As I said yesterday, God has granted us amazing favor in the city of Myrtle Beach. From city officials to local media, we’ve had great experiences from the very beginning.
We even had a local news station cover our Grand Opening. You can see the story here:
But they’ve covered more than that. Last Saturday, we did our “Gas for Groceries” event and guess what, the local news came out. Here’s the story.
We are so thankful to God for the favor He’s granting us. Each of these stories present another opportunity for folks to discover what we’re doing and eventually discover their purpose for living: Jesus Christ.
God is good. So pumped about what he wants to do here in Myrtle Beach.
Love, love, LOVE the team God has brought together to start this church. You guys rocked today and made a big difference. The table was set for God to move . . . and He did.
We saw at least 6 more people cross the line of faith today. 5 people that will now spend eternity in heaven! I’m going to be honest, that blows me away.
That’s 25 new Christ-followers this year, and we just stinking launched weekly services! God is up to something here!
A local TV station, WMBF News came out to cover the Grand Opening. Blown away at the favor God is granting us in this community.
Our band was rocking today. TJ and the guys get better every week and I love what they’re doing. Our worship experience is top-notch already!
I’m still getting great feedback from parents that are LOVING Kamp Kidspring. We are passionate about having a great experience for kids and I think we’re doing that. I love how hard our volunteers are working to transform a movie theater into great kid space. Parents, come check it out! Your kids will LOVE it!!
I’m equally proud of our greeters. We had a guest tell us today, “You guys certainly know how to welcome people!” I love that. We want everyone that walks through our doors to feel like they belong and our greeters help us do that. Thanks guys!
Today was great, but it was only the beginning. God has so much more in store for Wellspring Church. There are literally thousands and thousands of hurting people in Myrtle Beach that needs Jesus and we want to help them find him . . . Here we go Wellspring! Let’s get busy.
This Saturday we are holding an event called Gas for Groceries and it’s exactly what it sounds like: we are lowering the price of gas 25 cents per gallon in exchange for people donating 4 non-perishable food items to benefit the Lowcountry Food Bank.
We’ve had a lot of local support for this event and even had a television station offer to run ads for us this week. Here’s the ad.
Help us spread the word this week by sending this ad to as many people as you can. Visit our website for more details.
Come on out Saturday to get some cheap gas and help fight hunger on the Grand Strand.
All the work, sweat and tears have pointed to this weekend. Wellspring Church officially launches on Sunday!
Just seeing those words in print is a little freaky. What began as a call from God in Birmingham, AL over 17 months ago culminates Sunday. A new chapter begins in the life of Wellspring. And I can’t wait.
Sunday is going to be a big, BIG day and I hope you can join us.
We’ve also got a big event Saturday that we help will make a huge impact in Myrtle Beach and also help spread the word about our Grand Opening. It’s called Gas for Groceries and we’re pumped about it. I’ll give you more details tomorrow.
In the meantime, I ask you to join me in prayer for what God wants to start here in Myrtle Beach. Pray for people to get out of bed on Sunday and drive to a movie theater. Pray for them to come with open hearts and pray for God to change their lives forever.
Tomorrow I’ll share all the details about Gas for Groceries . . . until then, thanks for the prayers, hope to see you this weekend!
I made a big announcement last week on this blog . . . I announced that we would be starting our weekly services at the Palace Theater. We were stoked!
Well . . . now we’re not. I don’t really want to get into why or what happened, but we just couldn’t work out all the details with the management of the Palace. Quite frankly, there were things we were told we could do that they later said we couldn’t. I know I should be disappointed, but I’m not. I’m actually really pumped. God has a plan for us and THAT is what I’m pumped about, not where we have weekly gatherings.
So, what does this mean???
This Sunday, August 23rd, we will still meet at 10 am at the Palace. We WILL NOT have any type of kid’s programming and we’ll all be in the main room together (which could be an adventure in itself ) We’ll still do our weekly service and have a blast. Hope to see you there.
Starting Sunday, August 30th, we will move into our new home for weekly gatherings, the Broadway Cinemas at Broadway at the Beach. We’ll start at 10 am and rock it out with full kid’s programming.
As some of you know, our original plan was to launch at the movie theaters. We thought God was opening a door at the Palace and took that step . . . well God has now SLAMMED that door shut and we are thrilled to be at Broadway Cinemas.
It’s all good and God is in control. I truly believe we’ve learned from this and it will make us a stronger church.
