Host an Art Walk: Northland Village Church
Years ago, Los Angeles resident Don Nocon worked as an assistant pastor. But over time, his passion to serve God faded.
“I got kinda disillusioned,” says Nocon, who now works as a Starbucks manager. “Not too much with God and my own personal walk, but just the way I related to church. I was walking away because I didn’t know if church could be a place that was safe for me.”
But a few years ago, Nocon was introduced to Pastor Nick Warnes of Northland Village Church through the Atwater Art Walk, an annual event the church organizes, showcasing local artists along a Bohemian strip of shops in its artsy LA neighborhood of Atwater Village in a way that brings the community together.
Nocon entered his photography and ended up winning first place. He and Warnes talked, and over time Nocon began to attend Northland. Now he helps oversee the 5-year-old festival, held every June. Keep reading
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