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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.
Deep Roots
Wilshire and Darren DeMent celebrate 25 years of ministry, mentoring and music On Sunday, June 27, Wilshire will celebrate Associate Pastor Darren DeMent’s 25th anniversary on the church staff. Both worship services will include a time of recognition for Darren, and...
Wilshire Famous
Wilshire Famous: A reflection on Darren DeMent’s 25th anniversary by Milton Brasher-Cunningham I am of an age where a lot of the bands I grew up with are celebrating iconic anniversaries, as are some of my favorite albums, which is another way to say it was 54 years...
Preparing for Worship
Preparing for Worship - Darren DeMent, associate pastor. While we at Wilshire proudly promote that we have a traditional worship style, that doesn’t mean that we are rigidly locked into any one type of music. One of the things I appreciate about Wilshire’s approach...
New Zoom Class Launches July 4
New Zoom Class Launches July 4 - Love Your Neighbor. Love Your Neighbor is the name of a new Zoom-based Sunday School class launching July 4. The class is aimed primarily at long-distance Wilshire members, most of whom connected to the church during the pandemic. The...
Preparing for Worship
Preparing for Worship - Doug Haney, associate pastor. This Sunday morning’s opening hymn, “Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah” is a wonderful Welsh hymn with theologically rich lyrics set to a singable and distinctive melody. All three stanzas draw on the epic story of...
Welcome Back!
In-person Worship & Sunday School starts Sunday, June 6. Worship at 9 & 11 a.m. Sunday School at 10 a.m. 11 a.m. worship livestream This Sunday, June 6, we will offer Sunday morning activities in our building for the first time since March 8, 2020. Our plans...