Westbrook Community Church is very clear about our foundational value that we want to be a blessing. We are so happy that we can live this in so many ways. One aspect of joining a small group is supporting others. Volunteers are needed for various tasks around the church. We also believe we should provide support for the needy. Why? Because the Bible makes it clear we should.   Luke 3:10,11 records when people asked John the Baptist, “What shall we do?”, he answered, “If you have two shirts,...

Yes. December was an unusually cold month. Now we are in January- our coldest month of the year. I recently had a conversation with someone who spends his winter driving a bus on the oil fields of Alaska. He said the temperature reaches -55 degrees. Seats are taken out of the bus and replaced with heaters so the bus can be warm. The buses are never turned off all winter because they will not start again. He also told me about two animals native to Alaska. First is the Alaskan Wood Frog. This...

Merry Christmas! Throughout this month, the joyous Christmas story will be celebrated in plays, explained in sermons, and discussed at family gatherings. The main list of characters will be talked about: Mary giving birth to the baby Jesus, the arrival of the wise men, the announcement of the angels, and an inquisitive visit from the shepherds. Joseph always seems to be in the background. Besides witnessing everything mentioned above, it started with hearing that his fiancé, Mary, was...