By Allison McCarthy | Apr. 21, 2022 Looking for an outdoor escape with plenty of room to roam and no shortage of spectacular scenery? You’re in luck. From San Francisco, …
Six Reasons To Stop In Merced
by Wendy Lee California is full of cities and towns known around the world. Places like Los Angeles, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, and Napa are frequently cited destinations. Then there …
Why Merced – 2022?
Many cities in the U.S. would die to have the economic and social opportunities that are coming to Merced. And coming quickly. The first big thing that happened to this …
Ten Reasons to Choose Merced
When talking to another person/s about Merced and LifeSpring, it is important to be able to say more than “We’re really nice people, and you should move here.” Clearly, that …
Meadows Initiative
On Saturday, May 11, a group of LifeSpringers helped residents at the Meadows Apartments clean and spruce up an apartment used for children’s activities, after-school tutoring, etc. This project was …
Meadows Initiative
11 May 2019 Schedule: 9:00 AM – Noon Shift – Work on the apartment (sign up) Karla Canales Amanda Bates Bret Foster Noon …
LifeLine CDC
In 2017 LifeSpring decided that she wanted to be a supporting partner in Monika Grasley’s important ABCD Ministry in The Meadows apartments in Merced and the Winton Community Center in …
13 Years and Counting….
In July 2005 Beverly and I made the 90-mile move from Lodi, California to Merced, California. We had completed a 15-year ministry in Lodi. We chose Merced, population 85,000, because …
160918 Ten Years of LifeSpring
This day is incredibly exciting to me. Why? Three big reasons. The first is that LifeSpring has persevered and prospered for 10 years. This in spite of the fact that …
LifeSpring Is 10 Years Old!
It’s hard to believe! 10 years ago, LifeSpring began meeting weekly at Playhouse Merced. At that time we were a small group of strangers learning what each other’s talents were, …
Giving at LifeSpring
LifeSpring decided several years ago that we would not emphasize tithing because of the huge reputation that churches have as money-focused institutions. That decision continues today. This decision creates a …
Social Ministry
Amanda Bates is carefully oversees our social activities at LifeSpring. Her work primarily concerns two LifeSpring events. The first is our Sunday coffee breaks, taken about mid way through our …
LifeSpring Mission, Vision, and Values
Our Mission: A non-denominational church giving millennials, unchurched, and searching people a faith community from which to explore faith, God, the Bible, and service. Our Vision: Engaged, invested, and intentional …
What We Believe
LifeSpring is a church plant (startup) that had its first worship in September 2006. We are non-denominational in the fullest sense of the word, and we are autonomous in our …