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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: Dec. 7, 2025
By Kelly Akins Today is the Advent Sunday when we celebrate peace. What an elusive concept! All around us there are wars, conflict, ICE detentions and a host of other distractions. Our world is anything but peaceful. Yet in all this chaos, we are called to find and...
One Starry Night awaits
Grab the kids, gather the grandchildren — the whole family if you can! — and come to Wilshire on Friday, Dec. 19, for One Starry Night, an interactive Bethlehem experience with something for everyone. Your first stop will be the census table, where, just like Mary and...
End of year need: $1,123,684
This year, you will notice two figures on our Tree of Giving. One represents what we need to cover our estimated year-end expenses,* and the other reflects what we need to fully meet our budget. Last year some of you asked why both weren’t shown. We are displaying...
Debby Burton to retire
Debby Burton has announced her plans to retire after 28 years on the Wilshire staff. Her last day will be Dec. 31. For most of her time at Wilshire, Debby served as executive assistant to the senior pastor, working with George Mason for 24 years and then with Timothy...
Preparing for Worship: Nov. 30, 2025
By Georgia McKee Happy New Year! Well, sort of. Today marks the first day of the Christian year — the beginning of Advent. The liturgical calendar is the cycle that orients us to God. Year after year, we travel through sacred time, letting ancient stories speak...
Preparing for Worship: Nov. 23, 2025
By Heather Mustain One of the great mystics, Howard Thurman, once wrote, “How moving is the sheer wonder of being necessary to the life of another! The giving of a gentle word when you did not know that such a word was desperately needed; the sharing of so little at...