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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 usually updated Fridays. ========== Wednesdays on summer breakWednesday evening Koinonia Café and all faith formation programs are on break for the summer. Sanctuary Choir rehearsals continue at 7 p.m. in Choral Hall. Twice-monthly Lunch & Learn is...

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ECLC closes out year and era

Wilshire’s Early Childhood Learning Center held a program on Thursday, May 15, to celebrate the end of the school year. The event took on added significance as it also marked the closure of ECLC after decades of operation. The church announced last fall that ECLC...

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Preparing for Worship: May 25, 2025

By Jeff Brummel It was the German reformer Martin Luther who said, “Let me write the hymns.” In addition to being the main figure of the Lutheran Reformation in the 16th century, Luther was also a musician who wrote dozens of hymns. He knew how the power of music —...

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I Am Wilshire: Margaret Davis

Hometown: El Paso Present City: Carrollton Education: Baylor University Profession: Educator Tell us about your family. I have four adult sons who attended Wilshire from cradle roll through college. I also have three daughters-in-law, four granddaughters and two...

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Macedonia Trip Report

By Heather Mustain Earlier this month, six of us from Wilshire traveled to Skopje, Macedonia, to see and learn more from Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Field Personnel Jeff and Alicia Lee. We were joined on the trip by members of Second Baptist Church in Little Rock,...

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Prayer Notes

Wilshire Prayer Notes — May 23 Hospital/Rehab/HospiceBob, Shirley, John OthersMartha, Ruth, Neil, Dwight, Lillie, Jan, Linda, Cathy, Ethan, Emma, Michelle, Marc, Brenda, R.G., Melissa, Donna, Jeri, Sue, Beverley, Bobby, Maria, Kathy, Ella, Owen, Emily Friends and...

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