Who We Are


Our Congregation:

The members of Westhampton Baptist Church (WBC) are excited to be celebrating our 100th anniversary in 2011. We are made up of persons from diverse economic, social, geographic and religious backgrounds. We are a family based church of as many as four generations and others who have spent their entire lives here. Our doors are open to all who come looking for a relationship with Jesus Christ. We have a growing children's program that we hope is the seed of a strong youth group. While our congregation is aging, we have a strong core of middle aged workers and leaders. We offer Sunday School classes for all ages as well as a college and career group that meets after church off of the campus. We are a mission minded church who devotes a great deal of our effort to local (food closets, CARITAS, etc) and global missions (shoe box ministry, sending members to teach English in China). We love and care for each other in times of celebration as well as in times of sorrow and do our best to care for those outside of our church family as well. Lastly, we enjoy the company of our Christian brothers and sisters through the many fellowship opportunities in our church throughout the year.

Our Recent Pastors:

Rev. Gent Cofer, 1970-1980 (approx); Dr. William Hardison, 1980-2004(approx.); Dr. Cecil Sherman, Interim Pastor, 2004-2005; Rev. Matthew Straw, 8/2005 — 10/2006; Rev. Robert M. Turner, Interim Pastor, 2007 — Present.

Our Current Staff:

  • Interim Pastor
  • Full- Time Minister of Family Life and Music
  • Part-Time Youth Minister
  • Administrative Assistant
  • Pianist/Organist
  • Custodial Staff

Denominational Relations:

We are affiliated with the Baptist General Association of Virginia, the Richmond Baptist Association and support missionaries through the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and the Southern Baptist Convention.

Membership:

Our current membership exceeds 300

Sunday Morning Worship Attendance:

Approximately 90

Sunday School Attendance:

Approximately 60

Wednesday Night Dinner Attendance:

Approximately 45

Baptisms:

2007: 5

Budget Receipts:

2007: $ 225,025.14

Missions Giving:

  • Cooperative Baptist Fellowship  —  $7,933.91
  • Fellowship Fund  —  $5,894.82
  • Richmond Baptist Association  —  $3,980.00
  • Southern Baptist Convention  —  $2,142.38
  • Lottie Moon  —  $1,096.00
  • Partnership Missions  —  $ 880.84
  • State Missions-Alma Hunt  —  $ 644.00
  • Annie Armstrong  —  $ 614.00
  • Camp Alkulana  —  $ 560.00
  • World Hunger  —  $ 477.00
  • Food Closet  —  $ 428.48
  • Miscellaneous  —  $ 300.00
  • Baptist Children's Home  —  $ 207.00
  • ESL  —  $ 173.00

  • Total Missions  —  $25,331.43

Our Mission:

To bring people closer to the love of Christ through acceptance, caring, fellowship and serving.

Our Vision:

To be a strong, vital force for Jesus Christ in reaching our community and beyond, through missions and ministries.

Our Stated Values:

  • Acceptance of each and every person;
  • Caring for the needs of others;
  • Enjoying the company of Christian brothers and sisters;
  • Celebrating our church's long history of faith and family;
  • Serving the needs of the community and beyond;
  • Nurturing relationships with God through prayer, Bible study and worship.