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Message THE WELLNETWORKANNUAL REPORT2024

ALLEN TATE -THE WELL NETWORK EXECUTIVE DIRECTORZACH MILLER - THE WELL CHURCH - FLORENCE, ALETHAN MCCREARY - CHURCH ON THE HILL - HUNTSVILLE, ALTHE REPORT YOU HOLD IN YOUR HAND IS JUST A SNAPSHOT OF ALL THE LORDHAS DONE ACROSS OUR NETWORK OF CHURCHES IN THE LAST YEAR. THESECHURCHES ARE ENGAGING SOME OF THE DARKEST AND MOST UNDER-ENGAGEDMISSION FIELDS IN THE SOUTHEAST.THE NUMBERS YOU WILL SEE ON THE PAGES AHEAD REPRESENT THE REAL IMPACTTHAT THESE CHURCHES ARE HAVING THROUGH PRAYER, SERVICE, MISSIONS, ANDGIVING. BECAUSE OF THEM, DISCIPLES ARE BEING MULTIPLIED, CHURCHES AREBEING PLANTED, AND CHRIST IS BEING GLORIFIED.PLEASE TAKE SOME TIME TO LOOK THROUGH THE INFORMATION INSIDE, THANKTHE LORD FOR ALL HE HAS DONE, AND PRAYERFULLY SEEK THE LORD’S GUIDANCEON HOW YOU CAN BE INVOLVED AS WE PURSUE HIM TOGETHER THIS NEXT YEAR.2024 WAS A BEAUTIFUL YEAR FOR MINISTRY. BY GOD’S GRACE, WE COMPLETEDOUR CHURCH MERGER WITH UNIVERSITY BAPTIST CHURCH AND BECAME CHURCHON THE HILL. WE ARE NOW A FULLY MULTI-GENERATIONAL CHURCH WITH ACONTINUED, PERMANENT PRESENCE NEXT DOOR TO THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMAAT HUNTSVILLE. WHILE WE MAY HAVE A NEW NAME, WE STILL HAVE THE SAMEVISION AND MISSION. WE ARE FOR THE CAMPUS, FOR THE CITY, AND FOR THENATIONS. THIS YEAR, WE HAD OUR FIRST GOSPEL GOODBYE WITH OUR CHURCHPLANTING TEAM THAT MOVED PERMANENTLY TO START FIVE RIVERS CHURCH INMOBILE, AL. WE BEGAN A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL CHURCHES IN THEDOMINICAN REPUBLIC. LASTLY, WE CELEBRATED 20 BAPTISMS OVER THE COURSEOF THE YEAR. THE LORD IS GOOD!SINCE THE LAST WELLCON, THE BIGGEST PART OF OUR JOURNEY HAS BEEN PREPARING FOR ANDEXECUTING THE MOVE INTO A SPACE OF OUR OWN. THIS SPACE IS TRULY A PROVISION FROM GODTHAT POSITIONS US TO BETTER REACH THE CITY OF FLORENCE AND THE UNA CAMPUS. AS WE NAVIGATED THIS TRANSITION, OUR CHURCH GREW IN GENEROSITY AND BOLDNESS, STEPPING UP TO FORWARD GOD'S KINGDOM IN NEW AND EXCITING WAYS. WE’VE SEEN GOD USE THIS MOVE TO OPEN EVEN MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LIVES TO BE CHANGED, CREATING CONNECTIONS ACROSS THE CITY WHERE PEOPLE CAN EXPERIENCE CHRIST'S LOVE AND GOSPEL. THIS SEASON HAS ALSO BROUGHT US CLOSER TO REFLECTING THE DIVERSITY OF OUR COMMUNITY, FOSTERING A STEADY AND MATURING CONGREGATION EQUIPPED FOR LONG-TERM HEALTH AND IMPACT. THIS MILESTONE IS A TESTAMENT TO GOD’S FAITHFULNESS AND HIS LOVE FOR US ANDTHE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

