Leadership Team
Garrett & Heather Mersberger and their three kids moved to Elkhart Lake, WI in 2014 and immediately fell in love with their new community. After Heather and their oldest daughter started a middle school girls Bible study group in 2018, things started to change rapidly. Soon a women’s study group started and the Holy Spirit was quickly at work gathering many women from the community to dig deeper into Scripture together. Over the next four years, several more Abide Community Bible Study Groups formed including high school boys, high school girls, middle school girls and most recently, men. As God grew these study groups, Garrett left his 20+ year career in the corporate world and heard God clearly call him into ministry during church one Sunday morning (this is a pretty cool story--ask him about it!). He began taking classes to become a pastor. In September 2021, Garrett was licensed as a Pastor with the C&MA denomination and in October 2021 their family officially planted the first C&MA church in Elkhart Lake – The Well! Garrett went on to complete the ordination process in the fall of 2024, officially becoming an ordained Reverend. Heather and Garrett find so much joy in leading The Well as a team at Sunday Gatherings, Bible studies, service days and more.
Dusting off their Bibles and investing in a close relationship with Jesus was life-transforming for Garrett, Heather and their family. They are passionate about sharing the vibrant life found only in Jesus with their community, and God is placing a burden on their hearts for reaching other overlooked areas with His transformational love.
Dusting off their Bibles and investing in a close relationship with Jesus was life-transforming for Garrett, Heather and their family. They are passionate about sharing the vibrant life found only in Jesus with their community, and God is placing a burden on their hearts for reaching other overlooked areas with His transformational love.
Advisory Team
We are thrilled to be surrounded by an amazing group of passionate Jesus-followers who have a wide variety of life and work experiences to draw from!
Team members: Heather & Garrett Mersberger, Kim & Gary Burdick, Emily Fox, Aaron & Christina Katsma
We are thrilled to be surrounded by an amazing group of passionate Jesus-followers who have a wide variety of life and work experiences to draw from!
Team members: Heather & Garrett Mersberger, Kim & Gary Burdick, Emily Fox, Aaron & Christina Katsma
