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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.
I Am Wilshire: Micki Lacker
Hometown: Riverton, Wyoming Present City: Dallas Education: M.S. Nursing Profession: Cardiac Nurse Practitioner (Retired) Tell us about your family. My husband and I have one daughter, Katie Peck, who lives in Lakewood with her husband, Sam, and sons Miller, 9, and...
2024 budget surplus is $501,329
Thanks to strong year-end giving, Wilshire ended 2024 with a financial surplus of $501,329 — believed to be our largest surplus ever. Our budget for 2024 was $3,925,000, and revenue through Dec. 31 totaled $4,087,665. Meanwhile, expenses for the year came in under...
Preparing for Worship: Jan. 12, 2025
By Kelly Akins Today we are celebrating Epiphany at Wilshire. My husband, Allan, and I are members of the Epiphany Sunday School class, a safe space at Wilshire to wrestle with questions, have differing opinions and still show love and respect for others. What does it...
Preparing for Worship: Jan. 5, 2025
By Heather Mustain Another year has come and gone and it’s hard to believe that this is the first Sunday of a brand new year. For some of us, a new year brings excitement and renewed commitment to old or new intentions. For others of us, we grieve that time seems to...
I Am Wilshire: Martha Hinojosa-Nadler
Hometown: Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico Present City: Dallas Education: Texas Tech University Profession: Retired Tell us about your family. I was born in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico, and immigrated to the U.S. at age 7 when my father became pastor of a...
Wilshire joins racial reconciliation effort
Wilshire has been selected to participate in In Deed and Truth: Interrogating the Legacies of the White Church in America (IDAT), a program aimed at fostering reconciliation and healing by examining the history of racism in Southern churches. Launched in 2023 by...