Westside Baptist Church Gainesville, Florida

category: Baptist church
address: 10000 W Newberry Rd, Gainesville, FL 32606, United States
Phone: +1 352-333-7700
worktime:
DayTime
Monday8:30 AM–5 PM
Tuesday8:30 AM–5 PM
Wednesday8:30 AM–5 PM
Thursday8:30 AM–5 PM
FridayClosed
SaturdayClosed
Sunday8 AM–1 PM

site: http://www.westsidebaptist.org/
rayting: 4.7
services: Accessibility: Assistive hearing loop, Wheelchair-accessible car park, Wheelchair-accessible entrance,

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Name: M*** C***
Date: 2023-03-30 18:44:21
Rating: 5
Comment: The preacher is typically spot on Biblically, my life group experience and relationships have been engaging.
Name: S***** P*******
Date: 2023-03-24 16:36:46
Rating: 5
Comment: Responding to J: the majority of churches do not publicize the individual salaries of Staff members. However a lump sum of Personnel Salaries would be included in the overall budget of the church. Also, publicizing or not publicizing the church annual budget may be within the Church Constitution and By-laws.
Name: M*** H***
Date: 2023-03-01 02:32:29
Rating: 5
Comment: I went last Sunday.. they welcome me to join the choir.. I know that I found the church that I have been for
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Name: K******** E****
Date: 2022-09-18 13:07:52
Rating: 5
Comment: Westside gives a loving friendly atmosphere in which to worship the Lord. I wish they had a singles group.
Name: B** R**
Date: 2022-03-17 01:42:51
Rating: 5
Comment: Great church
Name: B* H*****
Date: 2020-10-13 01:57:59
Rating: 5
Comment: During these crazy ever changing days we live in its great to remember He will never change.
Name: J***** H*****
Date: 2020-09-16 13:25:13
Rating: 5
Comment: Genuinely compassionate pastor and leadership.Dont go expecting everyone to be perfect. They are not. They are their needing grace and mercy as much as I do.You can get lost there if you choose, however, if you desire to be connected that opportunity is there as well!
Name: R***** B****
Date: 2020-08-22 22:23:11
Rating: 5
Comment: Went there to vote. Organized, fast and friendly.
Name: M****** T*****
Date: 2020-07-29 21:49:28
Rating: 5
Comment: Love the family atmosphere and great programs for kids!
Name: J**** W*****
Date: 2020-03-15 21:06:52
Rating: 4
Comment: Was there during a funeral for Tomas Turner(who I didnt know personally);despite the circumstances I found it encouraging for a evangelist like myself whos seemed to lost hope/lose his way(I have ended up in a ARC grouphome for PWS&its where Im suppose to be..thus it seems as if Ive fallen from the protective graces of Imanuel)
Name: M****** P*****
Date: 2020-03-04 21:02:32
Rating: 5
Comment: Hosted Night to Shine.
Name: F******** F****
Date: 2020-02-13 17:29:39
Rating: 5
Comment: Very friendly staff.
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Name: M******* W******
Date: 2020-02-11 02:32:16
Rating: 5
Comment: Really enjoyed the prom. My ladies had a ball. They are still talkin bout it👏👏👏👏👌😄😍
Name: L**** J****
Date: 2020-01-30 00:37:35
Rating: 5
Comment: This is a large church that attracts many students, and long time older members. They have a love for Christ, a great choir, very good Sunday School classes, life groups offer ways to get to know people in smaller groups, they have classes going on all week addressing various issues, they have an orchestra, dancers, singers, and a very good worhip team. They have artists, and all kinds of ways to serve in. They even have a gym membership for $75 for a family to take care of their temples and that one payment covers a year. They have many mission trips and other events. I highly recommend it.
Name: V** H*****
Date: 2020-01-08 04:28:38
Rating: 5
Comment: A great friendly church, solid Biblical preaching, very missions minded, and a large ministry to foreign students at the University of Florida.
