Missions
Westview’s mission is to share the transforming power of God with our local and global community by seeing people down the street and around the world come ALIVE in Christ.
Locally
Ministering in our Neighborhood, Partnering with other churches, The Greater Cleveland County Baptist Association, Shelby Mission Camp, and others.
Ministering in our Neighborhood, Partnering with other churches, The Greater Cleveland County Baptist Association, Shelby Mission Camp, and others.
Globally
Westview has had a long-standing presence of missions in Honduras since the late 80’s and most recently are in the process of sending one of their own families to Japan to become full time missionaries. See below for details of these two missions.
Westview has had a long-standing presence of missions in Honduras since the late 80’s and most recently are in the process of sending one of their own families to Japan to become full time missionaries. See below for details of these two missions.
Did you know that out of the 125 million people living in Japan, only 1% are Christians? While a leader of the world in automobiles and technology, Japan's need for the Gospel is enormous. We are honored to introduce the Garlock Family! They have been such a blessing to our church and are now preparing to serve The Lord in Japan.
Brandon grew up in the church in Huntington, Indiana. In high school, his family moved to North Carolina, where he met his wife, Abby. Abby was raised in North Carolina and grew up in a Christian home. She often enjoyed reading the Bible with her father and serving in their church. Abby knew that one day she would be called to missions but was not sure when it would happen.
Brandon grew up in the church in Huntington, Indiana. In high school, his family moved to North Carolina, where he met his wife, Abby. Abby was raised in North Carolina and grew up in a Christian home. She often enjoyed reading the Bible with her father and serving in their church. Abby knew that one day she would be called to missions but was not sure when it would happen.
After graduating high school, Brandon and Abby were married at age 19 and began a family together. Although they were in church every Sunday as a family, Brandon had not yet surrendered his life to Christ, and he struggled with alcoholism and depression for many years. When he finally did receive Christ, the chains of addiction and depression fell off and he was able to hear God’s call on his life to serve in ministry. It was in a mission class while working on his Master of Divinity degree that the Lord revealed to Brandon that he wanted to use his family to take the gospel to Japan.
Brandon’s grandmother was Japanese and came to the U.S. to start a new life after WW2. While living in the U.S., his grandmother found faith in Jesus, but her Buddhist family disowned her because of her faith, and she was never able to share Jesus with them. God has used this story to speak to Brandon and Abby’s heart about the need to carry the gospel where his grandmother could not. Brandon and Abby now seek to share the love of Christ with Japan in the hopes that many will come to know Jesus and be saved.
If you feel led to learn more or give either in prayer or financially, please click the link below. Or send them an email directly!
If you feel led to learn more or give either in prayer or financially, please click the link below. Or send them an email directly!
In the late eighties a youth choir came to Westview Baptist to sing and share the love of Jesus. That weekend there was one 16-year-old Honduran youth that eventually answered the call to ministry. Some years later he became the Pastor of First Baptist Church of San Ignacio as a church plant.
Over the years God sent two local couples from Cleveland County to Honduras as permanent missionaries. With the help of Westview and many other churches sending mission teams and resources from the US we have and are continuing to see people around the world in Honduras come alive in Christ.
Since the first church began, the Pastor has started twelve church plants in the surrounding areas of San Ignacio. He continues to raise up other pastors through training, discipling, and mentoring each month. Who knew the little bitty seed that was brought to Westview would grow into a relationship with us and many other churches to be a part of the proliferation of the Gospel.
We hope you will join us as we continue to minister globally in Honduras!
