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Wilshire ends 2025 with $369K surplus
Thanks to strong year-end giving, Wilshire ended 2025 with a financial surplus of $369,507. Our budget for 2025 was $3,955,000, and revenue through Dec. 31 totaled $4,052,293. Expenses for the year came in under budget at $3,682,786. As of Nov. 30, 2025, Wilshire...
Preparing for Worship: Jan. 18, 2026
By Jordann McMahan Have you ever heard the Parable of the Choir? It is attributed to Celeste Bembry and goes like this: “A choir can sing a beautiful note impossibly long because singers can individually drop out to breathe as necessary and the note goes on. Social...
Preparing for Worship: Jan. 11, 2026
By Amanda Hines This time of year is marked by New Year’s resolutions that vary from things like living more healthy lifestyles through exercise and nutrition to reading more books and spending less time on screens or traveling more to experience new places. The...
Giving update: We made it!
Thank you for giving of yourselves to the life of this church over the past year. In 2025, our stewardship theme was “The Stewardship of Believing.” Across those three sermons, we reflected on biblical characters whose lives were transformed through faith —...
Preparing for Worship: Jan. 4, 2026
By Maggie Morey Did you catch it? The turning of the year and the changing of the seasons, I mean. Like many years, this changing of the calendar caught me off guard. In the midst of Advent preparations and holiday travels, 2026 snuck up on me. How did the changing of...
Gratitude for One Starry Night
By LeAnn Hampton Once again, Wilshire became the village of Bethlehem for the evening of Dec. 19. It takes a village to create a village, and Wilshire, what a village you were! Approximately 160 volunteers were involved with preparation, setup, cleanup and supporting...