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Name: J***** W*******
Date: 2019-12-04 22:08:38
Rating: 5
Comment: My Church! Huge congregation but still has the small church feeling in that everyone knows & speaks to one another. Can’t say enough about this great church. Pastor David Chauncey is just a wonderful individual. ❤️ them!!!!
Name: P*** L*****
Date: 2019-10-03 14:50:32
Rating: 5
Comment: Great church with sounds doctrine and a desire to serve. Great emphasis on life groups. Their staff is dedicated and caring. These people love God and others. Easy to get plugged in and make meaningful relationships with fellow Christians.
Name: N***** F****
Date: 2019-08-13 18:56:45
Rating: 5
Comment: Its home and family. :)
Name: K*** K*****
Date: 2019-06-21 18:00:51
Rating: 5
Comment: I dont like not having windows
Name: C****** W*******
Date: 2019-05-25 17:51:42
Rating: 5
Comment: Have been to two programs there & enjoyed.
Name: P**** D*******
Date: 2019-04-05 19:21:50
Rating: 5
Comment: Good poeple love the Lord
Name: M***** E P**** B*****
Date: 2019-03-19 14:25:30
Rating: 5
Comment: Best church
Name: M*** C****
Date: 2019-03-11 13:20:20
Rating: 5
Comment: A place to come to meet your creator and receive His Son as your personal Lord and SAVIOR.
Name: A***** T*****
Date: 2019-01-24 20:34:17
Rating: 5
Comment: This is a wonderful church that has a true heart for missions. Pastor Chauncey is a great Bible teacher.
Name: B***** J******
Date: 2019-01-24 09:38:09
Rating: 5
Comment: A great place to worship.
Name: M**** B********
Date: 2018-09-06 14:21:17
Rating: 5
Comment: I was in need and they helped without hesitation ... My angel Julie was ( is ) a true blessing! She prayed with me and heard me out without judgement and I will never forget that...
Name: l******* t****
Date: 2018-08-26 08:13:17
Rating: 5
Comment: Deacon provide safe lessons
Name: E***** W***********
Date: 2018-05-08 18:12:55
Rating: 5
Comment: Really enjoyed visiting here.
Name: L** A*******
Date: 2018-05-06 18:57:36
Rating: 5
Comment: We were there for a funeral.
Name: L**** S******
Date: 2018-03-31 21:40:50
Rating: 5
Comment: I have been to many different services & functions at this church. I have always been welcomed like a big family. They are also my voting location and they are big with large parking lot & educated helpful staff. Wonderful church home.
Name: R****** P
Date: 2018-03-31 21:16:57
Rating: 5
Comment: Sound message and friendly people.
Name: M*** W*******
Date: 2018-01-14 01:20:03
Rating: 5
Comment: Very large church. If anonymity is your thing, this is your church.
Name: B**** K*******
Date: 2017-11-14 12:59:16
Rating: 4
Comment: Was a nice Wednesday night service with a special presentation from the kids choir and dance team.
