Official Church Website: http://www.westsidechurch.org.uk

West Side Church is an independent evangelical church in Wandsworth

Wandsworth

Wandsworth is a district of south London, England, in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is situated southwest of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.-Toponymy:...

, London. The church was first formed as Bramblebury Hall in 1899, shortly after which it was renamed Victoria Hall in 1902, following Queen Victoria's death. In 1971 its name was again changed to Victoria Hall Evangelical Church, before it took up its present name, West Side Church, in 1986. According to their website, West Side is a group of people, of varied ages and diverse backgrounds, who want to live out their faith in all that they do. They are about 60 church members, but involve many more through the ways they work within the local community in Wandsworth and further afield.

WestSide Football Club

The church has its own football club with men's, ladies and youth teams in the local leagues.

Community and Overseas Relationships

West Side Church supports charities and individuals involved in projects overseas, including:

- Europe

- Asia

- Africa

West Side is twinned with Oussouye Evangelical Church in Senegal

Senegal

Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...

, West Africa. They share news and ideas, and regularly visit each another to support and enrich their respective church lives.

Location

West Side Church is located on the corner of Melody Road and Wandsworth Common West Side, Wandsworth, London. Its members are drawn from the London Borough of Wandsworth, as well as from Merton

London Borough of Merton

The London Borough of Merton is a borough in southwest London, England.The borough was formed under the London Government Act in 1965 by the merger of the Municipal Borough of Mitcham, the Municipal Borough of Wimbledon and the Merton and Morden Urban District, all formerly within Surrey...

 and Sutton

London Borough of Sutton

The London Borough of Sutton is a London borough in South London, England and forms part of Outer London. It covers an area of and is the 80th largest local authority in England by population. It is one of the southernmost boroughs of London...

Leadership

West Side Church has a plural leadership, nominated and supported by the church members. Since 2005, the Leaders are:

Richard Brownnutt (2005-)

Tony Ellery (2003-)

Sheila Kilkenny (2005-)

Rosie Pike (2001-)

Affiliation

The church is a member of the Evangelical Alliance

Evangelical Alliance

The Evangelical Alliance is a London-based charitable organization founded in 1846. It has a claimed representation of over 1,000,000 evangelical Christians in the United Kingdom and is the oldest alliance of evangelical Christians in the world....

, a charitable organisation with a claimed representation of over 1,000,000 evangelical Christians in the United Kingdom.