Every follower of Christ has a unique and powerful story to tell—a story of how God’s grace, love, and truth have transformed their life.  Throughout the year, you’ll have the opportunity to put your story into words, celebrating how God has worked in and through your life. We invite you to share those stories with us so we can share them to encourage others.
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See how God has created Christ Changed lives in our church! Listen to the stories of how members came to faith, developed their relationship with God and other believers, found purpose in serving and shared the Gospel.
Tish's Story
Philip's Story
Chip's Story

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HOW DO I SHARE MINE?

The Story Portal is designed to help you reflect on and share your personal journey of faith as we explore six key markers of a life shaped by Jesus. Throughout the year, you’ll have the opportunity to put your story into words, celebrating how God has worked in and through your life. We invite you to share those stories with us so we can share them to encourage others. Each discipleship marker has a prompt to help you write your story!
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RECENTLY SHARED

Tish's Story
February 6th, 2025
Hi, I'm Tish Kelsey, and this is my story.Well, I did come to Westport Road Baptist Church through my parents, and I was 12 years old. And this was back when it was the house, and the church was only a couple of years old, and there was a small group of youth, I mean, we were very small in number. But there were some terrific adults here. So, I think very early on I connected with some of the ment...
Philip's Story
February 6th, 2025
That’s why I make it a point to read my Bible daily and attend church on Sundays, even when it’s tough. Whether in person or online, you can’t be a disciple without discipline. If you truly want to know Jesus, you can’t do it without engaging with Scripture. The Bible is God’s love letter to us, showing how much we mean to Him. If you're not in it, how will you have the strength to navigate this ...
Chip's Story
January 13th, 2025
I realize how much my life has been shaped by my godly parents who took me to church, supported me, and were deeply involved in my spiritual life. I encourage young parents to be active in their children’s lives, as their involvement in church has a tremendous impact. I also had great mentors and ministers who cared about me and pushed me to get involved, which was incredibly important....

MARKERS OF DISCIPLESHIP

The mission of Westport Road Baptist Church is to Love God and Love People by:

Cultivating Christ-Changed Lives Across All Generations and in all Places

To achieve this mission there are six discipleship markers that we would like to see in the lives of all of our church family. Our hope is not just that you can recall a story from your past in each of these areas, but that you are continuing to create stories in each one as you grow as a disciple of Jesus.

Each of these markers are a story that you can tell about your personal walk with God. Hopefully, developing your stories will give you confidence to continue your journey with God and inspire others in theirs as we all seek CCL (Christ-Changed Lives)!
First Things First
Story One
The number one thing all Christians need to be centering on in their faith is their relationship with God. Jesus said, that in a relationship with God, to “love the Lord your God with all of your heart, and with all of your soul and with all of your mind” is the greatest commandment (Matthew 22:37-38). To truly be in relationship with God we need to prioritize prayer, bible study and worship.
Hand to Hand
Story Two
The second thing Jesus emphasizes in Matthew 22:39 is to “love your neighbor as yourself.” This is the second great commandment. The way that we love one another is a sign that we are children of God. This goes beyond being friendly to people and really living and sharing life together.
Walk the Walk
Story Three
Every Christian has been gifted by God to serve Him and the church. I Corinthians 12:7 says, “To each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.” We all have gifts that God expects us to use. You will never be fulfilled in your faith until you are using your gifts, through the church, to serve God and others.
Blessing to Blessing
Story Four
God has blessed all of us in our lives and we are called to be stewards of those blessings. Consider all God has blessed you with: your family, money, possessions, and home, and how you are using those things to bless others. Proverbs 3:9 says, “Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the first fruits of all your crops.”
Talk the Talk
Story Five
It is great that God is in your life and that you are saved, but one of the main responsibilities of any Christian is to share the good news with the people in our lives. This begins with our family and friends and stretches out to all of our acquaintances, co-workers or people God puts in our path in a divine encounter. Matthew 28:19 says, “Go and make disciples of all nations…”
Joy to Joy
Story Six
A CCL (Christ Changed Life) will be seen in the joy that we have in our everyday lives. Romans 15:13 says, “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”