01/29/2026
Dear MOPS & MomCo families,
What a great blessing MOPS, now MomCo, has been in Westfield & surrounding communities for the past 40 years!
In 1985, Elaine Brautigam learned about MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers). A young mom herself, Elaine traveled to Colorado with her nursing baby, to learn more about the MOPS ministry. Upon her return, she shared her vision with friends and with Pastor Watt of First Baptist Church, Westfield.
Pastor Watt offered use of the church fellowship hall, Sunday school rooms and nursery to accommodate the MOPS program twice a month. As preschool moms gathered for a morning of biblical teaching, crafts and fellowship, women from local churches lovingly cared for their preschoolers in the MOPPETS preschool program.
Elaine served many years in our local MOPS. Her role as Teaching Leader/Mentor Mom benefited so many women, as she taught us how to fulfill the God-given design for marriage and mothering. Elaine touched our lives in so many ways over those years.
On December 24, 2024, after bravely coping with a chronic progressive disease for seven years, Elaine was welcomed into Heaven. “Well done, good and faithful servant. Enter into the joy of your Lord.”
Please consider joining us in honoring Elaine, by sending a donation and/or a message about how MOPS(MomCO) impacted your life. Your messages will be shared with Elaine’s family, and we will bundle the donations and forward to Bethanykids.org. Elaine said she was “forever changed” by her time in Kijabe, Kenya, as she served in the pediatric ward at the Bethany’s Kids Hospital.
In Christ’s Love,
Westfield MomCo Leadership Team
Please kindly send donations/messages on or before February 14th. They can be made via:
Check to “First Baptist Church MOPS” or cash, mailed to:
Kristi Peck
c/o First Baptist Church
19 Union Street
Westfield, NY 14787
Email messages to [email protected]