Ministries & Teams
How We Show Up
Dear WellSprings, Our community – each of you individually, and all of us collectively – has been so much on my mind and my heart in these past few weeks. When I was preaching two weeks ago, we spent some time reflecting together – and then sharing with each other – about who we are, and how we hope to show up in our world right now. This was no small task… because it is meaningfully difficult to be alive…
This Year, At WellSprings…
As always this Summer, we’re busy planning for the year ahead at WellSprings! Our Fall message series begins on September 7th – but you can scroll down to get a taste of the conversations we’ll be having (on Sunday mornings, in YouthSpirit, in our small groups, etc.) all throughout the year… Known By Name our Fall Message Series Is there a story behind your name? Does it hold a grand tale of family migration – or a tribute to an ancestor…
HeartWorks Team Continues to Shine
WellSprings is a thriving community with many wonderful teams. While each team has an important role to play within WellSprings and our surrounding communities, we’d like to highlight one team hard at work every year: The HeartWorks Team. The mission of the HeartWorks Team is to commit to heartfelt acts of conscious service grounded in compassion and respect. Through life’s endless cycle of giving and receiving, we connect with each other and with the Sacred. Led by Sandy Tucker, this…
From Rev. Lee: A New Year at WellSprings
Dear WellSpringers, Early in June, we let you know that Beth Trandahl’s role on our Staff Team would change in the coming year. Today we are pleased to announce that, effective July 1st, Beth will begin serving as our Community Engagement Coordinator. In keeping with the limitations of our budget – and Beth’s request to let go of her regular Sunday morning hours – this will be a 12 hour per week position. As Community Engagement Coordinator, Beth will work…
Join us for SpiritFlix in July!
This summer at WellSprings, we’ll find meaning in the stories we watch on our screens during our annual SpiritFlix message series. Each Sunday’s service will draw wisdom from a different movie or show – check out our lineup for July and mark your calendars so you don’t miss any of your favorites! We hope to see you this summer, Sundays at 10am. Join us at 10 AM each Sunday in person at the Montgomery School, or online at our YouTube Channel.
A Goodbye Letter, From Nick
Join us at 10am this Sunday, June 29th, as we celebrate Nick Sanchez – and his completion of two years as our Ministerial Intern, here at WellSprings! During the service, we will all participate in a Ritual of Sending, to bless Nick as he moves forward in his ministerial formation – followed by a goodbye celebration (with cake!) during our coffee hour. You can read more about our plans to recognize Nick, and his next steps on the path to…
A Final Report, From Stewardship
Dear WellSprings family, With grateful hearts, the Stewardship Ministry is wrapping up this year’s pledge campaign. Thank you to everyone who already made a pledge commitment for our next fiscal year (July 2025 – June 2026)! Each dollar you pledge lights the way for everything we do together – singing with the band, gathering in Bell Hall and online, caring for our children and teens, supporting our ministers and staff, and serving our wider community. Because 95% of our budget comes…
Join us for SpiritFlix in June!
This summer at WellSprings, we’ll find meaning in the stories we watch on our screens during our annual SpiritFlix message series. Each Sunday’s service will draw wisdom from a different movie or show – check out our lineup for June and mark your calendars so you don’t miss any of your favorites! We hope to see you this summer, Sundays at 10am. Join us at 10 AM each Sunday in person at the Montgomery School, or online at our YouTube Channel.
Together We Can: A Message From the Stewardship Ministry
Greetings WellSprings! The Stewardship Ministry is kicking off our annual pledge campaign for the fiscal year July 2025 through June 2026. We are inspired by our congregation’s generosity and sincerely thank everyone who supported WellSprings with a pledge commitment for the current fiscal year July 2024 to June 2025. Our pledge campaign theme this year is: Together We Can! The pledge drive begins now and concludes on April 27th. Our FY25-26 stewardship goal is: $250,000 in pledges to cover…
Our Guest Preaching Schedule
Our settled Minister, Rev. Lee Paczulla, is currently taking a four-month sabbatical – returning to our congregation on Tuesday, April 1st. While she’s away, we’ll hear from a variety of voices on Sunday mornings, including our Ministerial Intern, Nick Sanchez, and a whole host of WellSprings members from our volunteer Worship Leaders Team. We’re also fortunate to be welcoming some of Rev. Lee’s colleagues to our pulpit, as a number of guest ministers from local congregations join us in these…
This Year, At WellSprings…
We’re busy planning for the year ahead at WellSprings! Our Fall message series begins in September – but you can scroll down to get a taste of the conversations we’ll be having (on Sunday mornings, in YouthSpirit, in our small groups, etc.) all throughout the year… Breathing Together our Fall Message Series The results are in, and living through history is exhausting. We feel overwhelmed by what’s happening in the big world beyond us, and also by the busy pace of…
Announcing a New Coalition for People of Faith in Chester County
Many folks in our congregation have felt the call, over the past few years, to take a more active role in our local community – lending strength and support to each other, and to our neighbors. We see how our political climate is only growing more volatile by the day, and we long to be reminded of the strongest power there is: the power of Beloved Community. The power of showing up, to love and care for one another. WellSprings…