Mission Partnerships & Initiatives

BCWC Initiatives

  • BCWC Food Ministry

    Each week, BCWC provides a weekly free Saturday breakfast and Sunday brunch for those in need. We also partner with the West Chester Food Cupboard to provide shelf stable food and hygiene products through our Blessing Box.

  • Clothes Closet

    Free new and gently used clothes and hygiene items are collected and available for anyone who needs them.

  • Housing Project

    BCWC is currently working with Friends Association to convert part of our church building (the second floor of the “church house”) into an affordable apartment for a family in need of housing.

Local Partnerships

  • American Baptist Churches of PA & DE (ABCOPAD)

    We all have a common mission: to reach people for the Kingdom of God, and build reproducing disciples who, in turn, will bring others into God's Kingdom. To do that, congregations need to be strong and vital, equipped to carry out this life-saving and life-changing mission. As a regional family, we want to partner with local congregations to help them grow and mature, and to be effective in mission.

  • Act in Faith of Greater West Chester

    ACT in Faith provides services that address issues that present as barrier to self-sustainability and household stability.

  • Bridge of Hope Chester County

    We serve families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in the Chester County area. Families that we partner with benefit from a network of Christian faith volunteers, rental assistance, and intensive case management as they work to achieve long term stability.

  • Friends Association

    At Friends Association, we believe in a holistic approach to supporting families facing homelessness. We address the challenges of housing equity while providing programs and services that support our neighbors on their journeys toward stable, permanent housing.

  • The Melton Center

    The primary mission of the historic Charles A. Melton Arts and Education Center is to provide civic, arts, recreation, and education (CARE) programs and services to underserved individuals and families in the West Chester area.

  • West Chester Food Cupboard

    The West Chester Food Cupboard commits to provide a variety of healthy food items to people in need in our community.

    …because no one should go hungry!

National and International Partnerships

  • American Baptist Churches USA

    American Baptist Churches are missional congregations that nurture devoted disciples of Jesus Christ who live their lives in mission and ministry for the healing of the world through the love of God.

  • American Baptist Home Mission Societies

    For 200 years, American Baptist Home Mission Societies has answered God’s call to meet the needs of those living on the margins. We develop programs, publications and resources that encourage, equip and strengthen Christian leaders to make a positive impact in people’s lives. We promote the Christian faith across the United States and Puerto Rico by cultivating Christ-centered leaders and disciples who heal and transform communities in partnership with American Baptists and others.

  • International Ministries

    International Ministries, also known as the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society, works cross-culturally to invite people to become disciples of Jesus Christ and to proclaim, through both word and deed, God’s reign of justice, peace and abundant life for all creation.

  • Alliance of Baptists

    We are a faith community knit together by our love for one another and God, combining progressive inquiry, contemplative prayer, and prophetic action to bring about justice and healing in a changing world.

  • Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists


    As the only organization solely devoted to building the Welcoming and Affirming movement within the Baptist traditions, AWAB has a unique call to be The National Voice for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Allied Baptists in the US.

  • UNTO

    At Unto we help you express the kindness of Jesus to people living in the toughest places on earth by relieving suffering, restoring dignity, and revealing hope.