Westwood Baptist Church
Westwood Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Selma, AL 36701. It is one of 155 churches in Selma, and one of 23 Baptist congregations in the city.
At Westwood Baptist Church, we firmly believe God has called us to be light bearers. Now if you come here hoping to find the perfect church, Westwood is not it. Churches are not perfect because the Church cosists of people, and people are not perfect. However, if you come seeking a place where there is Biblical preaching, spirit filled worship, and a tangible love for one another, then you have come to the right place!
Selma, AL, 36701Phone: (334) 872-5772 · Website: http://westwoodselma.com/
Westwood Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 4,553 congregations of the Baptist family gather across Alabama — 71,872 across the United States on The Church Map.
Baptists pressed harder than anyone for religious liberty in America, and the freedom every other congregation on this map enjoys is partly what they won. They have carried believers' baptism and the priesthood of every believer to more of the world than almost anyone — and the Black Baptist church has repeatedly been the conscience of the whole nation.
Ministries at Westwood Baptist Church
- Youth Ministry
- Children's Ministry
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The community around Westwood Baptist Church
In the few miles around this church, more than 2 in 10 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. About 1 in 5 adults live with diabetes, and about 1 in 10 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the tables that run short before the month does, and for this church's table to be long.
- Food Insecurity: 29.6%
- Diabetes: 19.7%
- Unemployment: 12.8% (2.2–24.6%)
- Obesity: 44.2%
- Social Isolation: 38.7%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.1%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 29.2%
- Poverty Rate: 24.6% (14.8–34.3%)
- Housing Insecurity: 21.7%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.1%
- Transportation Barriers: 14.6%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.
Churches near Westwood Baptist Church
- Gateway Ministries — 0.6 mi away
- Westwood Church of God — 0.8 mi away
- Joy Baptist Church — 0.8 mi away
- Mount Zion Baptist Church — 1 mi away
- Pisgah Church — 1.5 mi away
- Covenant Christian Church — 1.8 mi away
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — 1.9 mi away
- Elbethel Church — 2 mi away
- Restoration Place Church — 2.1 mi away
- Selma Church Of God On Highland Ave — 2.1 mi away
More Baptist churches nearby
- Gateway Ministries — 0.6 mi away
- Joy Baptist Church — 0.8 mi away
- Mount Zion Baptist Church — 1 mi away
- Covenant Christian Church — 1.8 mi away
- West End Baptist Church — 2.9 mi away