To everyone, thanks for your prayers. To the Launch Team, thanks for your hard work. God has great things ahead, of that I have NO DOUBT!
As I mentioned yesterday, this is a big week for Wellspring. This Sunday, we begin holding weekly services at the Palace Theater and I am about to explode with excitement! All the time, effort, energy, sweat and tears (yes, I said tears) is about to come to fruition this Sunday at 10 am at the Palace Theater. We are doing three “preview services” and will officially launch our weekly gatherings on September 13th.
This is a huge step for us as a church and I’m pumped. As big as this step is, God keeps reminding me of something that I want to stress. Really, we can’t miss this . . .
We are launching weekly services this Sunday, we are not launching “church.” Because church is not a place or a time, it’s a group of people following Christ and seeking to make him famous. ”Church” is not something we do for an hour on Sundays . . . it’s a group we participate in. It’s who we are, it’s what we do everyday.
“The church” is Christ’s representative to the world. Paul tells us we are Christ’s ambassadors and we proclaim to the world, “come back to God!” We do this 24/7, whether we realize it or not.
That’s big. Huge in fact. On Sunday, we are launching weekly gatherings for “the church.” We are not launching “church.” We’ve been apart of “the church” since we began following Christ.
Wellspring Church is a group of folks coming together to be “the church” everyday. Our weekly gatherings give us a chance to worship together and create safe environments for those that are far from God to have a chance to discover him.
Be “the church” this week. We’ll gather together this Sunday to celebrate God, what’s He’s done and hopefully see some new faces discover God for the first time. Invite your friends to be apart of our weekly gatherings this weekend in hopes that they’ll discover God and discover what “church” is really all about.
Today we did our first set-up and “sneak peak” service at the Palace. Only the Launch Team was invited. Here are some thoughts from the day . . .
It was an amazing day. Most of our plans for the building worked well (which is a miracle in itself). The few tweaks we need to make set-up wise are minor and should be ready by next Sunday.
I really love the team God is putting together at Wellspring. Seriously, our team works hard, stays positive and has great energy. Thanks guys, it’s a privilege to lead you.
I think our band is going to be VERY good. For real. Even with the sound issues we had today, they sounded great and we’ll have those worked out by next weekend. I’m pumped about our Sunday morning experience.
Our kids ministry is going to be excellent. Kamp Kidspring (that’s what we’re calling it) will hopefully be a place kids loves to attend. In fact, we’re praying that kids drag their parents to church because of the fun they have.
Back to our team for a second, I wanted to point out one thing . . . they rock! Have I mentioned that?? It was so cool watching them set-up and figure things out.
The best thing about the team is their attitude. I’ll admit that at times today, I wasn’t a great leader. I got concerned about things working well and all the details coming together. Each time, without fail, one of the team members would say, “don’t worry, we’ll handle it. It will be great.” I LOVE THAT! They were encouraging me!!!
Everyone left excited about what’s next. This has been a long journey and it’s hard to believe that we’ll start weekly services next weekend.
I reminded the team today that we are starting weekly services, not “church.” We’ve been “the church” for over a year. We are “the church.” We gather on Sundays for worship, but “church” is much more than something we do for an hour a week.
God is going to be glorified through what we do. Of that I’m certain. We’ll focus on that and let him take care of everything else.
Lots to do this week . . . can’t wait to see what God does next weekend. Should be fun.
As in, the one that is on the busiest highway in Myrtle Beach. The one that EVERYONE on the Grand Strand knows about. The one that comes FULLY equipped with sound and lighting equipment that we can use.
Seriously . . . I still can’t believe it.
I won’t share all the details because it would take too long, but suffice it to say that God moved in some huge ways to open this door for us and we couldn’t be happier. Everyone at the Palace has been amazing to work with and we look forward to partnering with them for a VERY long time.
We’ll move in this weekend to set up and do a run through with our Launch Team. Everyone is invited to come check it out!
After that, we’ll do three preview services on August 23, 30 and September 6.
Our official Grand Opening will be on September 13.
Thanks to everyone for all your prayers and support. God is up to HUGE things here in Myrtle Beach . . . we’re just tying to hold on!
All the work, sweat and tears have pointed to this weekend. 
We’ve also got a big event Saturday that we help will make a huge impact in Myrtle Beach and also help spread the word about our Grand Opening. It’s called 
) We’ll still do our weekly service and have a blast. Hope to see you there.
We are getting closer and closer to the official launch of weekly services for Wellspring Church and man do I have some big news for you.
