About Us

Westside Baptist Church began as a vision in 1983, to Pastor Ben Smith of Lakeland Baptist Church for a predominately African American church in Lewisville, TX.

As Pastor, Rev. Roosevelt Brown led 50 members in Westside's first worship service on March 8, 1984, in the Gulf Car Wash in Lewisville, Texas.  The congregation grew through evangelistic efforts. Church officers, ministries, and programs were put into place, organizing the newly formed church.

Pastor Brown relocated to California in 1989, and Rev. Kenneth Blake, a faithful bible teacher became pastor and eventually Westside's bi-vocational pastor in that same year. The congregation outgrew the Gulf Car Wash and, in 1991, moved into its newly built worship center at 802 Bellaire Blvd., Lewisville, Texas.

Westside expanded the 802 campus with an educational wing and Family Life Center to meet Westside's growing needs. 

In 2002, Westside broke ground on our current worship center at 900 Bellaire Blvd. and moved in December 2004. After 25 years of service, Pastor Blake’s assignment at Westside Baptist Church ended.    

In 2018, Dr. Delvin Atchison, the Director of Texas Baptist's Great Commission, became Interim Pastor, and in 2019 he was elected Senior Pastor.   

In 2020, the global pandemic, Covid-19 expanded Westside’s digital age presence and has become a game changer as we are broadening our digital footprint and social media presence. “Imagine More" is Westside's invitation to see our possibilities from God's perspective. Through Imagine More we are creating safe spaces for our congregation and community. 

Launched Westside Magazine - a monthly magazine featuring encouraging articles and pictures of past events and notices of future events / Launched “The Brief": A weekly announcement of meetings, deadlines, and events happening for a seven-day time frame / Hosted Ricky Dillard and New G / Hosted first Funday Sunday celebrating unity and appreciation for WBC volunteers.

Rev. Rosalind Spencer retired as Children’s Pastor after 20 years of service / Min. Jai McIver was chosen as youth and children’s pastor and then made Generations Pastor / Sis. Whitney Milson was hired as Children’s Activity Director / Rev. Carlos Francis as hired as a consultant/Engagement Pastor, Christian Discipleship Teaching Coordinator / Rev. Lee Williams was hired as a Consultant/Connections Pastor and co-developer of Westside Worldwide.

Planning for the designated children and youth spaces, and a multi-purpose gymnasium were presented by the Imagine More Committee in information sessions to the congregation; designs were rendered by Peter Brown / Each family was asked to commit $5,000 over three years above their tithe and offerings to the Imagine More capital campaign / Rev. Henry Marshall stepped down as Director of Christian Education and replaced by Rev. Carlos Francis / Sis. Gail Prince was named servant leader of Sunday Morning Bible Study (formerly Kingdom Connection)/Fortieth plans began for Westside’s 40^th anniversary.