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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...
Preparing for Worship: May 18, 2025
By Kelly Akins This morning, we gather to worship together and to honor our graduates. At Wilshire, we have some longstanding traditions, and one of those is that our Youth Choir sings Allen Pote’s setting of Psalm 139. This song teaches us that God knew us before we...
I Am Wilshire: Christina Evans
Hometown: Garland Present City: Murphy Education: Bachelor’s degree in early childhood and elementary education with a minor in special education Profession: Full-time parent Tell us about your family. My husband, Mark, and I have been married for 12 years. We met in...
Prayer Notes
Wilshire Prayer Notes — May 16 Hospital/Rehab/HospiceRuth, Shirley, John OthersDwight, Lillie, Jan, Linda, Cathy, Ethan, Neil, Emma, Marilyn, Michelle, Marc, Brenda, Aubrey, Ivan, R.G., Melissa, Donna, Kelly, Jeri, Martha, Patti, Katherine, Sue, Beverley, Bobby,...
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...