WAfterschool Program Whiteford School of the Arts

Ministry Mission Statement
We are to honor God by leading people to become fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ; to discover their purpose; help them develop Christ-like maturity; equip them for their ministry in the church and their life mission in the world.

Our nursery provides a warm, nurturing and well-supervised program for children under three. Workers are trained and are screened through S.L.E.D.

If you would like to get to know the men around Whiteford, one of the best ways is to join our "Band of Brothers". We have outings and retreats and you will be encouraged and enriched by our special studies and guest speakers.

Women of Worship(WOW) dedicate ourselfs to developing a relationship with our savior JESUS CHRIST, each other and our community. We meet the 2nd Sunday of each month at Whiteford Church, and invite all ladies 18 years or older to attend. Our ministry is not just a devotional but a group of women that understand , care, laugh and cry with each other. Come make new friends with women of all backgrounds and live, love ,and laugh with us through Christ. You may obtain more info by emailing Shellie Twork at wowmembers@msn.com or contacting Whiteford Church.

The purpose of Whiteford Church’s “Celebrate Recovery” is to fellowship and celebrates God’s healing power in our lives through the 8 Recovery Principles. The experience allows us to “be changed.” We open the door by sharing our experiences, strengths and hopes with one another. In addition, we become willing to accept God’s grace in solving our lives’ problems. By working and applying these Biblical principles, we begin to grow spiritually. We become free from our addictive, compulsive, and dysfunctional behaviors. This freedom creates peace, serenity, joy, and most importantly, a stronger personal relationship with God and others. As we progress through the program we discover our personal, loving and forgiving Higher Power – Jesus Christ.

It would be wonderful if we all had self-control. But, trying to find it within ourselves can become as much of an obsession as our primary addiction. The more we try to get a hold on it, the more elusive it seems. We have failed miserably trying to control our hurts, habits, and hang-ups by ourselves. It’s only through faith in Christ, that we can begin the process of recovery. In 2 Peter 1:2-9, we find that “self-control” is actually one step in the middle of a progression of steps that paint a picture of recovery.

Grace and peace to you many times over as you deepen in your experience with God and Jesus, our Master. Everything that goes into a life of pleasing God has been miraculously given to us by getting to know, personally and intimately, the One who invited us to God. The best invitation we ever received! We were also given absolutely terrific promises to pass on to you--your tickets to participation in the life of God after you turned your back on a world corrupted by lust.

So don't lose a minute in building on what you've been given, complementing your basic faith with good character, spiritual understanding, alert discipline, passionate patience, reverent wonder, warm friendliness, and generous love, each dimension fitting into and developing the others. With these qualities active and growing in your lives, no grass will grow under your feet, no day will pass without its reward as you mature in your experience of our Master Jesus. Without these qualities you can't see what's right before you, oblivious that your old sinful life has been wiped off the books.

Codependency: In its broadest sense, codependency can be defined as an addiction to people, behaviors, or things. It is the fallacy of trying to control interior feeling by controlling people, things, and events on the outside. Control is central to every aspect of life. The codependent may be addicted to another person. Additionally, they tend to draw to themselves not just another person, but also chemicals (alcohol or drugs, primarily) or things – money, food, sexuality, work. They struggle relentlessly to fill the great emotional vacuum within themselves.

ACA: Adult children of the chemically addicted come to feel isolated, uneasy with other people. They become “people pleasers” to protect themselves. They either become chemically addicted or marry them or both. They live life from the standpoint of a victim. They can become “co-victims” with the addict without necessarily ever using drugs or alcohol. They have learned to keep feelings down, thus, they confuse love with pity, tending to love those they could rescue. They become addicted to excitement in all their affairs, preferring constant upset to workable relationships.

Other Recovery Areas: Chemical and Alcohol Dependency; Guilt and Shame; Financial Recovery.

People suffering from addiction and bad behaviors are actually suffering from a lack of knowledge. They need a new way of life. New habits. Learning the wisdom of others who have been where they are. They need a new past. A new past to base new HOPE on. A new past starting today, one day at a time.

God's plan for healing life's hurts. Contact Lisa for information at 359-2229 or

We support many local and international ministries such as The Tabernacle Childrens Home, L.I.C.S., Hanna House and missionarys around the world.

Jesus said, "Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you

do them"
John 13:17 (NIV)