Caleb is One - Full Post

Happy birthday little Caleb! 

[A little note about this awesome family]
Sam and Sujin just moved up to Seattle from SoCal about a month ago... and moved with the purpose of joining us in planting The Well Community Church, a new church plant in Bellevue. 
Sam is a gifted worship leader with a heart for counseling, and we are so excited to have him join the pastoral team at The Well! Sujin is equally talented, having recently graduated with a Masters of Music in Piano Performance/Collaborative Arts. Talent aside, they are a couple that loves Jesus and desires to make Him known and we feel privileged to have them here. 

In short, they rock.

Even in the midst of unpacking boxes, shopping for furniture and a last minute cancellation by their other venue of choice, Sujin managed to throw together a beautiful party for her little one. Caleb's great grandfathers (one of whom is 100 years old - um, what??) were both in attendance and it was a special, intimate party. The best kind of party.

We love you Chung family!

Venue:  McCormick & Schmicks
Backdrop: Fabric from Amazon.com
Dduk (rice cakes): Happy Rice Cake House
Paper Ball decorations: Martha Stewart
Chalkboard poster: DIY, printed at Staples
Cake stands: Plates and cups purchased from Party City, painted white and glued together
Cake: Macrina Bakery

Go

“Go where your best prayers take you.” 

- Frederick Buechner

I can always count on Freddy for some profound advice.
Where are your best prayers or thoughts taking you?

For Tim and I, our prayers have taken us down to Southern California for three years, and now back again to the Northwest to plant a new church called The Well Community Church.

Why are we planting a church?

Great question.

Because there are people who want to know more about this Jesus guy,

but have no where to go.

Yes, these people do exist. Maybe you are one of them.

Maybe church for you seems like a country club for "perfect people" and you didn't pay your member dues.

Or you worried more about what you had to wear than what you needed to hear.
Or you met a so-called Christian who burned you and you swore you'd never go back to hang out with that bunch of hypocrites.

Yeah, I've been in that position and it pretty much sucks.

Our mission is simple yet vast: to help people find and follow Jesus.

Our first meeting is this Sunday, Oct. 7th, at 5:00 PM in Bellevue.

There will be no bells and whistles, no fancy lights or smoke.

There may be some coffee though because if you don't have coffee at church in Seattle,

it's a bit sacrilegious.

Tea drinkers, so sorry to discriminate, we still love you.

What will Sundays look like?

You will walk in, grab a cup of coffee if you want.
There will be some music, a message about Jesus that will make sense, and a time to reflect.
No Kumbaya around a campfire. No collective Kool-aid drinking.
End of story.

The Well is a church in process and we welcome all those "in process" with us.

We don't claim to know all the answers or have it all together - but we follow the One who does.

The invitation is open to all.

For exact location and to be updated (as we will be meeting every other week for now), please "like" our Facebook page.. If you don't have Facebook, then welcome to the 21st century. Jump on it.

We're going where our best prayers have taken us - see you there!

[Images from a recent scouting trip to Discovery Park with my little helper]

Welcome to the Well Church

The Well Church

My husband Tim has had a vision for a new church community for over 10 years. 

After much prayer and preparation - and by the grace of God - The Well Church is beginning! 

 Click here to visit the church site and subscribe for updates - be the first to get information on this new community.

We'd love to hear from you and keep you in the loop!