Welcome to Westminster By-The-Sea Presbyterian Church.
We are a church for all ages with over 700 members.

Weekly Worship Sunday services are held at 8:45 and 11am. A nursery is provided for all preschoolers.  All are welcome!

 

  

Mission Statement

"Our Church exists to glorify and worship God, to serve our community, and to witness the Gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the world. "

Weddings

Westminster By-The-Sea has been the site of thousands of beautiful weddings. Weddings are performed by one of the church ministers, and the music played by the church organist/pianist. Weddings are offered for members or non-members.  

Click HERE for pictures and more information.

Special Notices:

Sunday School is Back In Session !!!

Click here for a list of the Sunday School classes being offered in 2010-11 (and where they're meeting.)

 

Sunday School Registration is Now Open! ... Please click HERE to open and print out the registration form that you can fill out and bring into church.  You can either place your completed form in the basket in Fellowship Hall or bring it to your first Sunday School Class (Held on Labor Day, September 5th).

 

Westminster Institute Fair ... The 2010-11 Westminster Institute (by the congregation, for the congregation) will be held on September 12th at 12:00 (right after our 11am Service) ... Please plan on looking over all of the classes and workshops we will be offering in the Fall Semester!

Vacation Bible School Pictures Posted!  Click here or on the image below to see the pictures in our WBTS Photo Gallery!

Our "sermons" page has had a facelift !!! Be sure and check it out !!!

We are blessed to have received a generous bequest to be used for many years in memory of James and Lana Stephen. The James R. and Lana B. Stephen Fund will be administered to assist members and friends of Westminster By-The-Sea to get the guidance or therapy they need through our Presbyterian Counseling Center.   Click HERE to view the group counseling offerings.
 

What's Going On This Week:

 

 

Member Talent Forms can now be filled out on line.  Click HERE to fill your talent sheet out today.

 

Worship Services
During the months of September through May, Sunday services are held at 8:45 A.M. and 11:00 A.M. During summer months, one service is held every Sunday at 10:00. The Sacrament of Holy Communion is received the first Sunday of each month.

Dear Friend:

Thank you for exploring Westminster By-The-Sea through its Website.  Westminster is a church chartered in 1955 by the St. John’s Presbytery and has provided Christian witness to the South Peninsula and beyond since that time.  It is an honor to have you inquire about the church.  Three ordained ministers join with a dedicated staff and willing volunteers to provide for the Administration, Christian Education, Congregational Life, Operations, Outreach, and Worship divisions of church life. 

In short, here is what we believe:

  - That the worship of God Almighty, Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer, is the hub of the wheel of the church.  All that we do is inspired by what we offer God in worship and what God commissions us to do in the name of Jesus.  We stand with Soren Kierkegaard in believing that in the great drama of worship, those in the congregation are actors, the pastors and choirs are the directors, and God is the audience.

– That Jesus is Lord and Savior of the world; and that the Bible is the Word of God. 

– That the church carries out two sacred acts that Jesus commanded his followers to do until he comes again: the Sacrament of Baptism and the Sacrament of Holy Communion.  In short, as our Vision statement says: we strive to be “a caring community, inspired by God, extending the hand of Christian fellowship to all, making disciples, and shining the light of Christ in our community and world; a church for all ages, honoring both old traditions, and personal walks with God.”  Come to Westminster when you are in the area.  The white colonial “church that looks like a church” will attract you to visit.  We hope and believe that the people will make you long to return. 

Faithfully yours,  Jeffrey A. Sumner, Minister

Click HERE for a Printable User Guide for our web site!

"A picture paints a thousand words:  glimpses of our church's early years" (Windows) (Quicktime)

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