Support for Shelter of Hope

Westside supports the Shelter of Hope, a homeless shelter located in Leavenworth. Join Westside in supporting homeless men, women, and children by volunteering or donating needed resources. If you want to volunteer, please send David an email at dbeauchamp@westsideleavenworth.com.

We will have bins in the back of the Community Room, next to the Connection Center to put items in. Please bring the items on November 20th & 27th and December 4th & 11th.

Daily Use Items:

  • Liquid Laundry Soap or Pods
  • Dryer Sheets
  • Paper towels
  • Toilet paper
  • Tall Kitchen Trash bags
  • 30 gallon trash bags
  • Hand Sanitizer – refill size
  • Liquid soap – refill size
  • Day pass punch cards to Riverfront Community Center – for showers for shelter guests

Food Items: We do not have a kitchen, only a microwave for use.

  • All food items must be individually wrapped, single size portion.
  • Granola bars / Protein bars /Fruit filled cereal bars
  • Peanut butter or cheese snack crackers
  • Cup-o-noodles in Styrofoam cup
  • Individually packaged fruit cups or applesauce
  • Beef jerky (Slim Jims)/Foil packs of tuna
  • Hormel Heat and Eat Individually packaged meals/ Chef Boyardee
  • Juice boxes, shelf milk
  • Sugar/ Creamer
  • Oatmeal individually packaged, single serve portions
  • Coffee – decaf and regular

Help Make Church Fun for Kids!

We have some great opportunities for you help make church fun and meaningful for kids by building relationships with them, sharing Biblical truths, and having fun. We provide you with EVERYTHING YOU NEED to lead the two or three activities that reinforces the Biblical truth. 

 

Here are the available serving opportunities:
8:15 - PreK/K and 1st-5th grade

9:30 - 1 year old's class, 2 year old's class, Kindergarten, 1st/2nd, and 3rd-5th grade

11:00 - 3 year old's class, 1st/2nd grade, and 3rd-5th grade

** You can choose to be scheduled weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly.

Support Domestic Violence Survivors for Winter

We are partnering with the Alliance Against Family Violence in Leavenworth, KS, and Platinum Automotive in Lansing, KS to collect needed winter items for survivors of domestic violence. 

Please bring as many of the items below to Platinum Automotive on November 12 between 11:00am and 3:00pm. (105 West Gilman Road, Suite B, Lansing, KS 66043)

There will be drawings for local business gift cards, face painting, balloon art by the Amazing Christopher, and more fun for the whole family!

Items needed to support local survivors:

  • Trash bags
  • Paper products
  • Cleaners
  • Toiletries
  • New bras
  • New socks
  • New underwear
  • Gas cards
  • Mini usb cell phone chargers
  • Used cell phones with chargers
  • Women and children’s coats
  • Hats and gloves
  • New twin blankets
  • New pillows

For more information contact Vanessa Reid
p | (913) 547-6626

Parking Lot will Be Ready for September 25's Services

UPDATED 9/16/16: NW parking lot will not be ready for 9/18 services. See details below. 

Our parking lot opening will be delayed one more Sunday due to recent rain and pending rain should be ready on Sunday, Sept. 25th.

Asphalt is now scheduled to be poured on Tuesday, Sept. 20th.  

We want to encourage all our leaders who serve to park in our Preferred Parking Lot on the NW Walmart Parking lot and take our Preferred Parking Shuttle over to the church, hopefully for the last time!

Thank you to all who are making Westside a community where people are accepted, challenged, and encouraged to love Jesus, become like Jesus, and share Jesus.  

Child Dedication is October 2

Child dedication is a great next step where parents acknowledge that their influence has the largest impact in the spiritual development of their child(ren). 

Child dedication is not baptism and has nothing to do with a child's salvation. However, it is a commitment to raise their child(ren) to know Jesus so one day their child can begin their own relationship with Jesus by putting their trust in Him. Child dedication is also a time where our church acknowledges our role to come alongside families by modeling Jesus and partnering with parents to help lead kids to know Jesus.

Our next Child Dedication will be on October 2, 2016 during each of our three services. We encourage parents to sign up for our Parent Dedication Class this Sunday, September 18, to prepare them for this meaningful experience. 

Is God calling you to lead a group?

Groups give us the opportunity to reach out to our neighbors and friends. H.O.S.T. groups are for people who are exploring the possibility of leading a group. Initially H.O.S.T.s simply have a Heart for people, Open their place, Serve some snacks, and Tell a few friends. Our fall H.O.S.T. groups will align with our "Lead With Love" messages and will last for nine weeks. We will provide discussion questions and help every step of the way!

