Paul Bartelme – Ministry of the Word
Board of Directors
From left to right: Heather Macak, Secretary; Pastor Paul Bartelme, President; Val Roufus, Treasurer
Elder Board
From left to right: Toni Morales, Frank Morales, and Pat Condon
Pastoral Accountability Board
From left to right: John Grimm, Frank Morales, Andrew Williams, and Pat Condon