About Our Church
In January 2010, Pastor Brian Pederson and a few friends founded North Bay Lutheran Community Church and held the first service in the former First Baptist Church in Allyn, Washington. Later that year, the congregation voted to buy the church and by September had raised the money to complete the purchase. In the ensuing years, North Bay Lutheran acquired adjacent property and paid off the mortgage.
North Bay’s active family of believers is made up primarily of senior citizens as the housing development, Lakeland Village, in Allyn was originally built for summer homes that attracted retirees to the area. Since 2005, many families with children have also moved to the area and some have joined the North Bay family. Members come also from the neighboring communities of Shelton, Belfair, Bremerton and Port Orchard and the rural areas of Mason and Kitsap counties.
In June of 2018, NBLCC announced that its church building would be remodeled and enlarged to meet the growing needs of the congregation and the ministries that were housed in the aging building. NBLCC held its last regular Sunday service in its old building on July 14th, 2019. Work began shortly thereafter. During the remodel and except for during the COVID quarantine when services were held on-line, the congregation has continued to worship together utilizing other facilities in the community.
In March 2020, Pastor Brian Pederson received a diagnosis of cancer. For a year, he was able to remain active in all phases of his ministry, but eventually he was not well enough to continue serving the congregation as Pastor. The much-loved Pastor Brian passed away on May 5, 2021.
With great joy and celebration, NBLCC held its first Sunday service in its own church building on October 24th, 2021. Newly remodeled and enlarged, North Bay Lutheran Community Church commands a view of the North Bay inlet and majestic Mt Rainier. Included in the upgrade are carillon bells and a steeple that can be seen from a great distance serving as the “beacon on the hill”. The now ADA compliant building has a new additional HVAC unit, a large narthex and sanctuary (154 capacity), three office spaces, two classrooms, a separate meeting room, a new kitchen and fellowship hall plus an elevator. Average attendance prior to the remodel was 70-90; currently Sunday services for 50-80 are led by interim Pastor Gary Heltsley.
North Bay’s active family of believers is made up primarily of senior citizens as the housing development, Lakeland Village, in Allyn was originally built for summer homes that attracted retirees to the area. Since 2005, many families with children have also moved to the area and some have joined the North Bay family. Members come also from the neighboring communities of Shelton, Belfair, Bremerton and Port Orchard and the rural areas of Mason and Kitsap counties.
In June of 2018, NBLCC announced that its church building would be remodeled and enlarged to meet the growing needs of the congregation and the ministries that were housed in the aging building. NBLCC held its last regular Sunday service in its old building on July 14th, 2019. Work began shortly thereafter. During the remodel and except for during the COVID quarantine when services were held on-line, the congregation has continued to worship together utilizing other facilities in the community.
In March 2020, Pastor Brian Pederson received a diagnosis of cancer. For a year, he was able to remain active in all phases of his ministry, but eventually he was not well enough to continue serving the congregation as Pastor. The much-loved Pastor Brian passed away on May 5, 2021.
With great joy and celebration, NBLCC held its first Sunday service in its own church building on October 24th, 2021. Newly remodeled and enlarged, North Bay Lutheran Community Church commands a view of the North Bay inlet and majestic Mt Rainier. Included in the upgrade are carillon bells and a steeple that can be seen from a great distance serving as the “beacon on the hill”. The now ADA compliant building has a new additional HVAC unit, a large narthex and sanctuary (154 capacity), three office spaces, two classrooms, a separate meeting room, a new kitchen and fellowship hall plus an elevator. Average attendance prior to the remodel was 70-90; currently Sunday services for 50-80 are led by interim Pastor Gary Heltsley.
About Allyn, Washington and Neighboring Communities in the Puget Sound
Nestled between Case Inlet and Hood Canal in a quiet and peaceful wooded setting, Allyn is a small but vibrant salt-water community featuring a 27-hole golf course and a fifty-acre lake. Belfair, five miles away, offers many amenities: two major grocery stores, several eateries, a hardware store, dentists, chiropractors and an urgent care and primary care facility. Shelton, the County seat (population 10,000+), is 18 miles away and offers several medical facilities and a general hospital. It is only two hours to the Pacific Ocean or the Cascade Mountains, an hour to Seattle by ferry, an hour’s drive to Olympia, the state capital, and forty-five minutes to Tacoma. Opportunities for fishing, skiing, hiking, boating and camping abound.