The story of WellSpring Community began in prayer with a small group of believers crying out to God for Awakening in our lives, in the church, in our nation and in the world.

In 2016 Pastor David gave a prophetic word in a message that God was birthing us to become “WellSpring Community.” Little did we know that was truly a word from the Lord, and His word never returns void of purpose, of meaning (Isaiah 55:11).

WellSpring was genuinely birthed out of prayer and from Scripture (see Genesis 26; Isaiah 43:18-21; Ezekiel 47; John 4:14; 7:38) and a transforming call upon David’s life:  “You are to plant a missional community called WellSpring – it is to be a house of prayer and healing for all nations and a center of holy fire where revival flourishes and we advance God’s kingdom through prayer, passion, and partnership.” As they say, “the rest is His-story….”

Out of faithful obedience to God’s vision and call, a small group of believers launched WellSpring Community on July 6, 2018 in humble beginnings – in a tent revival, reminiscent of the glory of God dwelling in a tent of tabernacle. We believe God is attracted to weak things. And there is nothing very attractive to our culture about gathering in a tent. However, we gathered with hopeful anticipation, desperate hunger, and faith-filled expectation to encounter God’s manifest presence at the “Glory Fest Revival” (Exodus 33).

Following the launch, we gathered in David’s  and Rebecca’s home on 1219 Maplewood Road for weekly worship and prayer services, the first being Sunday July 15. We jokingly talk about God converting the garage into a “Glory Garage.”

WSC began as a small house church with the understanding that we are to move – to follow the cloud – as the Lord gives us direction. While we are not against buildings, we believe we are not to be a community that settles in the security of a building. We are to be a community that follows the Lord into the places of sin and suffering, into the darkness where the light of His glory shines brightest. We are to become a movement of “kingdom advancement” against the gates of hell. We are to be as a people "an ark of God's presence" everywhere we go. "We are the Lord's sanctuary, portable tabernacle, the temple of the Holy Spirit."

Following the launch, WSC sent a group of eight on mission with Jesus to Kenya, to literally “Walk Across Kenya,” in a prayer walk with the church of Jesus Christ in Kenya, as a sign of kingdom witness in a spirit of unity and love for the beautiful Kenyan people.

Seven weeks into the humble beginnings of WSC, we were invited to move into the storefront on 113 N. Sycamore, where we gathered for weekly worship for a year beginning September 2, 2018. In May of 2021 we were blessed to move from the garage into the 113 N. Sycamore location where we currently host the presence of the Lord.

We have been asked, “What kind of church are you?”

This, of course, is a good question in today’s religious marketplace. We genuinely desire to be a community of faith that hosts the manifest presence of God, that stewards a revival culture, that pursues Christ-likeness (“holiness of heart and life”), that cultivates intimacy and fellowship (a relationship) with Christ, that powerfully demonstrates the gospel out of our identity and authority in love and compassion, and that is passionately committed to serve God’s mission for all nations, “to make Christlike disciples in the nations.”

We consider ourselves a non-denominational and charismatic expression of the church with deep roots in the Wesleyan-holiness tradition committed to loving the whole church in all her diverse expressions.

In our first year together we realized the significance of being a part of the Lord's global missional prayer movement in the earth today. The Lord gave us clarity in His desires for WSC “to be, build, and become a house of prayer with unceasing prayer and worship in the spirit of the tabernacle of David.”

We seek to grow in family relationships that strengthen and nurture our divine destiny and purpose as a “house of prayer and healing for all nations” (Matthew 21:13-14; Isaiah 56:7).

All people (regardless of race, ethnicity, socio-economic background, gender, or denominational affiliation) are welcome and invited to join us in our prayer room and in our weekly prayer meetings.