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
The Biggest Story Holy Bible: We have 6 extra copies of The Biggest Story Holy Bible available for purchase if anyone would like to order as a full-text Bible for your child and/or gift.
This full text Bible contains intros to each Book of the Bible and Digging Deeper sections throughout. Includes QR codes for the animated videos, along with application and seeing the thread of Jesus and redemption throughout the entire Bible.
Cost: $19.19 (Please email Linda if you are interested!)
1st & 2nd Grade Family Fellowship: A special thanks to Kelly Kwon and her family who facilitated, and all those who came out to make graham cracker houses! A fun time was had, especially for the kiddos!
Curriculum Overview
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)
Upcoming:
12/21 No 5th Grade Class
12/24 Christmas Eve Worship at 7 PM
12/28 No 5th Grade Class; No 4th Grade Class
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.
Save the Date - Wellspring Retreat 2026
Wellspring Retreat 2026 is reserved for October 30 Friday to November 1 Sunday.
We begin Friday with dinner and end with Sunday lunch.
At Mount Hermon Conference Center.
Baptism
Interested in getting baptized? Come to the class to find out more about baptism. The next baptism class will be held 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.
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 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
Axis invites you to participate in a food drive for the Food Bank of Contra Costa Axis invites you to participate in a Food Drive for the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano!
We are extending the Food Drive for ONE MORE SUNDAY (12/14)! Since the final delivery won't be made until Monday, anyone who forgot to bring their donations in last week has one more chance!
Here is a basic list of what the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano ask for:
Natural Peanut Butter
Canned Tuna and Chicken in Water
Beans and Lentils (dry or canned)
Rice
Pasta
Whole Grain Cereals
Low-Sodium Canned Vegetables
Canned Tomato Products
Hearty Low-Sodium Soups
Canned Fruit in Juice
Nonperishable Ready-to-Eat Meals (chili, ravioli, etc.)
NO GLASS, PLEASE!
Here is a more comprehensive list, including special holiday provisions. (Under “What kind of food is
needed?”)
Thank you in advance for sharing Christ's love with our community this holiday season!
Shepherd's Gate Sign UpShepherd's Gate Sign Up
Save the date for our spring Serve Day on March 21, 2026!
Questions?
Email Margaret Chiang (margaretchiang@wspring.org)
Axis Winter Retreat
UNASHAMED
Romans 1:16, For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes.
Register for the AXIS Winter Retreat ... spaces are limited.
January 16 - 18 (MLK Weekend)
@ Mission Springs Camp and Conference Center (Santa Cruz)
Speaker: Pastor Johnny Park
King's Cross Church (Torrance, Ca)
Christmas Eve Service
Christmas Eve Service is on December 24, 7pm-8.
Please bring some food to share but not dinner.
Gospel Spring 2026
One of Wellspring Church's values is intentional discipleship with Jesus' gospel. A season of GospelWell provides the foundation and engine for discipleship, of growing in Christ. Moreover, the Gospel in GospelWell needs to be both amplified and its foundations known. GospelSpring reveals the roots from where gospel truths emerge and the fruit of the gospel when applied.
We gather on Tuesday evening will be from 7:30pm-9:30 for teaching and discussion. So, if you are signing up for GospelSpring, you will be choosing one course of "Reading the Bible with Jesus" (5 Tuesdays) and one course of "Reformed Theology" (4 Tuesdays). For each course and each leader, the cohort/group is limited to 6 participants.
For further explanation of GospelSpring including why these two courses please listen to the GospelWell podcast (Episode 3) and Episode 5.
Two Courses for Spring 2026
"Reformed Theology" presents the basic system of theology we believe Scripture teaches, "the source code of gospel-centered application."
“Reading the Bible with Jesus” provides how Jesus read the Scripture as the way we ought to read and understand to get the gospel. This approach was mentioned in GospelWell, session 8, on personal worship. Interwoven into the 5 week session is the practice of personal worship throughout the week.
Registration link is forthcoming.
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
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.
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.