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This page is usually updated Fridays. Winds present American Voices June 28Wilshire Winds will present a concert on Sunday, June 28, at 6:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary. American Voices is the theme for the program, which will explore the foundational promise of America...
Prayer Notes
Wilshire Prayer Notes — June 26, 2026 Hospital/Rehab/HospiceShirley, Larry OthersRonnie, Val, Kent, Haidynn, Julian, Edith, Jan, Donna, Neil, John, Brenda, Ella, Owen, Emily Friends and Family Concerns• Patricia, mother of Vic, broken hip• Carolyn, cancer• Sarah,...
Preparing for Worship: June 28, 2026
By Abbey Adcox Sometimes a gesture is so subtle it slips by unnoticed. Handing someone a cup of cold water. No ceremony, no fanfare. Only water and the gentle seeing of someone’s thirst. Jesus points to this moment as the heart of the gospel. A simple act of welcome...
I Am Wilshire 75th Anniversary Special: Shannon Holley Nadalini
What brought you to Wilshire and when? I was born into the Wilshire family in 1971, and the church helped shape my earliest understanding of faith and community. My sister, Megan Wilson, and I were baptized on the same day by Bruce McIver. In 1992, Jimmy and I married...
I Am Wilshire 75th Anniversary Special: Max Post
What brought you to Wilshire and when? Lunch. I moved to Dallas in September 1959 to work for Texas Instruments after finishing graduate school at the University of Oklahoma. I joined the large Baptist church downtown. At lunch someone asked, “Why aren’t you going to...
Preparing for Worship: June 21, 2026
By Kelly Akins Today we celebrate Father’s Day. I am fortunate to have a loving relationship with my Daddy. He set a wonderful example of living a good life, not an easy life, as George and Timothy say during family dedications. When I was growing up, he was the...