Please let us know if you want to try! Just fill out this form.

For more information contact David at dbeauchamp@westsideleavenworth.com or (913) 981-3253.

Our New Service Time Is...

Beginning Sept 11, 2016 we will have three services every Sunday morning. 

SEPT 11: 8:15am, 9:30am, & 11:00am

This gives you an opportunity to “Come to One, Serve at One, and Invite Someone."

Come To One & Serve At One

Help make this new service successful by picking your “Come One & Serve One” services. If you haven’t told us where you would like to serve, please fill out this form (https://wfclv.ccbchurch.com/form_response.php?id=6) to let us know where you would like to serve.

Come To One & Invite Someone

Will you consider coming to the 8:15am service to open up more space in our 9:30 & 11:00am services so our guests who begin coming can have a great experience?

New Service But Same Experience

The 8:15am service will be the same experience as the 9:30 & 11:00am services with the same band and teaching.  The only difference is it will be at 8:15am.

Kids & Student Service

We will have full Kids programming at the 8:15am that is the same as our 9:30am & 11:00am services.

Our Student Ministry service for Middle and High Schoolers will remain at 11:00am in The Loft. 

Blood Drive on Saturday, July 23, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Community Blood Center has declared a blood emergency and is asking the public to help replenish the blood supply this summer. Please help patients by helping us to rebuild the blood supply.

Walk-ins are welcome this Saturday at Westside Family Church Community Room from 10 am - 2 pm. 

To make an appointment please go to savealifenow.org and click "Donate Blood," then enter WestsideFC as the sponsor code and click go. After the Westside information comes up hit the button and then select your appointment. If this is too hard just come as a walk-in! For more information contact Lon as (316) 737-1211 or lonboy4412@yahoo.com.

3 Services Beginning Sept 11

We want more families to experience what we experience every weekend and to discover the amazing life in Jesus. We are constructing more parking spaces AND... we are now starting a THIRD service to give you more opportunities to Come to a service, Serve at a service, and Invite more people to a service.

If you missed our Serve Link last Sunday, you missed out! We had over 100 people take a first step in serving at Westside. You don't have to miss out anymore. 

1) Listen to Sunday's teaching here.

2) DOWNLOAD THE SERVE LINK BROCHURE to discover opportunities for you to serve. 

3) Then, fill out this form to let us know where you want to serve and help us reach more families in Leavenworth County.

The new service will be added BEFORE the 9:30 & 11am service times and will be posted soon.

Serve Link | July 17

Have you found a place to serve yet? If not, don't miss July 17 as we have our Serve Link. You will be able to discover all the different opportunities there are for you to join us in making an impact in peoples lives. We will give you a detailed brochure and you will have the opportunity to talk to a leader in the area you are interested. 

There are so many reasons for you to find a place to serve. When everyone finds their part and faithfully plays their part we are greater together and we make a bigger impact. But there is a payoff for you. 

You become more like Jesus when you serve. 

You build relationships with those who you serve. 

You grow in your faith. 

You learn new things. 

God uses you in ways you never thought you could be used. 

You are challenged and you can challenge others. 

You are encouraged and you can encourage others. 

You become part of an amazing story that God is writing. 

We hope you find your place to serve and become part of this amazing story. 

Kids Promotion Sunday | June 26

We will promote children and students to their new classroom or age/grade level on June 26th. 

If your child will NOT be entering kindergarten or promoting to the next grade level in the fall, please email Katie Miller, kmiller@westsideleavenworth.com before June 26th. The following is a break-down of each room and age group.

Room 1 (Walkers) - Babies that start walking regardless of age. 

Room 2 (Babies) - Babies age 6 weeks and older that are not walking yet.

Room 3 (3's) - Children that are 3 years old or will turn 3 by Sept. 1st.

Room 4 (2's) - Children that are 2 years old or will turn 2 by Sept. 1st.

Room 5 (PreK) - Children that are 4 years old or will turn 4 by Sept. 1st.

Room 6 (Kindergarten) - Children who will be entering Kindergarten in the fall.

The Landing: Kids entering into 1st-5th grades in the fall. 1st-2nd graders are grouped together and 3rd-5th graders are grouped together.

The Loft: Students entering 6th grade through 12th grade in the fall are able to attend the youth service in the Loft.