OVER THE PAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS, GOD HAS DONE AN INCREDIBLE WORK INJACKSONVILLE, AL. WE’VE WITNESSED PEOPLE DEEPENING THEIR FAITH, WALKING IN OBEDIENCE,MAKING DISCIPLES, AND LOVING THEIR NEIGHBORS.SINCE OUR FIRST PREVIEW SERVICE IN 2022, HUDDLES HAVE GROWN FROM 15 TO 40 PEOPLE,AND TRIBES FROM 50 ACROSS 4 GROUPS TO 120 ACROSS 12 GROUPS. MISSION PARTICIPATIONINCREASED FROM 4 IN 2022 TO 44 IN 2024, AND 33 PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN THE STEP OF BAPTISM.SUNDAY ATTENDANCE HAS SURPASSED 200.MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE CELEBRATE THE LIFE CHANGE AND SPIRITUAL GROWTH IN OURCOMMUNITY. ALL GLORY TO GOD, WHO IS BUILDING HIS KINGDOM!MALACHI COLE - BANNER CHURCH - JACKSONVILLE, ALCHRIS WILLSON- CHURCH OF THE HEIGHTS- STARKVILLE, MSCHRISTIAN CALDWELL - FIVE RIVERS CHURCH - MOBILE, ALLOOKING BACK ON 2024, WE ARE TRULY AMAZED BY HOW THE LORD HAS BEEN BUILDING HISCHURCH. DURING THE SPRING, WE ESTABLISHED OUR CORE TEAM, HELD MONTHLY PREVIEWSERVICES, AND GREW OUR TWO TRIBES. WE WERE OVERWHELMED BY THE GROWTH WEEXPERIENCED. THEN, IN AUGUST, WE LAUNCHED WEEKLY SUNDAY SERVICES, EXPANDED TO FOURTRIBES (TWO COLLEGE AND TWO ADULT), AND FORMED SEVERAL HUDDLES.THE LORD HAS PROVIDED FOR US FINANCIALLY, AND WE ARE INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL TO THOSE WHOHAVE PARTNERED WITH HEIGHTS. IN OCTOBER, WE INTRODUCED CHURCH MEMBERSHIP AND NOW HAVEOVER 30 MEMBERS, WITH MORE IN THE PROCESS OF JOINING. WE LOOK FORWARD WITH GREATEXPECTATION TO ALL THAT THE LORD WILL DO IN 2025.2024 HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE TESTAMENT TO GOD’S FAITHFULNESS FOR FIVE RIVERS CHURCH.THE YEAR BEGAN WITH OUR FAMILY MOVING TO MOBILE TO START THE WORK OF PLANTINGTHE CHURCH. ALONG THE WAY, WE’VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WITNESSING GOD LEADINDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FROM ACROSS THE STATE TO JOIN WHAT HE IS DOING IN MOBILE.THEIR WILLINGNESS TO RELOCATE HAS BEEN A POWERFUL TESTAMENT TO THE SENDINGCAPACITY OF WELL NETWORK CHURCHES.IN AUGUST, WE BEGAN HOLDING CORE TEAM MEETINGS AND TRIBES. BY GOD’S GRACE, WE’VEALREADY MULTIPLIED ONE TRIBE INTO THREE. WE ARE PRAYING THAT GOD WILL CONTINUE TOWORK MIGHTILY IN OUR CHURCH AS WE PREPARE TO LAUNCH WEEKLY SERVICES IN 2025.GOD HAS ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED SO MUCH MORE THAN WE COULD HAVE IMAGINED, ANDWE TRUST HIM TO CONTINUE DOING IMMEASURABLY MORE IN THE FUTURE.OVER THE PAST YEAR, GOD HAS MOVED POWERFULLY AT CHURCH AT THE OAKS, OPENING DOORS FOR GROWTH AND IMPACT INTUSCALOOSA FOR HIS GLORY. HE GUIDED US IN HIRING A CITY PASTOR, ENABLING DEEPER ENGAGEMENT WITH THE COMMUNITYAND STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE PEOPLE OF TUSCALOOSA. IN HIS FAITHFULNESS, HE ALSO PROVIDED OUR FIRST