Leading Westside Baptist Church to spread God’s message throughout the Lewisville, Texas area is where you will find Pastor Kenneth W. Blake.

Pastor Blake was called to preach the gospel in April 1983 at the age of 25 when he was a member of Starlight Missionary Baptist Church of Houston, Texas. Understanding the seriousness of that calling, Pastor Blake enrolled in Houston Bible Institute to further his biblical training. With a thirst for advanced theological studies, Pastor Blake and his wife Venita decided to move to the Dallas/Fort Worth area to attend one of the theological schools in the area.

Kenneth W. Blake was ordained at Westside Baptist Church in March of 1989 as the Pastor. He came with God-given goals and a Bible-based vision for the church. He strongly believes in the great commission and believes that the Church should do all that it can to accomplish that mission.

Pastor Blake feels that Westside should be rooted and grounded in God’s word; which means that church should be Bible-teaching, Bible-believing, and Bible-practicing. His philosophy of the church’s mission in today’s complex world is simple: Preach and Teach the word of God, Implement programs to teach children and youth the way of salvation and Make the word of God relevant to the hears.

Pastor Blake was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, the fourth of six children. His family later moved to Houston, Texas where he graduated from Kashmere High School in 1976. From there, he earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Electrical Engineering from Prairie View A. M. University’s School of Engineering. After graduating in 1980, he married his college sweetheart Venita Punch. In May of 1995, he earned his Master of Divinity from Southwestern Theological Seminary of Fort Worth, Texas. Pastor Blake plans to earn his doctorate degree in the near future.