Our Story
Woodside was founded in 1955 as Big Beaver Baptist Church in Troy, Michigan. In 2005, Pastor Doug Schmidt (Woodside’s Senior Pastor from 1991 – 2019) prayerfully led us to merge with a struggling church in Warren, forming our second campus. Since then, our Woodside family has continued to grow through additional mergers and church plants throughout Southeast Michigan. Today, we are one family across 13 communities.
Why We Plant
At Woodside, we believe that people everywhere desperately need Jesus. To live that out, we are dedicated to:
- Caring for our existing campuses.
- Planting new campuses as beacons of the Gospel.
As we pray over the future of Woodside, we believe God is calling us to bring the Good News to the educational, political, and economic hubs of our state. The ideas and convictions formed in these places will one day shape our state, our country, and our world.
How We'll Get There
1. Pray & Plan
2. Build Relationships
3. Identify Campus Pastors
4. Launch
Current Projects
College Towns
At Woodside, we’re dedicated to impacting the next generation of leaders with the hope of Jesus. As a result of prayerful consideration, we believe God is calling our church family to spread the Gospel in Ann Arbor and East Lansing.
Chesterfield
Permanent Home
For more than eight years, Woodside Chesterfield has loved their community from a rented space. God is moving in Chesterfield, and we’re searching for a permanent home that will allow the Chesterfield campus to thrive for years to come.