CHURCH PLANTING RESIDENT—AN ESSENTIAL STEP IN MULTIPLYING THE MISSION OF OAKS AND THE WELL NETWORK. WE’VE JOYFULLY SENT FOUR MORE JOURNEYMEN TO THE NATIONS, FIVEALUMNI TO THE FIVE RIVERS CORE TEAM, AND 16 STUDENTS ON SHORT-TERM MISSIONS. WE HAVE WITNESSED CONTINUED GROWTH IN BOTH OUR TRIBES AND HUDDLES, AS WELL AS NEW OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES THAT HAVE EXPANDED OUR COLLEGE MINISTRY AND DEEPENED OUR IMPACT ON CAMPUS. ADDITIONALLY, GOD MADE A WAY FOR US TO MOVE TO THE MOODY MUSIC BUILDING, PROVIDING A FRESH SPACE FOR WORSHIP, AN EXPANDED CHILDREN’S MINISTRY,AND THE ABILITY TO ESTABLISH FAMILY-SPECIFIC TRIBES ON SUNDAY MORNINGS. EACH OF THESE MILESTONES IS A TESTAMENT TO HIS PROVISION, GUIDANCE, AND ABUNDANT GRACE AS WE PURSUE HIS CALLING TOGETHER.BRITTON LATHAM - CHURCH AT THE OAKS - TUSCALOOSA, AL

TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM, IT IS OUR VISION TOPLANT GOSPEL-CENTERED, MULTIPLYING CHURCHESIN SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY CITIES, WITH THE URGENTMISSION TO SEE THE LOST SAVED AND SAVED SENTBACK INTO THE MISSION FIELD.WE BELIEVE THAT THE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS IS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ANDSTRATEGIC MISSION FIELD ON THE FACE OF THE PLANET BECAUSE OF ITSABILITY TO INFLUENCE THE CULTURE OF OUR WORLD FOR GENERATIONS TOCOME. CURRENT UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ARE FUTURE U.S. AND WORLDLEADERS WHILE THEY ARE TODAY’S CULTURE SHAPERS.EVEN MORE, THEY ARE IN THE MOST SENDABLE SEASON OF THEIR LIVES.STUDENTS GRADUATING FROM MANY UNIVERSITY CITIES ARE MOVING INORDER TO PURSUE THEIR CAREERS. BUT WHAT IF THEY ARE GRIPPED BY THEGOSPEL AND PRIORITIZE MISSION ABOVE THE MARKETPLACE WHENCHOOSING WHERE TO MOVE AND PLANT THEIR LIVES?A GENERATION OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS WON FOR THE GOSPEL WILL PAYKINGDOM DIVIDENDS FOR YEARS TO COME.A RECENT ALABAMA BAPTIST STATE BOARD OF MISSIONS REPORT SHAREDTHAT THERE ARE CURRENTLY OVER 300,000 STUDENTS ON CAMPUSESACROSS THE STATE. ALARMINGLY, 50% OF THOSE ON THESE CAMPUSES AREESTIMATED TO BE LOST. WHILE THERE ARE OVER 800 SOUTHERN BAPTISTCHURCHES IN ALABAMA, FEWER THAN 15 HAVE A FULL-TIME STAFF MEMBERINTENTIONALLY ENGAGING THESE CAMPUS STUDENTS TO THEM WITH THEGOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST.WE KNOW THESE NUMBERS ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF MORE THAN JUSTALABAMA. THIS IS TRUE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST AND THE NATION.WITH LITTLE TO NO ENGAGEMENT FROM CHURCHES ON MANY CAMPUSES, ITIS SAFE TO SAY WE ARE NOT WINNING THE NEXT GENERATION TO CHRIST BYWAITING ON THEM TO GRADUATE.

