Woodland members are involved in the lives of Alzheimer’s patients through the Arden Courts Ministry. Woodland provides a devotional service every Wednesday afternoon.

The Baptist University of the Americas, which Woodland supports with student scholarships, work crews and leadership. Located in San Antonio, the school focuses on equipping men and women for bicultural ministry with emphasis on Latino culture.

In early January each year, Woodland Baptist Church hosts Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University. This is a life-changing class that teaches couples and singles how to handle money in such a way that financial peace can be found. Please click here for more information.

The Guadalupe Street Coffee House is a community development project located in the heart of San Antonio’s West Side. Partnering with Baptist Child and Family Services, the coffee shop provides (along with some terrific coffee!) educational support opportunities for students from Lanier High School, that are aimed at increasing school retention enhancing likelihood of graduation.

Every two years, Woodland partners with Covenant Baptist Church to build a Habitat for Humanity home with a family in need. Through a combination of budget and designated offerings, Woodland donates the cost of a house and provides over 100 volunteers for 8 consecutive Saturdays. Our next build is scheduled for fall 2010.

The Kids Hope USA program is a ministry to children and families in our neighborhood at Larkspur Elementary School. By providing mentors for one hour a week, Woodland builds caring and loving relationships to help meet the emotional, social and academic needs of at-risk children.

Palmer Drug Abuse Services, a fellowship of young people, adults and parents who share their experiences to help themselves and others recover from addictions. For testimonies of WBC families who have been touched by PDAP, please click here.

The San Antonio Rescue Mission, which serves homeless men in the downtown area of San Antonio by providing emergency shelter, a warm meal, Bible study and other resources.

Volunteers with the Woodland Sewing Ministry sew items for people in need. This ministry provides personalized items for identified needs in the community and beyond, from at-risk youth in Moldova to our men and women in the military. Whether you like to sew or knit, or only know how to iron or use a pair of scissors, the group makes a variety of items to share with people who need care and comfort.

Woodland Global Women seek to engage women of all ages in a focused missional effort addressing the perspectives and needs of women. By creating global friendships among women for shared learning and service, WGW actively works to discover ways to meet the needs of the profoundly unreached women of the world, share missional experiences in different contexts and to pray together for these needs and Woodland’s response to them. Working with a variety of ministry groups such as Med Missions, Woodland Global Women have extended the missional reach of the church exponentially.