Christmas at Westover 2024
October 22, 2024 | Found in: General , Featured, Local MinistriesThe Christmas season provides a perfect opportunity to serve our community and show them the love of Christ more intentionally. Scroll to see the different Christmas outreach opportunities available through Westover Church this year as well as our Christmas events and services!
Christmas Blessings
Help show the love of Jesus to some of our homebound members, widows, widowers, and others who could use a little extra Christmas cheer!
This can be done as individuals, groups, or families, and could be anything from delivering a Christmas treat to a visit to Christmas caroling!
Click HERE to register by Dec 7th (only ONE registration per group). We will provide you with the names and addresses of folks you can bless this holiday season
Operation Christmas Child
Westover is a longstanding partner of Operation Christmas Child, and we two ways you can get involved!
1) Pack a shoebox!
We have shoeboxes and instructions available at our Local Missions Wall. We also have an incredible Volunteer Team that would love to answer any questions or assist you in getting your family, group, or neighborhood involved. Want to build a shoebox online? Click here. Not sure what to pack? Click here to see a list of suggested items.
2) Serve during National Collection Week!
Westover serves as a collection site for shoeboxes in the greater Greensboro area. During collection week (November 18–25), we are expecting to collect over 20,000 shoeboxes! We need a LOT of hands to help this happen. Click here to sign up to help!
3) Serve at one of the OCC Shoebox Processing Centers!
Serve at the Boone Processing Center on Saturday, November 30, 4-10pm. Sign Up Here
Serve at the Charlotte Processing Center on Saturday, December 7, 4- 10pm. Sign Up Here
Ring the Bell
Ring the Bell Volunteers are valuable assets in The Salvation Army’s efforts to meet the changing needs of our world! Westover Local Missions partners with The Salvation Army to provide bell-ringers at the Battleground WalMart on Fridays and Saturdays in December.
Sign up:
1) Click here to go to the Salvation Army's website
2) Create an account and select "I Am Ringing With a Group"
3) Enter code "Westover24"
4) Reserve your shifts
Choose An Ornament Tree
This year, Westover is partnering with 4 organizations through “Choose an Ornament Tree”:
1) Proehlific Park’s P.O.W.E.R. of Play Foundation
2) The Family Room (resources for foster and adoptive families)
3) The IRC (Interactive Resource Center, coming alongside those experiencing homelessness)
4) Senior Resources of Guilford
Stop by the tree at the LocalMissions Wall or in our main lobby and choose an ornament, or select an ornament online.
Christmas Eve Services
Join us for Westover's Christmas Eve services at 4pm* or 6pm! This will be an evening filled with heartfelt worship, a Christmas message, and candlelight song. Gather with family and friends to embrace the spirit of Christmas and celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ with us.
All are welcome, and we can't wait to share this special evening with you! See you at 4pm* or 6pm on Christmas Eve!
*Please note that childcare will be available for children ages 3 and under at the 4pm service only. Registration opening soon!