MINISTRY

Supporting our seniors

The Charles City County Meals on Wheels program helps us compassionately care for our aging friends and neighbors. Westover Parish Hall hosts the county’s program, serving as an essential distribution point. By partnering with Meals on Wheels and providing friendship, daily contact and nutrition, we are making our community stronger, safer and more self-sufficient.

We work with Adult Services at the Charles City Department of Social Services to spread the word about adult abuse, neglect and exploitation. We also help coordinate projects that meet critical needs for adults in our community.  Some projects include the Soup for Seniors program, the Storm Survival Kits for Seniors, and Santa for Seniors.

Serving our youth

Each year during the holidays, we join forces with the Charles City Department of Social Services to help families in need with our Santa For Kids program. Through the delivery of new Christmas toys where there might not be any otherwise, Santa For Kids seeks to contribute to breaking the cycle of financial hardship by identifying and “adopting” children of the county.

Tiger packs for charles city schools

We continue to support Charles City Schools in providing children with meals for evenings and weekends. The Tiger Pack Program begins in October and continues through the school year.

WALTER PAIGE’S MISSIONARY KITCHEN 

Using our facility and the gifts of the church, Walter has been able to provide a generous meal to over 300 people once a month.  Walter collaborates with churches from across the county to serve as distribution volunteers, cooks, and meal delivery support.

THANKSGIVING FOOD DRIVE

2023 set a new record of giving with more than $20,000 raised. That money helped us provide a complete Thanksgiving dinner to over 300 families.  In 2024 we are partnering with area churches to continue this mission.  Charles City community members come together to sort and pack food for families every year, building fellowship and community connection.

Habitat for humanity faith partner

As people of faith, we are called to respond to our neighbors’ needs, acting as God’s hands and feet in service to the world. When we come together to help people build better futures for themselves and their families, we actively participate in doing God’s work in the world. Habitat for Humanity has completed four homes in Charles City County, and Westover Church serves as a faith partner in prayer, volunteering, and financial support.   

Beyond Charles City

In recent years, Westover Church has supported refugees from Afghanistan who have settled in Virginia, collected donations that directly supplied essential clothing for more than 50 displaced children in Ukraine, and provided financial support to humanitarian institutions in the Diocese of Jerusalem to ensure life-saving services to vulnerable individuals in the Holy Land.