Pastoral Staff
Billy’s Biography
Hi, my name is Billy Waters and I am the Senior Pastor of Wellspring Church. I am married to an incredible woman of God, Janna. We have 5 kids; Ben, Analise, Lizzie, Sylve, and Grace! Hallelujah. I received my B.S. in Biology from Colorado State University and Masters of Divinity from Denver Seminary. My hobbies of choice are fly fishing, reading, and restoring old homes. My two greatest passions in ministry are evangelism and prayer. There is nothing more sacred for me than communing with Jesus and witnessing life transformation.
Rob’s Biography
I grew up in the beautiful islands of Hawaii where I developed a profound love for God's creation. I graduated from Wheaton College with a B.A in History and Christian Education and from Denver Seminary with a Master of Divinity degree. I am passionate about seeing people experience the wonder of God's grace and truth in every dimension of their life. I am also passionate about my wife, Kendis. Together we share in the joy of raising our two lovely daughters, Maile and Alia. We love to hike, read, watch movies, and play with our kids together. I hope to meet you
Office
Staff
Heather Wade – Church Administrator
I grew up in West Virginia and I’m proud to be a Virginia Tech Hokie! After completing my B.S. in Interior Design I received a M.A. in Counseling Ministries from Denver Seminary. I love meeting one on one with women and walking alongside them as they journey through life. I find great joy in watching people work through their past in order to embrace their true identity in Christ so that they may freely and fully live their lives for Him. I am passionate about integrating psychology with theology in order to address the whole person: mind, body and soul. I am a runner and really enjoy running on different trails along the Front Range. I met my husband, Ryan, here in Denver. We spend our time hiking, entertaining and traveling from coast to coast to visit friends and family.
Annie Jenkins - Bookkeeper
I am Annie Jenkins, the bookkeeper at Wellspring Church. I have attended Wellspring Church since March of 2003, and been blessed in amazing ways by the community God has created here. I received a bachelors of art in Environmental Science and Studio Art from the University of Denver in 1996. Since then, I have handled payroll for ProStaff temporary services, and various other office duties for the University of Denver Financial Aid Office, Shanahan Collection, and Barnabas Center. I also handle all aspects of my own home based business, Annie Bananie Baby. I am married to a kind, and devoted man of God named John. We have two lively daughters, Laurelle and Savannah.
Julie Mihevc - Compassion Ministry
I grew up in Pella, Iowa in a lovely Dutch farming community. I attended Calvin College in Grand Rapids, MI and earned a Bachelor of Social Work Degree and later a Master of Social Work Degree at the University of Denver. I worked in community mental health, primarily in vocational rehabilitation for several years and as a volunteer helped start the Food Pantry at Wellspring. We at Wellspring love our neighborhood and long to see more and more people's lives transformed by Christ's redeeming love. We hope and pray the Compassions Ministry will be a refuge, beacon, a blessing in the community. My husband Mark keeps me laughing with his quick wit and our two children, Maddie and Zach , bring sweetness, joy and hugs every day.
Steering
Rob Paris - Pastor
Billy - Pastor
Ian
Jamie Riley - Steering
I moved to Denver close to 8 years ago from Virginia after graduating college. Right after moving here I started volunteering and working at a small compassionate ministry in west Denver where I experienced true community for the first time. I spent 6 wonderful years working with the children and youth programs and ending my time there as the Administrator for the ministry. During this time I met my husband Shawn Riley, we got married and now have two adorable children, Colin who is 3yrs old and Maggie who is a year old. One of my passions is Scripture. I believe whole heartedly that God has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the Scriptures, fellowship and the church. I am currently finishing a masters program from the Masters College in Biblical Counseling and hope to bring the truth and hope of Christ to hurting people.
Leadership
Reid
Shawn Riley
My name is Shawn Riley and I have been attending Wellspring for about 3 years with my wife, Jamie and our two children Colin and Maggie. Over that time, Wellspring has been a place of healing and growth for our family after God called us from full time ministry in the inner-city of Denver. Now, I work in juvenile corrections, serve in the church, love my family and fix my old house. I am also working on becoming ordained in our church with the hopes of finding a way to minister through art and compassionate outreach to the homeless and youth in our neighborhood. If you come to Wellspring and want the full testimony about how God fixed my really messed up life look me up. God is great, his mercy infinite, his word is sufficient and Wellspring is a great place to see it working together in the lives of real people.
Brandon
Amy
Geiger - Outreach
My name is Amy Geiger - I'm the outreach leader here at Wellspring church. My husband of 6 years, Kristian, and I live in the house I grew up in, one block from Wellspring Church. We enjoy hiking and camping on our property in the mountains near Westcliffe, CO with our 3 dogs. I attended all the Englewood schools and upon graduation I began working for United Airlines in 1989 in Washington DC. I moved back home to Colorado after one year, continuing my career with them for 13 years until 9/11. My second career is now, and has been for the past 6 years, massage therapy. I work in a day spa that I own on S. Broadway and I love it. I came to know Jesus as my saviour in 2001 and have been blessed with His love and grace every day! I love Him and my greatest passion is to share the truth about Him and His love with others, hence the Outreach leader title! I look so forward to what the Lord has in store for Wellspring and feel forever thankful that He put me with such a wonderful family of believers at this church!