Who we are
Five servants, one mission, one minivan.
Water2Fine began in 2007 in Pastor Connie Halsworth's garage in North Hills, California, after a Wednesday night Bible study ran long and someone — accounts differ on who — suggested writing the lesson down as a song. The song was finished by 1 a.m. The album was finished by Sunday. The band has been finishing things gently and on time ever since.
We are not famous. We do not aspire to be. We have been described, kindly, as "the only Christian rock band that consistently shows up to potlucks early." We accept this characterization gladly and consider it a calling.
We are often asked about a certain other band — irreverent, airship-themed, operating out of what we understand to be a parked tour bus in Carson. For nineteen years we declined to name them, as a discipline. This year they named us, from a stage, with a fog machine running. So, in the spirit of fellowship and plain speaking, we will say it once: LitBlimp. There. We have said it. We pray for them — by name now, which we are told unsettles them — more than is reasonable. We continue to note their gas mileage in our weekly bulletin when there is room, which there usually is, because they remain deeply inefficient. We wish them well. We do not wish them quieter, because we no longer believe that to be possible.
Lead Vocals · Acoustic Guitar
Pastor Connie Halsworth
Founding member. Holds a music ministry credential and three opinions about hand-clapping placement. Raised in Modesto, called to North Hills in 1994, called to song in 2007.
"Sing to the Lord a new song." — Psalm 96:1
Keys · Harmonies
Brother Wesley Honeycutt
Founding member. Plays the keyboard with both hands and the harmonica with what is left over. Owns six identical sweater vests and rotates them by day of the week.
"He has put a new song in my mouth." — Psalm 40:3
Bass · Spoken Word
Sister Petra Bloom
Founding member. Writes most of the lyrics. Once wrote nine songs in a single afternoon at the Camarillo laundromat while the spin cycle ran. Calls this her "productive heap."
"Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit." — Ephesians 5:19
Drums · Discernment
Brother Jim "Easter Sunday" Mauer
Joined in 2012 after rededicating his life on, and renaming himself after, an Easter Sunday at Pastor Connie's chapel. Plays softly. Smiles loudly. Brings the folding chairs.
"He brought me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire." — Psalm 40:2
Second Drums · Online Ministry
J.C. Littrell
Our newest servant, called to the kit in 2025. Tends the fellowship's online ministry — that is him posting our potluck sign-ups and the occasional sunrise, at @water2fine and at his own @drumz4jesus. We now have two drummers. They have never once disputed which of them is the real drummer. We mention this only because we understand it is, elsewhere, an open question.
"Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth." — Psalm 100:1