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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.
Wilshire will not add pastoral residents in 2022
Wilshire will not add pastoral residents in 2022 In light of Wilshire’s senior pastor transition, the church will not call a new class of pastoral residents this year. This decision, made by staff in consultation with the Pathways to Ministry Committee, means...
Masks optional for all
Masks optional for all In consultation with the COVID-19 Advisory Task Force, Wilshire is expanding its “mask-optional” policy to include all ages, regardless of vaccination status. Not long ago we declared masks to be optional for vaccinated people, while...
Preparing for Worship
Preparing for Worship - Doug Haney, associate pastor. Today is the first Sunday of the season of Lent. Beginning with Ash Wednesday, there are 40 days in Lent and six Sundays for a total of 46 days that lead us to Easter Sunday. In the small Baptist church in...
I Am Wilshire: Lindsay Bruehl
I Am Wilshire - Lindsay Bruehl. Hometown: Norman, Oklahoma Education: Bachelor’s in finance, Oklahoma State University; in final semester at Perkins School of Theology at SMU working towards Master of Divinity Profession: Bookkeeper, Perkins Baptist House of...
Preparing for Worship
Preparing for Worship - John Kelly, pastoral resident. Between ice storms, I fit in a visit to California. Though I spent the majority of last week in Bakersfield for a wedding, I was also able to sneak down to Pasadena for a symposium hosted by my alma mater,...
I Am Wilshire: Afton Crissey
I Am Wilshire - Afton Crissey. Hometown: Sulphur Springs, Texas Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing Profession: Stay-at-home parent Present city: Dallas Tell us about your family. My husband, Alden, and I met on a dating app at 29 and got married a year later....