TOTALBAPTISMS AVG ATTENDANCE10015100017560120550650800200JAN 2021JAN 2021SEPT 2017SEPT 2017CHURCH PLANT 1CHURCH PLANT 1 THE WELL CHURCHTHE WELL CHURCH IS PLANTED IN FLORENCE, ALIS PLANTED IN FLORENCE, ALSENDING CHURCH: HIGHLAND BAPTISTSENDING CHURCH: HIGHLAND BAPTIST CHURCH PLANT 3CHURCH PLANT 3CHURCH AT THE OAKSCHURCH AT THE OAKS IS PLANTED IN TUSCALOOSA, ALIS PLANTED IN TUSCALOOSA, ALSENDING CHURCH: THE WELL CHURCH FLOSENDING CHURCH: THE WELL CHURCH FLO APRIL 2021APRIL 2021THE WELL NETWORKTHE WELL NETWORKIS LEGALLY ESTABLISHEDIS LEGALLY ESTABLISHEDJAN 2023JAN 2023CHURCH PLANT 4CHURCH PLANT 4BANNER CHURCHBANNER CHURCHIS PLANTED IN JACKSONVILLE, ALIS PLANTED IN JACKSONVILLE, ALSENDING CHURCH: THE WELL CHURCH FLOSENDING CHURCH: THE WELL CHURCH FLO CHURCH PLANT 2CHURCH PLANT 2THE WELL CHURCH HUNTSVILLETHE WELL CHURCH HUNTSVILLE IS PLANTED IN HUNTSVILLE, ALIS PLANTED IN HUNTSVILLE, ALSENDING CHURCH: THE WELL CHURCH FLOSENDING CHURCH: THE WELL CHURCH FLOJAN 2021JAN 2021THE WELL NETWORK CHURCHTHE WELL NETWORK CHURCHPLANTING RESIDENCY PROGRAMPLANTING RESIDENCY PROGRAMISIS ESTABLISHEDESTABLISHEDJULY 2021JULY 2021100 BAPTISMS100 BAPTISMS ACROSS THE WELL NETWORKACROSS THE WELL NETWORKAUGUST 2023AUGUST 2023 CHURCH PLANT LAUNCH TEAMCHURCH PLANT LAUNCH TEAMSENT TO STARKVILLE, MSSENT TO STARKVILLE, MS JAN 2024JAN 2024CHURCH PLANT LAUNCH TEAMCHURCH PLANT LAUNCH TEAMSENT TO MOBILE, ALSENT TO MOBILE, AL AUGUST 2024AUGUST 2024CHURCH PLANT 5CHURCH PLANT 5CHURCH OF THE HEIGHTSCHURCH OF THE HEIGHTSIS PLANTED IN STARKVILLE, MSIS PLANTED IN STARKVILLE, MSSENDING CHURCH: THE WELL CHURCH FLOSENDING CHURCH: THE WELL CHURCH FLOMARCH 2025MARCH 2025CHURCH PLANT 6CHURCH PLANT 6 FIVE RIVERS CHURCHFIVE RIVERS CHURCHWILL LAUNCH IN MOBILE, ALWILL LAUNCH IN MOBILE, ALSENDING CHURCH: CHURCH ON THE HILLSENDING CHURCH: CHURCH ON THE HILLOVER 1,000 IN NETWORK-WIDEOVER 1,000 IN NETWORK-WIDESUNDAY WORSHIP ATTENDANCESUNDAY WORSHIP ATTENDANCE OCT 2022OCT 2022OVER 200 AT WELLCON 2022OVER 200 AT WELLCON 2022CHURCH PLANT 4 LOCATION ISCHURCH PLANT 4 LOCATION ISANNOUNCED - JACKSONVILLE, ALANNOUNCED - JACKSONVILLE, AL20262026CHURCH PLANT 7CHURCH PLANT 7 LOCATION: TBDLOCATION: TBDSENDING CHURCH:SENDING CHURCH: CHURCH AT THE OAKSCHURCH AT THE OAKS1600300

20242024STATISTICSSTATISTICSCHURCHES MOVING TOWARD STAGE 4(PERMANENCE)THE WELL CHURCHCHURCH ON THE HILLCHURCH AT THE OAKS CHURCHES IN STAGE 2 (PLANTING)CHURCHES IN STAGE 2 (PLANTING)CHURCH OF THE HEIGHTSCHURCH OF THE HEIGHTSCHURCHES IN STAGE 1 (PRE-PLANT) FIVE RIVERS CHURCHBEN & BETH HEWITT (RESIDENCY)CHURCHES IN STAGE 3(DEVELOPMENT)BANNER CHURCHEXTERNAL INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES,EXTERNAL INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES, & CHURCHES SUPPORTED THE WELL& CHURCHES SUPPORTED THE WELLNETWORK THIS YEARNETWORK THIS YEAR

