Our church:

Come as you are—no pretense, no perfection required.

Here, brokenness is not hidden—it’s embraced. No matter where you've been or what your story holds, this is a place of grace. You don’t have to put on a mask. Life is messy, and we don’t pretend otherwise. We believe God meets us in the raw, unfiltered reality of our lives—not in some polished version we wish existed.

We are a community of misfits, walking this journey together. We don’t have all the answers, but we believe the only way forward is through. Life with God is full of mystery, and faith is often more about trust than certainty. That’s why we seek Jesus’ third way—where grace and truth meet, where love makes space for both questions and convictions.

We’ve worked hard to create a safe space—a place where doubts are welcome, wounds are acknowledged, and healing begins.

So, come walk with us. Step into the fullness of God’s love and discover what it means to be truly alive.

Our Denomination:

The Well is a part of the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC). We know that, for many, the term “evangelical” is a difficult one. It is often associated with judgmentalism, division, political manipulation, and the mistreatment of women, people of color, and the LGBTQ+ community. People are right to be angry and suspicious because of many things done in the name of evangelicalism. And we are too. Our association with the term is a historic one. Historically, evangelicalism was characterized by four things:

  • The belief that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ brings about God’s renewal of our world.

  • The belief that lives need to be transformed through a life-long process of following Jesus.

  • The belief that the Bible is central to informing our relationship with God and others.

  • The belief that the teachings of Jesus are rightly expressed through social justice and community engagement.

Those four things are at the heart of who we are at The Well, and we strongly disagree with the sinful attitudes and actions that are so commonly linked with evangelicalism today.

We live out these values by being:

  • Evangelical, but not exclusive

  • Biblical, but not doctrinaire

  • Traditional, but not rigid

  • Congregational, but not independent

What We value:

Unlike many churches you’re not going to find a list of doctrines here, nor a list of things that divide the Church, nor any statements about where we have put a ‘stake in the sand’. Instead you’ll find a list of six affirmations. These are things our denomination holds to as we all focus on that which unifies us: Jesus’ life, death, and most importantly his resurrection and the LIFE we can have because of Jesus’ gift of salvation.

  • We believe the Bible is the only perfect rule for faith, doctrine, and conduct. The dynamic, transforming power of the word of God directs the church and the life of each Christian. This reliance on the Bible leads us to affirm both men and women as ordained ministers and at every level of leadership. It is the reason we pursue ethnic diversity in our church and is the inspiration for every act of compassion, mercy, and justice.

  • The Apostle Paul wrote, “If anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come” (2 Corinthians 5:17, TNIV). New birth in Christ means committing ourselves to him and receiving forgiveness, acceptance, and eternal life. It means being alive in Christ, and this life has the qualities of love and righteousness, joy and peace. New birth is only the beginning. Growing to maturity in Christ is a lifelong process for both individuals and communities of believers. God forms and transforms us—and it is through people transformed by Christ that God transforms the world.

  • The early Covenanters were known as “Mission Friends”— people of shared faith who came together to carry out God’s mission both far and near. Mission for them and for us includes evangelism, Christian formation, and ministries of compassion, mercy, and justice. We follow Christ’s two central calls. The Great Commission sends us out into all the world to make disciples. The Great Commandment calls us to love the Lord our God and our neighbors as ourselves.

  • Membership in the Covenant Church is by confession of personal faith in Jesus Christ and is open to all believers. We observe baptism and Holy Communion as sacraments commanded by Jesus. We practice both infant and believer baptism. We believe in the priesthood of all believers—that is, we all share in the ministry of the church. We also affirm that God calls some men and women into professional, full-time ministry. The church is not an institution, organization, or building. It is a grace-filled fellowship of believers who participate in the life and mission of Jesus Christ. It is a family of equals: as the New Testament teaches that within Christian community there is to be neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, but all are one in Christ Jesus (Galatians 3:28).

  • The Covenant Church affirms the Trinitarian understanding of one God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The New Testament tells us that the Holy Spirit works both within individuals and among them. We believe it is the Holy Spirit who instills in our hearts a desire to turn to Christ, and who assures us that Christ dwells within us. It is the Holy Spirit who enables our obedience to Christ and conforms us to his image, and it is the Spirit in us that enables us to continue Christ’s mission in the world. The Holy Spirit gives spiritual gifts to us as individuals and binds us together as Christ’s body.

  • The Apostle Paul wrote, “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free” (Galatians 5:1, TNIV). This freedom is a gift of God in Christ, and it manifests itself in a right relationship with God and others. It is not a private gift to be used selfishly, but is given to serve the community and the world. For Paul, this freedom means that we are set free from the power of those things that on their own tend to divide. United in Christ, we offer freedom to one another to differ on issues of belief or practice where the biblical and historical record seems to allow for a variety of interpretations of the will and purposes of God. We in the Covenant Church seek to focus on what unites us as followers of Christ, rather than on what divides us.

To learn more about the Covenant Church, check out their website at covchurch.org