Bob Westcott joined Woodland Park Baptist Church in 1982 and has been a part of the General Council of Elders since its inception serving as an Elder at Large. He and his wife, Charity, came to Chattanooga to minister to youth and taught school for the first few years to support their ministry, using a converted barn as their headquarters for teaching students Bible and other related classes. Bob has a long history of ministry including mission consulting, evangelism, preaching/teaching, counseling, curriculum development, and teacher and lay leadership training. He and Charity have 5 children and 7 grandchildren.