Articles By: Jonathan Haag

Carmel Assembly of God Church Displays a True Passion to Minister

Carmel Assembly of God Church Displays a True Passion to Minister

0 August 8, 2011 6:20 am

Originally founded in 2003, Carmel Assembly of God relocated to its current space at West Main Street and Old Meridian three years ago with a new mission and heartbeat, which was to display a true passion to minister to the [...]

Hazel Dell Christian Church Sets Deep Roots in Carmel

Hazel Dell Christian Church Sets Deep Roots in Carmel

0 June 29, 2011 3:02 am

The Hazel Dell Christian Church is indeed growing. Pastor Mark Wright, who has has been with the church for 22 years , is excited about what’s in store for his church’s future in Carmel and Hamilton County, especially as they [...]

Church Plant Incubator at the Aspen Group

Church Plant Incubator at the Aspen Group

1 March 26, 2011 12:21 pm

As Carmel sees rapid growth in population we are seeing parallel growth in the number of churches moving into the area. Interestingly, most of these new churches will not build a new building but will meet in a school or [...]

Bethlehem Lutheran Church Named After the Earlier Name for Carmel

Bethlehem Lutheran Church Named After the Earlier Name for Carmel

4 January 17, 2011 7:46 am

Bethlehem Lutheran Church is a vibrant Christian fellowship located in the heart of Carmel. I recently had the opportunity to speak with the pastor of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Reverend George Ferch, about the history, mission, and heart of this Carmel [...]

A Fixture in the Carmel Community: Our Lady of Mount Carmel

A Fixture in the Carmel Community: Our Lady of Mount Carmel

3 December 13, 2010 7:56 am

Our Lady of Mount Carmel held its first Mass in 1955 with a congregation of about sixty families. Fast forward to today. With nearly 14,000 members Our Lady of Mount Carmel is striving to minister to the spiritual and physical [...]

Carmel Christian Church

Carmel Christian Church

0 November 29, 2010 9:34 am

Carmel Christian Church opened its doors in 1958 after a group of Hamilton County residents desired to form a community of faith within the Disciples of Christ denomination. The church moved into its current location across from Carmel High School [...]

Relax and Enjoy the New itown Church

Relax and Enjoy the New itown Church

0 October 14, 2010 2:29 pm

Relaxed, friendly, contemporary, and relevant are all words that describe one of the newest churches in Hamilton County. On August 15, 2010 itown church opened it’s doors to the community. On the first weekend alone they welcomed 340 people through [...]

Grace Community Church on East 146th Street

Grace Community Church on East 146th Street

1 September 24, 2010 2:30 pm

Grace Community Church started in 1991. During the early days, Grace met in a leased warehouse where the Greyhound Pass Shopping Plaza is currently located. Ever since those first gatherings, Grace has grown rapidly and hasn’t looked back. I recently [...]

Spreading the Good News at Carmel Lutheran Church

Spreading the Good News at Carmel Lutheran Church

0 August 21, 2010 6:40 am

In 1976, 130 individuals gathered together with the mission of spreading the good news of Christ to the community of Carmel. Years later, along with the addition of countless members, Carmel Lutheran Church has stuck to their mission of spreading [...]

King of Glory Lutheran Church

King of Glory Lutheran Church

0 July 20, 2010 3:15 pm

King of Glory Lutheran Church, located at 106th Street and Keystone, is a vibrant community of believers living out there faith in the community of Carmel and beyond. I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Pastor Paul Swartz [...]

Carmel Churches Serving the Community

Carmel Churches Serving the Community

1 June 24, 2010 6:03 am

Over the past several months I’ve had the opportunity to profile many churches in Carmel and explain how they are impacting not only our city, but the cities surrounding us as well. If you were to ask any church in [...]

Faith Apostolic Church

Faith Apostolic Church

0 May 28, 2010 1:51 pm

Established back in 1979, Faith Apostolic Church has been a fixture in the city of Carmel. Faith Apostolic is in the midst of some exciting times in their history, as they have been experiencing a burst of growth in the [...]

Northview Christian Life’s Grand Re-Opening

Northview Christian Life’s Grand Re-Opening

0 April 29, 2010 4:00 am

On April 17, 2010 Northview Christian Life Church held their first official services in their beautiful new auditorium. I had the opportunity to check out the new auditorium and talk to the Lead Pastor of Northview, Steve Poe, during the [...]

Christ Community Church in Carmel

Christ Community Church in Carmel

0 March 25, 2010 2:20 pm

Twenty years ago Pastor Tim Kirk and his wife Sally Kirk moved their family to Carmel to plant a network of churches for the Presbyterian Church in America. They started Christ Community Church (CCC) back in 1991. CCC first started [...]

River Oaks Community Church Embraces Carmel, Technology

River Oaks Community Church Embraces Carmel, Technology

0 February 20, 2010 11:26 am

Over the past twenty years, River Oaks Community Church (ROCC) has provided an intimate setting for people from Carmel and beyond to gather as a community and worship. I recently had the opportunity to talk to Dominic Francese, Pastor of [...]

Greek Orthodox Church Moves to Carmel

Greek Orthodox Church Moves to Carmel

0 January 20, 2010 9:55 am

Beginning in Indianapolis with several families in 1910, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church has grown to over 2000 members and on Christmas Eve 2008 held their first services in a newly constructed Byzantine Temple in Carmel. I recently had the [...]

Come as You Are to Lifepointe Church

Come as You Are to Lifepointe Church

2 November 24, 2009 9:28 am

Lifepointe Church first came together on Easter Sunday in 2005. Meeting in a rather unconventional space, which happens to be an office complex called Hamilton Crossing, Lifepointe invites the community of Carmel through the doors to a gathering of a [...]

Northview Christian Life Church

Northview Christian Life Church

2 October 20, 2009 5:04 am

Northview Christian Life Church began in 1980 with about thirty people meeting at Carmel Elementary School. Today, ministering to over 3,000 people weekly, Northview has its own property overlooking a sea of homes in Carmel. I recently had the opportunity [...]