Christmas with Westwood 2026
Join us for a month full of Christmas fun as we celebrate Christmas! Click on the below link for a list of events.
Sundays in December
Dec. 6 - Normal Schedule (8AM, 9:30AM, & 11AM); Livestream (9:30AM)
Dec. 13 - Normal Schedule (8AM, 9:30AM & 11AM); Livestream (9:30AM)
Dec. 20 - Three services (8AM, 9:30AM, & 11AM); NO Small Groups for all groups, there will be childcare for children 6wks-3 years old plus our Sunshine class at 9:30AM; Livestream (9:30AM).
Dec. 24 - Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 1PM, 2:30PM, and 4PM. There will be NO care for children Christmas Eve.
Dec. 27 - ONE service only (9:30AM); NO Small Groups or Childcare. Everyone will attend worship service as a family.
"Light Has Come: A Westwood Christmas", Sunday, December 6, at 6:30PM
Make plans to come to an inspiring night of praise and worship music lead by Garrett Romine and the Praise and Worship Team. What better way to get in the spirit of Christmas than a night of Christmas music. Reserve your spot today by clicking HERE. The event is free however we would like to know if you are coming so if we need to add an extra performance we can. Please bring a can good for the Harvest House or diapers for The Lovelady Center the night of the performance.
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
Make plans to attend one of our special Christmas Eve Candlelight services, December 24, at 1PM, 2:30PM, & 4PM. There is NO childcare for this event. We will also be taking an offering for our benevolence fund that is used throughout the year to help those in need.
Ways to Give this Christmas
Lottie Moon Christmas Offering
Lottie Moon Christmas Offering is an annual offering collected around the world to support international missions. 100% of gifts provide for missionaries all over the world. Lottie Moon was a missionary to China who urged churches to give sacrificially to missions. You can give your Lottie Moon Offering online, gowestwood.org/giveonline,our Church App, or you can drop a check into the offering buckets (please include LMCO in the memo section of your check).
Samaritan Purse's Operation Christmas Child
Collection Week for Operation Christmas Child is November 15-22. A limited supply of pre printed shoeboxes will be available on Sunday, October 25. If we run out you can use regular shoeboxes or shoebox size plastic tubs. Please refrain from using oversized boxes and totes as it presents shipping issues. You can leave your filled shoeboxes in the designated area in the lower atrium. Please remember NO candy, toothpaste, glass items, soap, liquid items or toys that are scary or war related toys.(knives, guns, etc.)
Toy Collection for The Lovelady Center
There are boxes to collect toy donations located throughout the campus. Please drop your donations by December 6. They are also looking for individuals or groups that would be interested in helping ladies shop and then wrap gifts December 13-19. Contact Donna Smith at 256-570-8176 for more details.
Purchase a Christmas Meal for Harvest House
On November 1, there will be a Christmas tree with envelopes that you can take to purchase a meal for a Harvest House family. When you take an envelope, remove the prayer card inside and put your $50 donation inside the envelope and return in one of our offering buckets. If donating by check please make payable to Westwood Baptist Church and put "HHMeals" on the memo line.
Ways to Impact Our World for Jesus this Christmas
SERVE LOCALLY: Invite Your Neighbors with Door Hangers
Impact your local neighborhood using our provided Door Hangers (available the first week in November). Make a yummy Christmas snack and take a door hanger and invite your neighbor to one of our Christmas services.
SERVE GLOBALLY:
We still need several team members to sign up for our 2027 mission trips to Eswatini, MSR Asia, & Belize. We need individuals to say "Yes! I will Go" You can register for any of the trips on gowestwood.org/trips.
Ways to PRAY this Christmas Season:
Pray for God to raise up laborers to take the gospel to Eswatini, MSR Asia, and Belize in 2027.