Name: L******* K*****
Date: 2017-08-12 22:03:50
Rating: 4
Comment: I come from a traditional Baptist upbringing & have been born again since 1972. Im 50+. I attended this church for a little over 2 years and began to notice a number of red flags relating to its teachings and preaching which are inconsistent with the True Gospel of Jesus Christ and the whole counsel of God in His Word. I share those below.This church is clearly a compromised church warned about in Revelation 2-3. They never preach or teach on End Times prophecy and deny the gifts of the Holy Spirit. You will never hear pastor David Chauncey use the phrase evil or wicked in Gods eyes or anything close to naming things that are evil and wicked. He prefers the kinder, gentler, diluted gospel. And you see the same weak, diluted spiritual thinking in many who attend this church. One member told me the prior pastor, Gary Crawford, had never preached out of Revelation in the entire 7 years he had been a member. Pastor Chauncey also stays far away from End Times prophecy since the members clearly prefer not to hear anything about it -- or be convicted by it to live more godly lives and witness more due to time running out. What I saw there is largely and best described as Checkbook Christianity. Members tithe and think its someone elses job to do the good works cited in Matthew 25. Faith without works is dead, and there is plenty of dead faith demonstrated at this church. The best description for this church is a Religious Social Club and Entertainment Complex. Thats most of what goes on there. I witnessed spiritual immaturity by many there that claimed to be born again believers for 15-20 years or more.Pastor Chauncey lives in a $500,000, 5000 sq.ft. mini-mansion that his father bought and sold to him for a $15,000 profit several months after buying it. (!?!?) The county property appraiser website proves this.Their online statement of faith is little more than the standard bland, vague format espoused by the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), which itself has come under heavy criticism by orthodox Baptists over the past years. Over time, I became appalled by the superficial nature of almost everything at this church. They dont publish their annual budget, staff salaries, and expenditures. You have to ask to see them. And once you do youre viewed as a potential critic or threat. Their church articles state that all who become members waive all their legal rights regarding any claims that may arise from negligence or otherwise the fault of church staff or volunteers. So much for doing what Jesus would do to someone injured on the premises due to the negligence of church staff or employees. Thus, you cannot sue them even if a staff member molested your child or the nursery volunteers harmed your infant child. I am sure you get the picture that this church is mostly about money and denying their obligations under Gods Word if anything happened to harm a member. Requiring all members to waive their legal rights is absurd and should be viewed with the suspicion it deserves. Its ungodly and wrong.They have a Family Life Center (FLC) separate from the main building. At each Sunday service the FLC has a rock type gospel band that blasts the music at literally rock concert level enough to injure your ears. This plainly caters to the high school and college age crowd who need to be blown away when they go to church. In the FLC, they truly are. Members have complained about this as not glorifying God in worship, but the church pastoral staff have ignored these complaints for years. This is nothing less than worldliness in the church in these Last Days.Look elsewhere for a solid gospel preaching church that preaches & teaches the whole counsel of God from His Word, even the tough parts.
Name: W***** C****
Date: 2017-03-25 03:54:58
Rating: 5
Comment: Wow this place is awesome. Everyone is very friendly and it seems to have something for everyone. Every age, color and nationality.
Name: G* K****
Date: 2016-12-11 02:51:23
Rating: 5
Comment: True friendly...
Name: �***
Date: 2016-12-03 21:39:12
Rating: 5
Comment: Nice people.
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Name: A***** S***********
Date: 2016-11-01 03:18:54
Rating: 5
Comment: This is a place where friends truly can become family. I know ours is extremely fortunate to have given WestSide a chance and to have been adopted in to the wonderful community of true Christians moving as the hands and feet of Christ.
Name: T**** A******
Date: 2015-11-30 22:34:17
Rating: 5
Comment: This is a church with many excellent qualities. Pastor Chauncey and his wife, Sara are warm and loving. So are all the people, from the parking lot to the lobby and in the hall ways. Main worship and LIFE GROUPS are at 930 and 1100 am on Sundays. There is also a 930 am contemporary worship in the Family Life Center. Although a larger church, you will receive a warm greeting before you are in the door. Once in the front lobby of the main building, head over to the welcome desk where you can ask for direction to a LIFE GROUP, fit for you, where you will be able to have a meaningful time with others studying various lessons from the bible with application to your particular season of life. Might I suggest seeking a LIFEGROUP hour fit for you and attend worship the other hour. Orientation 101 is held on the first Sunday of the month. Register to attend one of these so you may have a clearer understanding of what Westsides mission is, learn of her history, get to know various leaders in the church, and how you can seek to understand Christs love for YOU. Westside offers many fellowship opportunities to get to know other wonderful people in the church - Wednesday fellowship dinner, Wednesday adult bible study, Wednesday Youth collective service, Sunday and Wednesday evening childrens choir and missions groups. There are special ministry groups for singles, college-aged, men, women and seniors. Westside offers various opportunities throughout the year to grow, to serve, to love others, to just do LIFE.
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