Our Mission & Beliefs
We are a congregation who seeks to be the body of Christ, who is led by Christ, empowered through the Holy Spirit, all to the glory of God. We hold God’s word to be authoritative and guiding for our life and a church and as individuals.
Jesus told us in John 14:15, “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.” This means we seek to love God and love our neighbor through our worship and our missional callings, all so that the Gospel is proclaimed and God is loved, honored, and glorified.
Jesus told us in John 14:15, “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.” This means we seek to love God and love our neighbor through our worship and our missional callings, all so that the Gospel is proclaimed and God is loved, honored, and glorified.
Our History
Westmont Christian Church was founded in the fall of 1958, when the Lubbock Joint Board of Christian Churches saw the need for a Christian Church to serve fast-growing Southwest Lubbock. Five acres of land were donated through the generosity of the G.P. (George Paul) Kuykendall family at Westmont Christian Church’s current site. On July 19, 1959, ground was broken for the structure that would house the new congregation. The first service, with Kenneth E. Jones as Minister, was held Sunday, September 20, 1959, in the Slide Road Community House, located on 50th & Slide. The congregation entered its new building December 27, 1959.
Through the years we were the fastest growing church in Lubbock which led to the building of our current sanctuary in 1988. Since then, we have experienced the highs and lows that many churches have weathered.
Today, our roots are firmly planted in the Word of God and we are proud to still be thriving after all of these years. We look forward to continued to growth in order to spread the Gospel and love of God to the people in the Lubbock community and beyond.
Through the years we were the fastest growing church in Lubbock which led to the building of our current sanctuary in 1988. Since then, we have experienced the highs and lows that many churches have weathered.
Today, our roots are firmly planted in the Word of God and we are proud to still be thriving after all of these years. We look forward to continued to growth in order to spread the Gospel and love of God to the people in the Lubbock community and beyond.
Our Affirmation of Faith
“We believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God, and our personal Lord and Savior.”
Our 5 Solas
We are a protestant church, who ultimately traces its theological direction from the Reformation period where there was a push back against the unbiblical teachings of Rome. These five solas (Latin for “alones”) are the core of what distinguished the theology of the Reformation from the theology of the Roman Catholic church in the 16th century.
1. Sola Scriptura = Scripture Alone This emphasizes the Bible alone as the source of authority for Christians; because Scripture is God’s inspired Word, it is the only inerrant, sufficient, and final authority for the church.
2. Solus Christus = Christ Alone This emphasizes the role of Jesus in salvation. Christ alone is the basis on which the ungodly are justified in God’s sight.
3. Sola Fide = Faith Alone This emphasizes salvation as a free gift, the believer receives the redemption Christ has accomplished only through faith.
4. Sola Gratia = Grace Alone This emphasizes grace as the reason for our salvation, all of our salvation, from beginning to end; it is by grace and grace alone.
5. Soli Deo Gloria = To the Glory of God Alone Emphasizes the glory of God as the goal of life. Only God receives glory for our salvation.
1. Sola Scriptura = Scripture Alone This emphasizes the Bible alone as the source of authority for Christians; because Scripture is God’s inspired Word, it is the only inerrant, sufficient, and final authority for the church.
2. Solus Christus = Christ Alone This emphasizes the role of Jesus in salvation. Christ alone is the basis on which the ungodly are justified in God’s sight.
3. Sola Fide = Faith Alone This emphasizes salvation as a free gift, the believer receives the redemption Christ has accomplished only through faith.
4. Sola Gratia = Grace Alone This emphasizes grace as the reason for our salvation, all of our salvation, from beginning to end; it is by grace and grace alone.
5. Soli Deo Gloria = To the Glory of God Alone Emphasizes the glory of God as the goal of life. Only God receives glory for our salvation.
The Bible as The Only Rule of Faith and Practice
We believe that the Bible is the Word of God, written and preserved for us through the ages by the work of the Holy Spirit. The Bible is the only source of authority for faith and practice. It is sufficient, and it is the only infallible rule for Christian living.
