Fresno Westside Seventh-Day Adventist Church, under the stellar leadership of Senior Pastor Alonzo S. Wagner, III, and Associate Pastor Neil Thomas, is prayerfully seeking ways to bring the gospel of Jesus Christ to the lost and to reclaim absentee church members. Under the 2023 Spiritual Reboot Initiative, we are laboring for exponential advancement in the following areas: Community, Communication, Youth and Young Adult Ministry, and Evangelism and Reclamation. Through the leading of the Holy Spirit, Fresno Westside is expecting to become a refuge for the souls that our Father intends for us to shepherd into His soon-coming kingdom. Hallelujah!
Community
“And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.” (1 Corinthians 13:3, NKJV)
Located in the heart of West Fresno, we are passionate about reaching out to the community with the gospel of Jesus Christ and taking care of the needs of others. We host a Prayer Breakfast monthly and every third Wednesday we distribute food to the poor.
Communication
Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one. (Colossians 4:6, NKJV)
Through the area of Communication, we seek to foster an excellent, effective, and unified approach to communicating with church members and the community. Our ultimate goal is to use this area of gifting to relay the message of God’s love and earnest invitation to all who will come.
Youth & Young Adult Ministry
But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 19:14, NKJV)
Through this ministry, Fresno Westside will nourish and prepare our youth and young adults of today to become tomorrow’s leaders. Through a variety of opportunities, as a church, we will equip our youth & young adults to flourish spiritually, invest in their potential, and encourage them to experience God in a new way.
Evangelism & Reclamation
“I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.” (Luke 5:32, NKJV)
The great commission is to spread the gospel to all nations. Without evangelism and reclamation, the work of Christ is incomplete. Like our great Shepherd, we too must be willing to leave the 99 in search of the one lost sheep. Moreover, this year we are also focusing on reclaiming absentee members and reintegrating them into the body of Christ for the glory of God. The work of evangelism and reclamation is not only for a select few but for everyone. Collectively, we can make an eternal world of difference in reaching souls for the kingdom of God.