Wellspring News
First time at Wellspring?
Thank you for visiting us this morning. Please stop by the Guest Reception and we would love to tell you more about Wellspring and our Gospel Communities. If you have any questions following your visit or would like more information, please email us at info@wspring.org.
Gospel Train
3rd Grade Class Fellowship (3/15): This Sunday, the 3rd Grade class and their families are invited to a Class Fellowship immediately following Sunday Worship at Central Park Playground (12501 Alcosta Blvd. San Ramon). Please RVSP. Pizza will be provided. Please note a side dish you like to share. Contact Blenda Won (blendaw@gmail.com) or Herie Pang (heriekang@gmail.com) for more info. Hope you can join us!
Easter Sunday (4/5): Please note that Easter Sunday will NOW be a JOINT WORSHIP at 10:30a. There will NO separate GT Classes that day. Coloring pages and crayons will be made available for parents to utilize with their kids in PS and . (The Nursery & Toddler Rooms will be open for parents to utilize with their child during the worship time.) A church wide lunch and fun time of inflatables to follow for all GT children.
1st & 2nd Grade Class (3/8): The class will start a new curriculum "The ABCs of God" which explores the greatness and worth of God. Each lesson asks and answers three key questions, "Who is God?" "What is He like?" and "How should I act toward Him?" as it presents a theology of God for children. Each week, students will discover a new attribute of God each week and will be challenged to consider how they should respond to an amazing God who is worthy of their greatest love, honor, trust, and obedience. Please send a full-text Bible (preferably ESV translation) with your child.
Youth Helper Training (3/22): For all Axis Youth currently assisting in the Preschool classes, there will be lunch and training Sunday, 3/22 for PS Class youth helpers. Please come to the Preschool Room immediately following 11a worship. You should have received an email for your RSVP. Lunch will be provided.
Church Retreat: As previously announced, Kids Camp will resume in June 2027 since we are holding the church retreat this November. A children's program for GT will take place during the main sessions (Friday to Sunday).
Parents new to Wellspring?
If your family is relatively new to Wellspring and have not connected with any of the small groups, please check out Barnabas Gospel Community (GC) group. This group is led by Thomas Kim, one of our elders, and Justin Chang. This group meets conveniently right after the 11AM worship service on 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month, and lunch is provided. Please contact Teri Kim if you are at all interested or have any questions.
Upcoming Dates
3/15 3rd Grade Class Park Outing
3/22 PS Youth Helper Training
4/5 JOINT Easter Sunday (no separate GT classes) + Lunch
4/19 PS Class Fellowship
11/20-22 Church wide Retreat
Sunday Evening Service
Evening Service continues next Sunday at 5:30pm. We explain much more in the podcast. Click the button to listen...
We will be enjoying a shared meal together after the service. So if you'd like to bring something to share so we can have dinner together, we would certainly appreciate it. Anything you bring will be delightful. If there is only one dish, then we will enjoy small bites together. =)
Wellmoms
Ladies of Wellspring, we’re so excited to announce the start of Wellmoms for Spring. Please mark your calendars for 2/11/26 9:30am at Wellspring on the 2nd floor. Please register and don’t miss out on growing in fellowship and walking in the Word together.
This session, we will be studying the book of James, a study by Lydia Brownback (click on the image to find out more info about this book). We hope you can join us for this special time.
To register, click on the button below.
Baptism
Interested in finding out more about baptism?
Baptism Class - Sundays at 1:00pm (sanctuary)
March 15 -- Easter baptism
August 2 -- The baptism will be held at the Family Retreat.
Please contact Thomas Kim at thomaskim@wspring.org to RSVP and for more information. You can also learn more at the Welcome Station in the foyer or at the Barnabas GC.
Membership Class
Interested in becoming a member of Wellspring or finding out more about the church? Come and join us for a class.
Membership Class - Sundays at 1:00pm (sanctuary)
April 19
July 19
October 18
Please contact Thomas Kim at thomaskim@wspring.org to RSVP and for more information. You can also learn more at the Welcome Station in the foyer or at the Barnabas GC.
