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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: July 7, 2024
By Timothy Peoples It was 14 years ago this week when a church much like Wilshire allowed me to preach as their pastoral intern. I was a junior in college, afraid as all get-out and not fully ready to preach at the 8:30 and 11 o’clock worship services. The only thing...
I Am Wilshire: Larry Harrington
Hometown: Plano Present City: Plano Education: Plano High School; B.S., Baylor University; Ph.D., chemistry, U.T.–Austin Profession: Research chemist Tell us about your family. I am an only child and never married. How about your work or volunteer life? I’ve done...
Preparing for Worship: June 30, 2024
By Abbey Adcox Each year on the Youth Choir mission tour, we are asked to experience the week through a specific lens. This year, Darren asked us to consider how we might learn, love and be courageous throughout the week. In our evening gatherings he read the...
I Am Wilshire: Haley Hampton
Hometown: Wichita Falls Present City: Wichita Falls Education: Brite Divinity School, MDiv, with a concentration in pastoral and community care Profession: VA Liaison for Visiting Angels of Wichita Falls Tell us about your work or volunteer life. I am an MDiv student...
Preparing for Worship: June 23, 2024
By Ava McClung As I enter adulthood, I find myself constantly unmaking and remaking my image of who I am and how I fit into the world. I’m living away from home for the first time. I’m meeting people with wildly different backgrounds from my own and opening my mind to...
I Am Wilshire: David Giles
Hometown: Ypsilanti, Jackson and Lansing, Michigan Present City: Dallas Education: Waverly High School in Lansing Profession: Window cleaning Tell us about your family. My kids are my pride and joy. My oldest, Samantha, is a doctor of physical therapy and lives in...