The Lord‘s Supper/Communion
We do this in remembrance of the gift of Jesus weekly. Communion is open to all, but we still teach the importance of approaching it Biblically. 1 Corinthians 11:27-28, “Therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner, shall be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord. But a man must examine himself, and in so doing he is to eat of the bread and drink of the cup.” Each one must examine themselves, for it is between the believer and God.
Baptism
We practice believer’s baptism by immersion. Our denomination states that “baptism is a public act by which the church proclaims God’s grace, as revealed in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, through the use of a visible sign of God’s gracious initiative and the human individual’s response in faith. With other Christians we affirm that baptism is at once a divine gift and a human response.” Romans 6:4, “Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life.”
Sovereignty of God
Daniel 4:35, “All the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing, but He does according to His will in the host of heaven and among the inhabitants of earth; and no one can ward off His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’” We believe that God is sovereign over all things and that nothing happens without His permission. We also believe that God's sovereignty extends to the salvation of individuals and that it is not based on human works but on God's grace and the work of Jesus Christ.
The Church
It is the assembly of and the body of believers in Jesus Christ, who is the head. The word “church” is a translation of the Greek word ekklesia, which is defined as “an assembly” or “called-out ones.” The root meaning of church is not that of a building, but of people. The universal church consists of everyone, everywhere, in all times, who declare Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior (1 Corinthians 12:13). Locally, Westmont is part of the universal church, where members should seek fellowship and edification in the local church. Hebrews 10:23-25, “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near.”
God: His Oneness
Deuteronomy 6:4, “Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one!” 1 Corinthians 8:6, “yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom are all things and we exist for Him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we exist through Him.” God is eternal, without beginning or end (Exodus 3:14). He is the uncreated One who created everything and everyone (Genesis 1:1; John 1:1-3).
Trinity: God‘s Three in Oneness
God is one Being revealed in three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Matthew 3:16-17). John 1:1-3, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.” Matthew 28:19, “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,”
Christ: The Nature of Jesus
Christ is eternal, without beginning or end; He is God the Son (Matthew 3:17). He is the incarnation of God, the Word made flesh, the God-man, born of Mary to live a sinless life and die on a cross for the forgiveness of sins. God and Man: John 1:14, “And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.” Born of Virgin Mary: Matthew 1:18, “Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.” Sinless: Hebrews 4:15, “For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin.”
Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is the believer’s helper (John 14:26), He guards and guarantees salvation (Ephesians 1:13), assists believers in prayer (Jude 1:20), intercedes for believers (Romans 8:26-27), regenerates and renews the believer (Titus 3:5), baptizes the believer into the Body of Christ (Romans 6:3), brings joy (1 Thessalonians 1:6), fellowship (2 Corinthians 13:14), peace and hope (Romans 15:13), leads the believer in the sanctification process (Galatians 5:16–18), gives believers spiritual gifts (1 Corinthians 12:4), convicts us of sin (John 16:8), and gives believers godly wisdom (1 Corinthians 2:12–13).
Christ's Atoning Death
Jesus’ death atones, amends or makes reparation for the sins or wrongs committed by believers to God. Christ died for our sins (1 Corinthians 15:3). We deserve punishment for sin, but Jesus substitutes Himself to make that payment on our behalf. Romans 3:25, “whom God displayed publicly as a propitiation in His blood through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness, because in the forbearance of God He passed over the sins previously committed;”
Resurrection of Jesus
Jesus rose from the dead, leaving behind an empty tomb, proving that His victory over sin and death was effective. 1 Corinthians 15:3-6, “For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. After that He appeared to more than five hundred brethren at one time, most of whom remain until now, but some have fallen asleep;”
2nd Coming of Jesus
Acts 1:11, “They also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in just the same way as you have watched Him go into heaven.” Matthew 24:30, “And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory.” Jesus fulfilled the role of the suffering servant (Isaiah chapter 53) in His first coming. Jesus will fulfill the role of Israel’s deliverer and King in His second coming (Zechariah 12:10).
Revelation
Not the Biblical book, but the concept of uncovering or revealing that which is hidden (Romans 16:25). The Bible tells how God revealed Himself to people through nature, history, His actions, and supremely through His Son, Jesus (Galatians 1:12; Revelation 1:1). Through the power and work of the Holy Spirit no new revelation is needed to know Jesus as your Lord and Savior and to be assured of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ.