Missions

As a Christian football club, Westside FC also undertakes overseas Missions and gives support to those who love football but are not as lucky as us to have ready access to equipment, good pitches and the love of God.

Senegal and Sierra Leone

In August 2004, Westside FC took a squad of 23 players and support staff to Senegal in West Africa.
The trip was arranged in conjunction with WEC International and the purpose was to run coaching clinics for local youngsters, play matches against local sides and to work with local Churches to show how football can be used to spread the Gospel.

It was supported by Surrey County FA who donated equipment, that was gifted at the end of the mission to the local Churches and football clubs so that they could continue to run these activities.
We are currently planning to return again in August 2007 and are starting our fundraising for this trip – 2004 cost £28,000!

In addition to our work in Senegal, we have established a link with two clubs – FC Lamin and FC Tonny – in Sierra Leone.
In January 2006, the players of Westside FC donated unwanted football kit and equipment which was taken out to Sierre Leone and given away to needy kids and the two football teams.

We now have in place a continuous collection of unwanted football kit which we will send or take to both Senegal and Sierra Leone.

Romania

Since 1998 Westside FC, through a number of the local Churches (that some of the players attend) have had a connection with Fundatia Integro.
Fundatia Integro is a Christian group based near the Carpathian Mountains in the heart of Transylvania.

Many of our players have been to the country on a regular basis to work in summer camps for needy children, and to work with the organisation in the local area, gypsy villages and with the disadvantage families on the region.

The camps give the children a chance to get away from their daily life's and and to have an opportunity to learn new skills, made to feel special and have a short holiday of a lifetime that they would only have dreamt of.
A wide range of activities are run for the children, ranging from, arts and craft, drama, music, English lessons, adventure trails up in the mountains and multiple sports including Football coaching sessions.

Three members of the club are heavily involved in this project. If you would like to know more about the work in Romania, please contact Alex.

UK

As a number of the Management team and players are qualified coaches (FA or Uefa) we are able to run coaching clinics here in the UK or to provide a football day at other organisations camps etc.

If you wish to know any more about our Mission work or would like to help with our fundraising, please contact Graham Holder, our Director of Football.