Who We Are
Our Distinctives
Our distinctives are our defining characteristics — a series of statements identifying what is important to us and defining both who we are and who we aspire to be as a church community.
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Our Mission
Our Vision
Our Values
Our Foundations
Prayer
The power of God comes through prayer, and we believe prayer is essential to the church’s mission. We prioritize, promote, and practice prayer throughout our ministry settings and within our relationships.
Care
The love of God comes through care, and we believe care is essential to the church’s ministry. We teach, model, and offer Christ’s care and grace throughout our ministry settings and within our relationships.
“What the church needs today is not more machinery or better, not new organizations or more model methods, but people whom the Holy Spirit can use — people mighty in prayer. The Holy Spirit does not flow through methods but through people. He does not come on machinery but on people. He does not anoint plans, but people — people of prayer.”
— E.M. Bounds, Power Through Prayer, 1910
Our Mission
The Well Church exists to glorify God by being and making mature, healthy followers of Jesus.
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We believe nothing compares to God; He is truly magnificent (Psalm 145:3). We fully embrace this glorious truth, seek to proclaim it, and invite others to join us in exalting His name (Psalm 34:1-3).
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A follower of Jesus is someone who centers their entire life around Him, living in a relationship with Him and considering His teachings and way of living. As followers of Jesus ourselves, we invite others to join us in this journey of faith (Matthew 8:22, 28:19).
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Following Jesus isn’t about knowledge or achievement. True maturity is shown by obeying God and embodying His love in our relationships. Love is the ultimate measure of maturity (Matthew 22:36-40, 1 Corinthians 13:1-3, 1 John 4:7-8, John 13:34-35, Colossians 3:14)
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Following Jesus isn’t about simply adopting new behaviors, but about becoming a new person. Being healthy means fully depending on God and reflecting His character in every aspect of life. Though this transformation is primarily spiritual, it reaches into our body, mind, emotions, and relationships (Proverbs 4:23, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Ephesians 4:24, Colossians 3:10).
Our Vision
We envision people regularly, authentically meeting with Jesus, pursuing maturity and health, deeply caring for one another, and humbly sharing God’s love with others.
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In Scripture, meetings at wells were significant moments. Most notably, Jesus met a woman at a well and offered her the hope that only He can provide (John 4). We long to see people experience this kind of life-changing encounter with Jesus, one that starts and sustains a lifetime of following Him.
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Following Jesus is a journey, one in which God initiates growth and transformation in each person. While God does the work, it also requires our active participation. We want to see people embrace this reality and pursue growth in both maturity and health. Pursuing means continually moving toward these goals, while recognizing that we’ve not yet fully arrived.
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The journey to and of faith can be challenging, which is why it's so important to care for one another along the way. We want to see people empowered and equipped to support each other with care and encouragement as they pursue Jesus and continue growing in Him.
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Following Jesus means seeking out others with the same compassion He showed. Jesus often associated with the lowly and intentionally sought out sinners and sufferers in love. We want to see people humbled by their own experience of God's compassion and moved to reach others with His love.
Our Values
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Simplicity
We are committed to a minimal style, structure, and schedule that encourages a simple life of love and service.
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Humility
We are committed to humbling ourselves before God so He may give us guidance and grace.
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Honesty
We are committed to openly, wisely confessing where we succeed, struggle, and sin.
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Charity
We are committed to being good, gentle, kind, sincere, and patient with ourselves and others.
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Ministry
We are committed to caring for people and equipping people to care for themselves and others.
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Activity
We are committed to purposeful mission, joining God in His work where He places us and with those He leads us to.
“Every age has its own characteristics. Right now, we are in an age of religious complexity. The simplicity which is in Christ is rarely found among us. In its stead are programs, methods, organizations, and a world of nervous activities, which occupy time and attention but can never satisfy the longing of the heart.”
— A.W. Tozer, The Pursuit of God, 1948