Church Retreat
Retreat dates have been changed to Nov 20-22, 2026 and the site is now Mission Springs Conference Center in Santa Cruz. Thankful that we will be worshiping God, being reminded by the cross, backgrounded by redwoods.
The speaker is Joel E. Kim who is currently the President of Westminster Seminary, CA and Assistant Professor of New Testament.
We apologize for this late date but we hope that you will still have time to make adjustments so that you and your family can attend. This year's retreat will be such a blessing and we hope we can all come together to experience the joy of the Gospel together.
Here’s a video explaining, from the Bible, what a retreat is. (Video made in 2022.)
Register EARLY to get the EARLY EARLY BIRD Discount! The earlier you register the closer your lodging will be to the worship hall and cafeteria.
King’s Cross
King's Cross, a GC for Young Adults (singles and married, for the (18s are welcome too, 20s and 30s).
If you are interested in joining us, please contact Sam (samshin@wspring.org) or Linda (lindayuen@wspring.org) for more information.
Also, join our WhatsApp group where we do much of our coordination and planning for future gatherings and events.
ServeWell
March is Serve Month at Wellspring!
Consider gathering some friends and getting out and sharing the abundant Christ's love we have at our church with others. If you need some ideas of how to get involved in our community, here are two specific opportunities with Shepherd's Gate:
Opportunity #1: For the Ladies
The ladies of Gal 2:20 GC have been helping Shepherd's Gate organize their Newcomer's Closet. They are looking for 1-2 more ladies to help on Saturday, March 21 @ 2:30PM. They are also looking for another GC to partner with in this endeavor, so that they have a deeper bench of people to draw from when the need arises. Contact Steph Eng (stephanie.sin.eng2@gmail.com) for more details!
Opportunity #2: For Men, Women, & Children
Shepherd's Gate is having their annual Spring Volunteer Week (4/14-4/18). They are looking for any able-bodied volunteers to work on various facilities maintenance projects. Some Wellspringers and their kids are helping on Tuesday (4/14) from 1-2:30pm. Contact Winnie Lee (winnielo@gmail.com) to join!
Opportunity #3: Shepherd's Gate is gearing up for their Annual Tea Party on 4/18. They are looking for help before, during, and after the event. Look here for the many ways you can help with the day! SHEPHERD'S GATE TEA PARTY SIGN UP
Axis will be helping with various service projects at West Oakland Middle School on March 21. A request was made by the school for up to 50 new/unused/reusable water bottles. Their local tap water was recently found to contain lead, so they have installed Flowater machines, and are hoping to provide their students with water bottles to use. If you have any new/unused/reusable water bottles to give, we will be collecting them in a box in the church foyer! Thanks so much!
In addition, here are a few other suggestions of where to look --
Hope680 -- ask Neil Kwon (nskwon@gmail.com)
FirstPres Hayward -- ask Hillary Wong (hillaryst@hotmail.com) or Kelly Kwon (coffeekly@gmail.com)
South Hayward Parish -- ask Jen Huang (jenloveorange@gmail.com)
Project Peace -- ask Margaret Chiang (margaretchiang@wspring.org)
Finally, if you or someone you know has been blessed by being a part of God's plan to love our neighbors, please refer them to me (margaretchiang@wspring.org)! We are looking to highlight stories of outreach throughout March, to encourage one another and marvel at His love for the marginalized.
Holy Week 2026
Holy Week 2026 is just around the corner. During this special week, we will have evening prayer and worship time each evening except for Tuesday evening. Here are the following happenings during Holy Week:
MONDAY 3/30: Holy Week Collect Prayers
TUESDAY 3/31: NO gathering (GospelSpring last class)
WEDNESDAY 4/1: Large group prayer
THURSDAY 4/2: Special Maundy Thursday Prayer
FRIDAY 4/3: Good Friday Service
SATURDAY 4/4: Holy Saturday Prayer
SUNDAY 4/5: Easter Sunday (Joint Lunch with Trinity East Bay Chinese Church)
For Easter Sunday this year, we will have only one service with all families together at 10:30am. There will be NO evening service as well. Of course, a special Easter Lunch will be provided following the Sunday worship.
