Dear Westwood Community, Over the past year, we've been sharing more about our church on social media--especially including using video clips from worship as Instagram and Facebook Reels. A few posts have gotten quite a lot of attention--and (even better) allowed us to get messages that...
Coming up on Sunday? Our Mission Trip to Belmont to deliver valentines! Do you remember this sweet picture from four years ago? We finally get to return and give valentines and smiles and hugs (or a shoulder pat) to the residents Sunday at 11:20. We...
Sunday, Feb 04, 2024 Rev. Dr. Christopher Carter...
Our Westwood Kids Choir is strong and making a joyful noise! Please deliver your children in 108 each Sunday morning at 9:50 (come at 9:30 for the Children’s Time in the sanctuary, too!) because we are singing for Easter and also with the adults choir...
The Grammy Awards are this coming weekend, which has me, again, thinking about music, and what a gift it is to my faith. Singing, it becomes an embodied experience of prayer, turning my breath and the vibrations of notes into divine communication. Listening, it wraps...
What rich imaginations our children have! Here is Lydian’s portrayal of Jonah, the Reluctant Prophet. In her drawing, Jonah is a cat (with a cape!) who is angry that God has asked him to help save Ninevah, a town filled with his enemies who don’t...
Greetings Westwood UMC Family, This week, the Claremont School of Theology is hosting its first in-person classes on their new Westwood Campus, on our church campus; they are hosting two inter-term classes on campus this week. The renovation projects that are preparing the lower level of...
Sunday, Jan 21, 2024 Rev. Molly Vetter...
The joy of games together and deepening community. The sharing of questions and being curious. The Bible coming alive. Making a joyful noise together and learning about God at the same time. Abundant love. This is Westwood Kids Sunday morning from 9:30-11:45. It’s a good,...