Our Story

Our church was planted in 1980 as Cypress Trails United Methodist Church. The Texas Annual Conference gave the church its planting pastor, the Rev. Craig Russell, its name, and its location. The story goes that the planting pastor met some of the charter members at 22801 Aldine Westfield with a machete to start making way for what would become Cypress Trails UMC. The church enjoyed a season of excitement and newness at they grew, built, and planned. They met in a local elementary school before breaking ground on the current Sanctuary building in 1982.

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With the oil bust of the 1980s, the church lost many of its constituents as they moved away to find work, and the neighborhood began changing. In 1997, the church lost a building in an arson fire, but through the faithfulness of God, they were able to rebuild the current Faith and Family Center. The building soon housed a preschool. The neighborhood continued to change, and the church faced several internal upheavals.

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But in 2013, things began to change. The congregation began refining their vision, and it became that the congregation loved its community and longed to be a vibrant part of the work here. In 2014, the Rev. Luis Ramirez was appointed to Cypress Trails UMC.

During his time at CTUMC, the church welcomed Sam Houston State University Charter School into the building. It is a year-round K-5th grade that currently has about 120 students. As the Charter School partnership began to bear fruit, the church also welcomed a Girl Scout Troop into its building. The Troop boasted 90 girls pre-COVID and was a vibrant part of the church community. The church started to offer Upwards Soccer in the fall and the spring to continue engaging with kids and their families. They hosted community events and began offering regular Bible studies for adults, youth, and children. They changed their style of worship to make it more modern and upbeat. They developed relationships with Spring ISD, Houston reVision, Joyful Hearts Play Therapy, and other are non-profits to increase their impact in the neighborhood.
The congregation grew and began to reflect the neighborhood.

In November 2020, the Rev. Brandi Horton was appointed to lead CTUMC. Most of the ministries of the church were still operating remotely due to COVID-19, but the church was not ready to stand still. A Vision Team and the Administrative Board discerned that it was time for the name to reflect the church that we had become. In July 2021, we reopened a newly renovated Sanctuary space, and in August 2021, we became Spring Community Church, A United Methodist Congregation.
This name reflects our location (Spring), it names what we are about (being a community for our community), and it retains our denominational heritage (United Methodist).

In January 2023, Rev. Valerie Sansing was appointed Lead Pastor of Spring Community Church. Pastor Valerie and the leadership team have focused the energy of the congregation into serving and connecting with families in our community, Through increased effort to serve our Charter School families with after school Karate and Drumming classes. Development of our Upward Soccer Program, Scouting Ministry, and the newly launched Tween Ministry, is helping us connect the love of God to more families in the surrounding community. We are excited to see where the Spirit leads as God leads us into the next chapter of Spring Community Church’s life and ministry!