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“I give this to you in love,” each child responded as another child chose the toy that they had brought for our Toy Swap. And in this way, we tried to find a contemporary way of learning how the first century disciples shared all they...

Dear Westwood Church family, I was on a call this afternoon with board members of the Foundation that operates my extended family's organic farm in central Nebraska. I found the conversations -- about planting red oak trees, new calves being born, and the need for rain...

When do you recognize Jesus? And why didn’t Simon & Cleopas recognize him on the Road to Emmaus? Why did it take breaking bread together before they knew him? We have so much to talk about in this fabulous story that happened three days after...

Dear Westwood Church family, Last Sunday in the Loft, our band led us in singing words written by St. Francis of Assisi, from the familiar hymn, "All Creatures of our God and King." It's wild to think that these beautiful, poetic words are more than 800...

This week, our Note from the Pastor comes from Pastor Diana Holbert. Rev. Dr. Holbert is an ordained elder in the UMC, who led congregations in the Dallas area before retiring to LA. Lucky for us, her commitment to ministry with children drew her out of...