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News & Updates
Watch this space for the latest Wilshire news, including items from our newsletter, the Tapestry. Check the Events section for information on upcoming events. You can 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
Choral scholar recital Choral Scholar Wayne Mkhize, a graduate student at SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts, will perform a voice recital in Wilshire’s McIver Chapel on Sunday, April 28, at 6 p.m. Advocacy project Stolen Lives: T-shirt making April 28All are invited...
Preparing for Worship
As you prepare for worship today, take a moment to reflect on what brings you here. Why do we gather for worship? What are our hopes as we open our hearts and minds for this sacred time together? Let’s explore the essence of worship. Corporate worship is a dedicated...
I Am Wilshire: Jim Walton
Hometown: Dallas; Present City: Dallas; Education: UNT, Biology; UNT, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine; Michigan, MBA. Profession: Physician (internist), health care executive; Tell us about your family. I’ve been married to Rhonda for 43 years. We raised four sons:...
New program offers rent and utility help
Wilshire has launched a new rental and utility assistance program that will help meet immediate needs in our community. The initiative will be funded by about $81,000 in Missions Plus funds drawn from surplus giving to Wilshire’s 2023 Unified Budget. The program was...
Prayer Notes
Wilshire Prayer Notes: April 20 - 26. Friends and Family Concerns: Tracy Yetter, stepdaughter of Janice Vergez, experimental cancer treatments (4/25) Caroline Benson, niece of Tanya Benson, neurological condition (4/16) Patricia Cole Saenz, sister-in-law of Joyce...
Preparing for Worship
Greg Garrett’s sermon has lingered in my mind and soul all week. As a parent, I’m never really certain what, if anything, my child sitting next to me is absorbing. In Greg’s closing, he reminded us that we don’t have to be so afraid. Without missing a beat, my Jimmie...