Building for the Future:
Our 3-Year Vision at
Willow Grove Baptist Church

At Willow Grove Baptist Church, we are committed to growing in faith, strengthening relationships, and serving our community. Over the next three years, we are focusing on nine key areas to deepen our impact and fulfill our mission.

Together, we step forward in faith, trusting God to guide us in this exciting journey. Join us as we grow, serve, and transform lives!

GATHER

Reach Families

  • Hire a children’s director (2025) ✔

  • Develop new plans to specifically minister to men and families

    • Offered two Men’s events and a Men’s Conference (2025)

  • Develop a system for existing members to better connect with new and/or visiting families

    • Improvements to Connection Cards for visitors (2025)

  • Council reviewed and implement ideas from the Book Growing Young: Six Essential Strategies to Help Young People Discover and Love Your Church (2025)

GROW

Develop Adult Ministries

  • Expand Adult Bible Studies Options

    Define small groups and Bible study groups’ goals & objectives through defined parameters

  • Start two new small groups in the following year (2025)

    • Added “Table Talk” Small Group on the 4th Saturday of the month (2025)

    • Relaunched Sunday School 2nd & 4th Sundays “Don’t let the enemy a Seat at the Table.” (2025)

    • Added High School Small Group 2nd & 4th Sundays during Service

GO

Support the Food Bank

  • Increased support for the Food Pantry through a Liason position (2025) ✔

  • Additional evangelism opportunities and to better organize and expand the prayer team to build personal contacts with clients

    • Held a meeting in August 2025 for Prayer discussion and ideas.

  • Explore partnership opportunities with other local churches for evangelism at the Pantry

    • Reached out to 3 local churches to see if they would partner with us. (2025)

Improve Sunday Morning Service

  • Form a team to consider evaulate and offer improvements for Sunday service (2026)

  • Establish a team to re-evaluate the greeting experience

  • Establish theme Sundays:

    • Week 1: Communion,

    • Week 2: Nametag Sunday, Meet & Greet

    • Week 3: Invite Sunday, Council Meeting

    • Week 4: Meet & Greet

Create a Discipleship Pathway

  • Teach on Discipleship/Eldership

    • (7 Week Series on 1 Timothy 3, fall of 2025)

  • Create and document the path from visitor through full engagement & leadership

  • Develop and encourage interest in 1 on 1 discipleship

Expand Community Outreach

  • Teach on evangelism (2025)

    • 40 Days of Pray & Go by Thom Rainer

    • Wednesday Night Evangelism Training with Stan Hubbard and Tony Tilford

    • BRN Evangelism Conference

    • Future Church Conference

    • Steeples to Streets Conference

  • Engage with groups who rent space from the church

  • Partner with Community events

Leadership Development

  • Develop a training program for board leadership

  • Establish a workshop/series to Teach on Spiritual Gifts & Elders Roles

  • Council to identify and make available Leadership Opportunities for Young Leaders utilizing Mentorship Relationships

Foster Belonging, Connection, Congregational Care

  • Re-establish/assign deacons responsibilities for caring for the ill and homebound

  • Assign council to individual congregation members and regular attenders to get to know them individually

    • Council Members were assigned to connect with individuals through ministry involvement or connection points (2025)

Modernize Facilities

  • Form a Board of Trustees

  • Upgrade Handicapped bathrooms

    • Funds approved by Congregation, blueprints and quote approved, construction to begin early 2026

    • Pastor’s office area moved to back office (2025)

    • Improvements to the Foyer area, Library, and Choir room were performed (2025)

  • Security enhancements - Cameras, outdoor lighting, secure doors

  • Plan for replacement of aging utilities (Boilers/AC and Windows)