Hometown: born in Houston, reared in Oklahoma City;
Education: Baylor University, B.A., journalism; Southern Seminary, Louisville, M.Div.
Profession: Retired journalist
Present city: Garland
Tell us about your family.
Kay, my wife of 54 years, is also a retired journalist. We met while working on the Baylor Lariat. Our children are Dr. Catharine Welch, married to Casey, and Matthew Moore, married to Marcie. Our grandchildren (three boys, one girl) are 9 to 17 years old.
How about your work or volunteer life?
As a journalist specializing in religion, I’ve written about almost every religious group. My work has been printed by more than 100 secular and religious publications. In retirement Kay and I became interested in historic preservation. In 2016, I participated in the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Diversity Scholars Program. We now devote much energy and resources to spotlighting and empowering under-represented and under-recognized people groups in Garland and beyond.
What are your favorite hobbies?
Raising chickens, reading the New York Times, walking 3.5 miles daily, genealogy, watching and talking football with my grandsons.
What are your favorite places to travel?
I have traveled in 54 countries and 49 U.S. states. Wherever I am is my “favorite” place, except Moscow in the winter, Cote d’Ivoire in summer, and Mexico City during an earthquake.
What brought you to Wilshire and when?
During COVID we watched Wilshire and Houston’s South Main (our “heart church”) online. The similarity of the churches impressed us. When we visited Wilshire, we felt at home and joined in April 2022.
Where are you engaged in Wilshire?
Compass Class, Christian Advocacy Committee, Fellowship of the Ordained
What has surprised you most about Wilshire?
How exquisitely well done every aspect of the church is.
What is God doing in your life right now?
Teaching me to slow down, breathe and listen.
Tell us about your faith journey.
Reared Southern Baptist and baptized at 9, early on God led me to see that God has friends beyond my own denomination. My ecumenical spirit flourished during college and later. I have been blessed to meet and experience up close and personal religious leaders and people of various affiliations. I marvel that God’s creation is so diverse. Having lived in seven cities, Kay and I have experienced some remarkable churches and people.
What’s something interesting most people wouldn’t know about you?
I am a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation.
What adjectives best describe you?
Seeing the big picture, independent, creative thinker.
*If you are interested in being featured in an upcoming I Am Wilshire feature, contact Carolyn Murray(cmurray@wilshirebc.org)
Hometown: born in Houston, reared in Oklahoma City;
Education: Baylor University, B.A., journalism; Southern Seminary, Louisville, M.Div.
Profession: Retired journalist
Present city: Garland
Tell us about your family.
Kay, my wife of 54 years, is also a retired journalist. We met while working on the Baylor Lariat. Our children are Dr. Catharine Welch, married to Casey, and Matthew Moore, married to Marcie. Our grandchildren (three boys, one girl) are 9 to 17 years old.
How about your work or volunteer life?
As a journalist specializing in religion, I’ve written about almost every religious group. My work has been printed by more than 100 secular and religious publications. In retirement Kay and I became interested in historic preservation. In 2016, I participated in the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Diversity Scholars Program. We now devote much energy and resources to spotlighting and empowering under-represented and under-recognized people groups in Garland and beyond.
What are your favorite hobbies?
Raising chickens, reading the New York Times, walking 3.5 miles daily, genealogy, watching and talking football with my grandsons.
What are your favorite places to travel?
I have traveled in 54 countries and 49 U.S. states. Wherever I am is my “favorite” place, except Moscow in the winter, Cote d’Ivoire in summer, and Mexico City during an earthquake.
What brought you to Wilshire and when?
During COVID we watched Wilshire and Houston’s South Main (our “heart church”) online. The similarity of the churches impressed us. When we visited Wilshire, we felt at home and joined in April 2022.
Where are you engaged in Wilshire?
Compass Class, Christian Advocacy Committee, Fellowship of the Ordained
What has surprised you most about Wilshire?
How exquisitely well done every aspect of the church is.
What is God doing in your life right now?
Teaching me to slow down, breathe and listen.
Tell us about your faith journey.
Reared Southern Baptist and baptized at 9, early on God led me to see that God has friends beyond my own denomination. My ecumenical spirit flourished during college and later. I have been blessed to meet and experience up close and personal religious leaders and people of various affiliations. I marvel that God’s creation is so diverse. Having lived in seven cities, Kay and I have experienced some remarkable churches and people.
What’s something interesting most people wouldn’t know about you?
I am a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation.
What adjectives best describe you?
Seeing the big picture, independent, creative thinker.
*If you are interested in being featured in an upcoming I Am Wilshire feature, contact Carolyn Murray(cmurray@wilshirebc.org)
Tell us about your family.
Kay, my wife of 54 years, is also a retired journalist. We met while working on the Baylor Lariat. Our children are Dr. Catharine Welch, married to Casey, and Matthew Moore, married to Marcie. Our grandchildren (three boys, one girl) are 9 to 17 years old.
How about your work or volunteer life?
As a journalist specializing in religion, I’ve written about almost every religious group. My work has been printed by more than 100 secular and religious publications. In retirement Kay and I became interested in historic preservation. In 2016, I participated in the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Diversity Scholars Program. We now devote much energy and resources to spotlighting and empowering under-represented and under-recognized people groups in Garland and beyond.
What are your favorite hobbies?
Raising chickens, reading the New York Times, walking 3.5 miles daily, genealogy, watching and talking football with my grandsons.
What are your favorite places to travel?
I have traveled in 54 countries and 49 U.S. states. Wherever I am is my “favorite” place, except Moscow in the winter, Cote d’Ivoire in summer, and Mexico City during an earthquake.
What brought you to Wilshire and when?
During COVID we watched Wilshire and Houston’s South Main (our “heart church”) online. The similarity of the churches impressed us. When we visited Wilshire, we felt at home and joined in April 2022.
Where are you engaged in Wilshire?
Compass Class, Christian Advocacy Committee, Fellowship of the Ordained
What has surprised you most about Wilshire?
How exquisitely well done every aspect of the church is.
What is God doing in your life right now?
Teaching me to slow down, breathe and listen.
Tell us about your faith journey.
Reared Southern Baptist and baptized at 9, early on God led me to see that God has friends beyond my own denomination. My ecumenical spirit flourished during college and later. I have been blessed to meet and experience up close and personal religious leaders and people of various affiliations. I marvel that God’s creation is so diverse. Having lived in seven cities, Kay and I have experienced some remarkable churches and people.
What’s something interesting most people wouldn’t know about you?
I am a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation.
What adjectives best describe you?
Seeing the big picture, independent, creative thinker.
*If you are interested in being featured in an upcoming I Am Wilshire feature, contact Carolyn Murray(cmurray@wilshirebc.org)