Serve the Nations
We are called to go to the ends of the earth with the message of Christ. We partner with international and local mission organizations to send missionaries from our church to make growing disciples of all nations. Check out our missionaries and partners to find out how you can be a part of our efforts to serve the world.
World Partners
Doulos Partners
Doulos believes in the importance of working with native believers and those who already have deep roots in the areas they look to reach in an effort to reach the maximum number of people as quickly and cost-effeciently as possible. Their vision is to forge effective partnerships between committed followers of Christ around the globe and dedicated believers in the United States, so that we may unite to reach untold masses with the hope of Christ.
Indigenous Relationships + U.S. Resources = Maximum Reached for the Gospel
Since inception Doulos has planted over 18,500 churches and has seen 4.4 million accept Jesus as their Savior. Click HERE to see how you can get involved with Doulos Partners.
International Mission Board (IMB)
IMB's mission is to make disciples of all peoples in fulfillment of the Great Commission found in Matthew 28:18-20. To find out more about the IMB click HERE.
Light of the Valley School
Light of the Valley school is a pre-school and primary school in Belize. The pre-school is one of the few in the region, and children come from as far as five miles in either direction.
North American Mission Board (NAMB)
Three out of four people living in the United States and Canada do not have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. The North American Mission Board exists to assist churches, associations, and state conventions in mobilizing Southern Baptists as a missional force to impact North America with the gospel of Jesus Christ through evangelism and church planting. To find out more about the NAMB click HERE.
Operation Christmas Child (Samaritan's Purse)
Operation Christmas child is run by Samaritan's Purse, an organization that seeks to provide spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world. Each year during the Christmas season, Samaritan's Purse collects shoe boxes full of gifts for children in need. The boxes are distributed all over the world to demonstrate God's love in tangible ways, and with the local church worldwide, to share the Good News of Jesus Christ. Click HERE to find out more about Operation Christmas Child.
Eswatini Orphans (Adventure in Missions)
Everyday nearly 16,000 children die of hunger-related issues—that's one child every five seconds. For $45/month, families at Westwood are supporting a child in the care point where Westwood missionaries the Mullins family and the McAdams family are working. To sponsor a child click HERE. To find out how you can sponsor a child email Brandy Rhea at [email protected]
Missionaries
Jade and Shelah Acker: Refuge of Hope, Uganda
Steve and Amy McAdams: Adventures in Missions, Eswatini. To learn more on the ministry in Eswatini watch this VIDEO.
Doug and Darla Millar: Playa del Carmen, Mexico. To learn more on their ministry watch this VIDEO.
Todd and Shirley Stone: KidzKonnect4Jesus, Belize. To learn more on a new ministry in Belize watch this VIDEO
David Johnson: Doulos Partners
Sara Witkowski: Reliant Missions
Local Partners
Kevin Derryberry Ministry
The Kevin Derryberry Ministry seeks to minister to men, women, and children through sharing the gospel and providing clothes, shoes, toiletries, bible, devotionals, and just loving on people. For more information on Kevin Derryberry Ministries visit kevinderryberry.com.
SafetyNet Academy
SafetyNet Academy is a long-term treatment facility designed to serve emotionally or behaviorally disturbed children ages 10-18. We have the opportunity to reflect God's love to kids who desperately need it. Each month, a group of men and women from Westwood and other churches spend a Saturday with the kids of SafetyNet and show them that God loves them, and that someone cares. To get the details of the next trip, contact Randy Watts [email protected]
Shelby Baptist Disaster Relief
To help with the Shelby Baptist Disaster Relief Team you can volunteer by clicking on the link "I want to Help"
- What is Disaster Relief? -The Disaster Relief Ministry responds to local, state, national, and international disasters. The disaster relief team goes anywhere the Southern Baptist Disaster Relief has an open door.
- Volunteer needs: Mud out, chainsaw, food preparation, childcare, and chaplaincy are all areas of the Southern Baptist convention's Disaster Relief Ministry. Men and women are needed to serve - certification is required for some positions. Training is offered in Shelby County and at Shocco Springs Baptist Conference Center.
Shelby Baptist Association
The Shelby Baptist Association seeks to serve Christ by enabling and assisting its member churches to accomplish their mission, helping churches coordinate and promote mission and ministry opportunities, and patterning together to accomplish the Great Commission locally and globally. For more information, contact Keith Brown at [email protected]