Here at Westside, we practice our UU faith in a variety of ways. For most of our history as a church, Westside has given 100% of our loose plate money to charities and other local organizations that share our values. We are a people of generosity, with love at the center, and this giving is an important part of our identity.

Beginning this church year, we are making a slight change to our loose plate offering. The Westside Board has decided that the loose plate offering for the first Sunday of every month will go toward building maintenance projects here at Westside. The plate offerings for all other Sundays will continue to go toward local organizations and charities suggested by our Social Justice counsel.

Our beloved building is always in need of maintenance and repair. Sometimes these projects are small, and sometimes they are very serious. We have not been able to properly budget for these projects in the past few years, and we do not want to draw on our reserves every time a building issue pops up. This past month, we utilized the Infrastructure Fund to bring the double doors in our sanctuary leading to the garden up to date since their original installation, which was quite some time ago!

Give online through the church’s giving page or by using the Vanco Mobile App. Select the “Service Project” fund. You can also mail a check to the church (901 Page; Fort Worth, TX; 76110). Thank you for your contribution!