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
Last week we had a flurry of kids needing to go to the bathroom in the middle of the class. This can be very disruptive not only to the class but also to the service as many parents need to be paged. Especially if your child is in the Toddler room to preschool, please make sure to take them to the bathroom before you drop them off. This will help us out so much!
4th & 5th Grade Class —> Please drop off and pick up your child at Trinity for their classrooms.
GT Theme for 2025-26: Our theme for the year is “God’s Word is Sure” (Isaiah 55:10-11). We covet your prayers that God’s Word would take center stage in our lives and that of the next generation.
Bible Curriculum for 2025-2026
PS - Show Me Jesus, Preschool (GCP)
Kinder - Show Me Jesus, Preschool (GCP)
1st & 2nd Grade - Show Me Jesus, Younger Elementary (GCP)
3rd Grade - The Biggest Story Bible Curriculum: (Old Testament) Pentateuch, History, Poetry & Prophets (Crossway)
4th Grade - The Biggest Story Bible Curriculum: (New Testament) Gospels, Acts, Epistles & Revelation (Crossway)
5th Grade - What’s Up? Discovering the Gospel, Jesus, and Who You Really Are (New Growth Press)
If you have any questions, please contact Linda or JJ.
Axis
This year both MS & HS will be studying the Apostle Paul's Letter to the Romans!
IMPORTANT DATES
Friday 9/12 - FIRST AXIS MEETING
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
WellMoms is preparing for a new semester of growing in the Word and growing with one another.
The first meeting is Sept 17, Wednesday, 9:30am, second floor.
This Fall we are studying Remember and Rehearse by J.T. English.
https://a.co/d/9TUGWAU
For all, please register for the year.
Members Meeting
Wellspring will be holding a members meeting on Sunday October 5. Please sign up below to let us know if you will be attending ... particularly to be sure we have enough musubi and chicken katsu.
Baptism
Interested in getting baptized? Come to the class to find out more about baptism. The next baptism class will be held on Sunday October 19, 1-4pm and then in January 2026 TBD.
Contact Thomas Kim (thomaskim@wspring.org) to get more info. You can come to either the Welcome Station or Barnabas to find out more info.
Membership Class
Our next Membership class will be held on Saturday October 4th from 9am to 12pm. Please connect with Thomas Kim (thomaskim@wspring.org) if you are interested in attending.
Future dates for Membership Class will be Saturday December 6.
King’s Cross
King's Cross, a GC for Young Adults (singles and married, for the 18s are welcome too, 20s and 30s).
Upcoming dates
• Friday September 19, 7:30 PM @ Linda & Anthony Yuen's home.
If you are interested in joining us, please contact Fuji (fujikim@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
As you may have seen in our church foyer there are donations for Hope 680.
Hope 680 is a ministry that serves the unhoused along the 680, like in Vallejo, Pittsburgh, and Concord. They seek to provide materially, as well as spiritually, by praying with the people they meet, sharing the Gospel, and even holding Bible studies with those who are interested. Please consider donating some of their requested items:
Men's Waterproof jackets (XL, XXL)
Men's T-Shirts (XL, XXL)
Men's Socks
Bottled Water
Individual Drink Boxes
Individual packets of Nuts & Trail Mix
High protein bars
Tuna Pouches
So great to see the Lee and Hu ladies helping to sort food at South Hayward Parish! These opportunities require little prep aside from signing up and showing up on the day of. Many opportunities through Project Peace welcome all ages. Take a look at our ServeWellp doc for the places Wellspringers have served to help you make a more informed decision. Or email Margaret Chiang with any other questions you might have.
We'd love to see what you're up to, through any of these or your own service opportunities -- post it to our Happenings page on WhatsApp!
CrossCon26
ATTENTION ALL COLLEGE STUDENTS AND RECENT GRADS!
God calls the church and His people to proclaim the glory of the Gospel of His Son, Jesus.
From January 1 to 3, 2026, Thomas & Teri Kim will be taking a team from Wellspring to CrossCon26 in Louisville, Kentucky. CrossCon26 will echo Scripture's call to all those who have been redeemed in Christ to make their lives count by making Jesus' name known. CrossCon26 has a great lineup of speakers that includes John Piper, David Platt and Alistair Begg among others.
Check out PHOTOS of previous CrossCon meetings.
Interested? Questions? Need more info? Contact Thomas Kim (thomaskim@wspring.org).
Points of Connection
The "Points of Connection" surveys completed at the Retreat are being shared in the WhatsApp group "Points of Connection" (formerly "Retreat 2024). The link is below for those who want to have not joined already.
The purpose of the survey is to help make a connection resulting in “You, too?” and possibly start a conversation. Surveys along with the photos requested prior to the retreat were posted on the “Wall of Connection” in Wellspring Café (that is, Brookside Room at Mount Hermon Conference Center).
Surveys will be shared online only after the "Points of Connection" team reaches out for permission unless you are submitting for the first time now.
Contact info@wspring.org if you would like to join.
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!
Our next Barnabas will be on Sunday, September 14.
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
New and continuing participants will have the opportunity to commit to a Gospel Community (Sept 2025 to May 2027).
What is 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 following link:
https://wspring.churchcenter.com/groups
If the above does not work, email fujikim@wspring.org
NOTE WELL
Abide GC: its meeting time has been changed from Sunday afternoon to Monday, 1st and 3rd of the month (no separate single gender meeting), 6:30pm-8:30 (time could be adjusted after first meeting) at Wellspring with potluck dinner.
THE GREAT EXCHANGE GC has 3 spots left. 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) 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 three GCs that will NOT be closed: The King's Cross (20s and 30s; based on lifestage); Friday Morning GC (based on time-of-day); Barnabas (specifically for newcomers and making initial connections).
Friday Morning GC: We ask that those who are intending to continue to re-register. That will help us.
King's Cross: those new to this GC should register.
GC composition will reviewed by elders/pastors to see if adjustments are needed, Tues Aug 19.
GC Leaders will contact those who have registered in the last two weeks of August to introduce and prepare for the first meeting.
First GC meetings start on or after Sept 1. (For Jae Chang's group, August 26 = first session of GospelWell.)
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.
First Sunday of the month, 8am, 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.