It's not often that we use the weekly e-news, or that I utilize my blog to promote upcoming Sunday services. But that is precisely what I'm doing in this post.

Sunday morning, July 10. Pastor Wes and I will be teaming up this Sunday, along with Terry Griswold--one of our elders, to address our current financial situation at Wellspring. The elders have been meeting to get an accurate picture of where our finances are and to own both the reality of where we are and to set a course for the way forward. We will be sharing a summary of that report on Sunday along with some encouragement and teaching from God's word and a testimony of God's faithfulness.

Sunday Evenings @ 7:00. Beginning this coming Sunday evening, the elders have called for weekly times of seeking the Lord in worship and prayer as we go forward. These are not "programmed services;" there will be no teaching or preaching planned for these services. Rather these gatherings are seen as times of seeking the Lord for his favor for our future as a church body and ministry.

There will be a couple of exceptions to this general tone of congregational prayer time. On Sunday evening, July 17, the Christian band, Ascend the Hill, will be ministering at 7:00 PM. And on Sunday, August 7, another awesome band, The Ember Days, will be ministering at the evening gathering. Both of these bands have led worship and shared their own music at Bethel Church in Redding, CA, where Pastor Bill Johnson is the senior leader. A shout-out to James Allen for lining them up to be with us this summer.

Blessings,

Pastor Rick