It’s now time for the annual Operation Christmas Child ministry for children around the world. In addition to serving children globally, we will have the special opportunity of serving children in our own city through Holiday Hope Chest. These two shoebox ministries to children will run at the same time and will have the same basic instructions with only a few distinctions. This ministry will begin on Sunday, November 9, and run through Sunday, November 23. Ben Tinley is the point person for this ministry opportunity.

HOW TO HELP OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD (global)
There are 2 ways you can be part of the OCC ministry this year.
1. Take home a box, pack it full of items from the approved list, bring it back to the church by Sunday, November 23. (PLEASE remember to drop your shoeboxes off at the designated OCC Drop-Off Table in the sanctuary.)

2. Be part of the Drop-Off Location Team. As a Drop-Off Location, Westmeade receives boxes from all around our area, packs the shoeboxes in larger boxes, and hauls them to the regional location. Below are the dates and times we need volunteers.

Sign up to volunteer for the Drop-Off Location team here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040845AFAC2EABFB6-operation

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH @ 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH @ 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH @ 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH @ 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21ST @ 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND @ 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23RD @ 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24TH @ 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM

HOW TO HELP WITH HOLIDAY HOPE CHEST (local)
In addition to OCC, this year we are partnering with Decatur Youth Services to pack shoeboxes that will be given out to kids here in Decatur. Just like OCC, you can pick up an empty box and a recommended supplies list in the Sanctuary. Holiday Hope Chest will have the same drop off date as OCC. Please fill the boxes full of things that meet the criteria on the information sheet and return them by Sunday, November 23. (PLEASE remember to drop your HHC shoeboxes off at the designated HHC Drop-Off Table in the sanctuary.) We are very excited about this partnership and hope that you will join us in it.

 

Any questions, please contact Ben Tinley at ben@westmeadebaptist.org

 

Join us as we kick off the holiday season with our annual Ladies Holiday Night Out: a night of fellowship, food and festivities! Spend the evening admiring beautifully decorated tablescapes, enjoying fellowship with ladies of all ages and hearing an encouraging word by Veronna Keen and musical worship led by Katherine Bonds, all while dining on a Thanksgiving-style meal.

 

Reservations are $5 per person (table hostesses receive 1 free ticket) and we ask our Westmeade ladies to bring 2 dishes to compliment turkey, ham and dressing. Deadline to reserve your seat is November 4.

 

Any questions? Please email Kim Vernetti at kimberlyvernetti@gmail.com

 

Register HERE

 

Parents of teens and tweens are encouraged to join Corey and Katherine Bonds in the Refuge from 3-5pm on Sept. 21, Sept. 28, Oct.19 and Oct. 26 for a 4-session book study, using Melissa Kruger’s incredibly helpful book titled, “Parenting with Hope: Raising Teens for Christ in a Secular Age”. Participants will need a copy of the book, which you can pick up today in the book nook at a low cost.

 

If your Fall Semester is already filled to the brim, then make plans to join the Bonds for Round 2, which will be offered January 4, 11, 18, and 25 of 2026. We pray that this will be a time of growing in the grace and knowledge of biblical parenting together, for God’s glory to be made known in the lives of our teens!

 

Email Corey@westmeadebaptist.org for more information.

 

Register HERE

First Steps is a guided one year class that will help new believers as they begin their walk with Christ as well as anyone who desires to grow in the Christian basics but doesn’t know where to start.

 

 

1. God: Is He Out There?

2. War: Why Did Life Just Get Harder?

3. Voices: Who Am I Listening To?

4. Bible: Can We Trust It?

5. Believe: What Should I Know?

6. Character: How Do I Change?

7. Training: How Do I Grow As A Christian?

8. Church: Do I Have To Go?

9. Relationships: How Do I Make Things Right?

10. Service: How Do I Give Back?