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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.
Preparing for Worship
Preparing for Worship - George Mason, senior pastor. “I was glad when they said unto me, ‘Let us go into the house of the LORD!’ ” Psalm 122 is what is called “A Song of Ascents.” Jerusalem is a city on a high hill, and the Temple was on the top of the top of it....
Friday Friends Receives Grant
Friday Friends Receives Grant. For the third year in a row, Friday Friends has been awarded a $2,500 grant from the AWARE Foundation. The funds will be used to purchase consumable supplies and bring in professional programs such as music and movement therapy. Friday...
Preparing for Worship
Preparing for Worship - LeAnn Hampton, Wilshire member Can you imagine it? Friends are gathered together sharing experiences of their lives, telling their stories. Each person starts with a phrase that describes when the event occurred — “in the year of the big storm”...
Reflections on 15 Months of Online Worship
Reflections of 15 Months of Online Worship - Doug Haney, associate pastor When my alarm rings at 6 a.m. on Sunday, June 6, it will be the first time I’ve set an alarm on a Sunday morning since March 8, 2020. Almost every Friday morning for 15 months I have put on my...
David Hammons Kept Us Worshiping
David Hammons kept us worshiping during the pandemic Long before COVID hit, David Hammons was Wilshire’s main videographer, recording worship and managing the livestream of the 11 a.m. service. His role became even more vital — and he got a lot busier — when the...
Preparing for Worship
Preparing for Worship - Jeff Brummel, associate minister of music/organist Sunday, May 23, is the celebration of something new — something so extraordinary yet so pivotal to the life of the church. It’s Pentecost Sunday! The day that the breath of God, through the...