Wellspring Ladies Spring Tea, 4/25
Please join us for a lovely Saturday afternoon of tea, worship, fellowship and Bible study. We will learn about wonderful upcoming opportunities for spiritual growth for our Wellspring women, and delve into the study of God's word together. Feel free to invite your neighbors and friends. Axis girls ages 16 and up are highly encouraged to come as well. Please bring a dessert, appetizer or finger food to share along with your cutest teacup and teapot. Please RSVP early to help with planning and to make sure we have enough seating.
We are migrating from our church Forum to a WhatsApp community as a means of connection and online community. To find out what type of WhatsApp groups there are for Wellspring, contact info@wspring.org to find out more info to join our community.
Barnabas Gospel Community
New to Wellspring?
New to Wellspring? Barnabas is a gospel community to help you transition to a new church. Come out for fellowship, even enjoy a lunch on us, with others who are also transitioning to Wellspring!
This is a great way to meet other people, encourage one another in the Lord and enjoy a good meal. Any questions? Email Thomas (thomaskim@wspring.org).
Gospel Community
A new season of Gospel Communities have begun (Sept 2025 to May 2027 season).
What is a Gospel Community? As intentional discipleship feeds the gospel (as carried out in GospelWell), Christians are then called to feed one another the gospel. This is Gospel Community. Serving one another with the gospel is how the church carries out the mission of making disciples. For an explanation for this format of group ministry at Wellspring, see video here.
If registering for GC, and if you are married, and if both spouses intend to participate, BOTH persons should register individually. That is, there is no drop-down menu to add a spouse.
When registering, the encouragement is, for those who have participated in the recent season, to prayerfully consider joining another GC.
To register, use the Church Center App or online. Using the App (scroll down to "Find a Group" >> choose "Gospel Communities". Link to the apps.
https://churchcenter.com/setup
To register online, use the link below.
NOTE WELL
THE GREAT EXCHANGE GC. We meet on the first Thursday of the month at 7pm beginning in October at the Stroud home on Yerba Buena Island. Subsequent gatherings will be in the East Bay if the YBI location proves to be an issue. We will decide on days/times for the gender based groups based on the convenience of our group.
WHEN REGISTERING
Your request will be sent to the GC Leader who will accept as long as the group size limit is not reached. If a GC is closed and no other GC fits your timeframe, please contact me (fujikim@wspring.org; 2157761010) rather than the GC Leader.
If you have questions about a particular GC that is open, feel free to email the leader (email address can be found in the Church Center app or in the email sent to the whole church on August 7). If you have questions about registration in general, please email me (fujikim@wspring.org).
ASIDES
There are two GCs that will NOT be closed: The King's Cross (20s and 30s; based on lifestage)
Barnabas (specifically for newcomers and making initial connections).
Audio/Sound Help Needed
We really need help in sound/audio, media/slides, and camera/lighting. If you are experienced, or willing to be trained, we could really use your help. Please contact us at sound@wspring.org.
Prayer Meeting
Weekly and Monthly
Wednesday 8pm-9, we gather in the Sanctuary to pray for the concerns of Wellspring.
We gather also on the First Sunday of the month, 10:30am, in Third Grade Room.
Library
Please come by and browse through the books in our new church library on the second floor of our building. For a quick tour and to learn how to borrow books using the self-serve kiosk, check out the video below. But you’ll need to have your email in our system in order to do so. If your email is not recognized, please contact us at info@wspring.org or library@wspring.org and we’ll get you set up.
Watch this video by Thomas who explains how to use the library.
We are thankful that many of you have visited our library to take out books. However, please make sure to return your books in a timely fashion so others can benefit from them.
Offerings
If you wish to give your tithes and offerings, you can do so either in the wood boxes in the entryway of the Sanctuary next to the doors, or you can give online HERE.