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News & Updates
Watch this space for the latest Wilshire news. Check the Events section for information on upcoming events. You can also subscribe to our two weekly emails; Tapestry News, sent Fridays, includes news and a worship preview, while the Monday Recap has links to videos and blog posts from the prior week.
Current News
This page is generally updated on Fridays. ========== Team serving in MacedoniaBe in prayer for a Wilshire team traveling to Macedonia to learn and serve from May 7 to 16. Wilshire is joining with Second Baptist Church of Little Rock, Arkansas, for the trip. Our...
Prayer Notes
Wilshire Prayer Notes — May 11 Hospital/Rehab/HospiceDwight, Shirley, John OthersLillie, Jan, Linda, Cathy, Ethan, Neil, Emma, Marilyn, Michelle, Marc, Brenda, Aubrey, Ivan, R.G., Melissa, Donna, Kelly, Jeri, Martha, Patti, Katherine, Sue, Beverley, Bobby, Maria,...
Preparing for Worship: May 11, 2025
By Heather Mustain In every faith community, there are moments when life becomes overwhelming — when grief, illness, loss or loneliness casts long shadows. It is in these sacred spaces of pain and vulnerability that Stephen Ministry offers something deeply healing: a...
I Am Wilshire: Lavonda Mann
Hometown: Pulaski, Tennessee Present City: Harlingen/Dallas Education: A.S., Samford; B.A., UT–Brownsville; Clinical Pastoral Education Residency, Valley Baptist Health System; Master of Divinity, Logsdon Seminary. Profession: CEO of Human Development/Spiritual...
Preparing for Worship: May 4, 2025
By Scott Spreier “I am going fishing!” Don’t you just love Peter? The disciples are still together in a post-resurrection tither, and Peter, the impetuous one, announces he’s going fishing. What better way to deal with what had just happened? I can relate. As a child,...
I Am Wilshire: John Skinner
Hometown: Dallas Present City: Dallas Education: Bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Dallas Profession: Sales management Tell us about your family. My wife Mary and I just celebrated our 18th anniversary this April. We have two children; Emily is 7,...