1,6491,649PEOPLE INVOLVED IN OUR TRIBESPEOPLE INVOLVED IN OUR TRIBES (SMALL GROUPS) THIS YEAR(SMALL GROUPS) THIS YEARBAPTISMSBAPTISMSSINCE 2016SINCE 2016323323BAPTISMSBAPTISMSTHIS YEARTHIS YEAR838334.6%34.6%577577INVOLVED IN DISCIPLESHIP THROUGHINVOLVED IN DISCIPLESHIP THROUGHOUR HUDDLES THIS YEAROUR HUDDLES THIS YEAR9,3609,360HOURS OF DISCIPLESHIPHOURS OF DISCIPLESHIP THROUGHTHROUGHHUDDLESHUDDLES3,9153,915TRIBE LESSONS TAUGHTTRIBE LESSONS TAUGHT88LONG TERM INTERNATIONALLONG TERM INTERNATIONALMISSIONARIES SENTMISSIONARIES SENT1818COUNTRIES SERVEDCOUNTRIES SERVEDON MISSIONON MISSION110110SERVED INSERVED IN NATIONAL MISSIONSNATIONAL MISSIONS3939SERVED INSERVED ININTERNATIONAL MISSIONSINTERNATIONAL MISSIONS1,6501,650WORSHIP ATTENDANCEWORSHIP ATTENDANCE ACROSS THE WELL NETWORKACROSS THE WELL NETWORK20242024STATISTICSSTATISTICS

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CHURCHPLANT #7PLEASE WELCOME BEN AND BETH HEWITT, THE NEWEST MEMBERS OF THE WELL NETWORK FAMILY. BENIS A CHURCH PLANTING RESIDENT, AND HE AND HIS FAMILY MOVED TO TUSCALOOSA LAST SUMMERTO JOIN THE CHURCH AT THE OAKS TEAM, WHERE BETH SERVES AS KIDS DIRECTOR. OVER THE NEXTTWO YEARS, THEY WILL TRAIN TO PLANT A NEW CHURCH IN ANOTHER UNIVERSITY CITY.BEN, CALLED TO MINISTRY AT 16, BRINGS A STRONG BACKGROUND IN CHURCH LEADERSHIP ANDPLANTING. HE EARNED HIS MDIV FROM SOUTHEASTERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY IN 2023 ANDHAS DEMONSTRATED A PASSION FOR PASTORAL LEADERSHIP THROUGH VARIOUS MINISTRY ROLES.BEN SHARES, “MY HEART CONTINUES TO BE FOR PEOPLE AND TO REACH PEOPLE WITH THE GOODNESSOF THE GOSPEL. MINISTRY IS THE ONLY VOCATION I SEE MYSELF IN, AND MY GOAL IS TO CONTINUETO SERVE AND PREACH THE GOOD NEWS OF JESUS FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. JESUS IS AND ALWAYSWILL BE THE CENTER OF EVERYTHING I DO. MY LIFE'S PURPOSE ALIGNS WITH THE CHURCH'S PURPOSE—TO BRING GLORY TO GOD BY MAKING DISCIPLES.”BEN AND BETH HAVE SPENT THE PAST SIX YEARS SERVING IN VARIOUS MINISTRIES AT DAWSONMEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH . BOTH SAMFORD UNIVERSITY GRADUATES, THEY MET AS TOUR GUIDEPARTNERS AND HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR THREE YEARS. THEY ARE PARENTS TO THEIR TWO-YEAR-OLDDAUGHTER, EMERSYN (EMMY) GRACE, AND ARE EXPECTING ANOTHER BABY IN JULY! BETH ISPASSIONATE ABOUT CHURCH PLANTING IN UNIVERSITY TOWNS AND ADMIRES BEN'S KINDNESS,PATIENCE, AND COMPASSION IN MINISTRY.BETH AND BEN HAVE BEEN TRAVELING TO UNIVERSITY CITIES, PRAYERFULLY SEEKING GOD’S GUIDANCEON WHERE TO PLANT THEIR LIVES AND A NEW CHURCH TO ADVANCE THE GOSPEL.HERE’S HOW YOU CAN PARTNER WITH THEM:PRAY: ASK FOR GOD’S CLEAR DIRECTION, GUIDANCE, AND PROTECTION OVER THEIR FAMILY. PRAY FORTHE FUTURE LEADERSHIP AND LAUNCH TEAM TO COME TOGETHER.SUPPORT: STEP IN NOW TO PARTNER IN THEIR JOURNEY AS THEY PREPARE TO PLANT IN 2026.YOUR PRAYERS AND PARTNERSHIP CAN MAKE AN ETERNAL IMPACT. JOIN BETH AND BEN IN SPREADINGTHE GOSPEL IN A NEW UNIVERSITY CITY!BEN HEWITTBEN HEWITTBEN@WELLCHURCHNETWORK.COMBEN@WELLCHURCHNETWORK.COM

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