MT. Vernon Baptist Church Westwood

06/11/2026

WESTWOOD COMMUNITY YOUTH CHOIR

Do you love to sing? Are you looking for an opportunity to use your gifts, build friendships, and be part of something meaningful in our community?

Mount Vernon Baptist Church-Westwood is excited to launch the Westwood Community Youth Choir! This choir is open to young people throughout our community who have a passion for music, worship, and making a positive impact through song.

We invite you to come and be a part of this exciting new ministry. Together, we will lift our voices, encourage one another, and share the message of hope through music.

✨ Rehearsals
📅 June 11, 18, and 25
⏰ 6:30 PM – 7:45 PM

🎶 Celebration of the Gospel
📅 Friday, June 26
⏰ 7:00 PM

🙌 Youth Day 2026
📅 Sunday, June 28
⏰ 10:00 AM

📍 Mount Vernon Baptist Church-Westwood
620 Parkrose Road • Memphis, TN 38109

Parents, grandparents, and community leaders—help us spread the word. Let’s bring together young voices from across Westwood and beyond to celebrate faith, fellowship, and the power of worship.

Come sing with us. Come grow with us. Come worship with us.

06/11/2026

Built On Christ
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When we build our lives on the Word of God, we find a foundation that cannot be shaken by any storm. Christ becomes our solid rock, giving us strength, stability, and hope for the future. Everything else may fail, but a life anchored in Him will always stand.

06/10/2026

06/09/2026

Today is the Community Safety Day & Youth Resource Fair at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church-Westwood, 12pm - 2pm

This is something special for Mt. Vernon Nation along with the Westwood, Boxtown, Lakeview Garden, Coro Lake, Walker Homes, and all surrounding communities.

06/09/2026

Day 1 of The Ministry Empowerment Conference was terrific.

06/05/2026

God Sees You
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The enemy tries to convince us that we are carrying our burdens alone, but God sees every detail of our lives. He notices our faithfulness, our tears, our struggles, and our silent sacrifices even when no one else does. Because we are seen by God, we can stand with confidence knowing that He is with us and for us.

06/04/2026

Today we celebrate a remarkable milestone—50 years of life, purpose, and impact!!

Happy 50th Birthday to Pastor Melvin D. Watkins🎉🥳🎈🎊

Your unwavering faith, servant leadership, wisdom, and dedication have inspired countless lives. Through every sermon preached, prayer offered, hand extended, and soul encouraged, you have faithfully answered God’s call and made a lasting difference in our church and community!

As you celebrate this golden birthday, we honor not only the years you’ve lived, but the lives you’ve touched, the hearts you’ve encouraged, and the legacy you’re continuing to build!

May God bless you with continued strength, favor, joy, good health, and abundant grace as you walk into this next chapter!

Join us in wishing Pastor Watkins a very Happy 50th Birthday!🎉 🎊🎈

06/04/2026

We are fully known and deeply loved by God—He understands every detail of our lives in a way no one else ever could. What a comfort to know that we are never overlooked, forgotten, or unseen by our Heavenly Father. Rest in the truth that you are known by Him completely.

06/03/2026

God Sees Everything
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Social media often shows only highlights, which can lead us to compare our real struggles with someone else’s curated moments. But God sees every chapter of our lives—the joy, the pain, and everything in between—and still knows us completely. The good news is that His full knowledge never leads Him to reject us but to love and sustain us.