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News & Updates
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.
Wilshire Visioning Process
Wilshire, who are we? What is God calling us to do in this time and place? How can our capabilities and resources be faithfully stewarded toward that end? Wilshire’s Visioning Team was selected from the congregation in February 2026 and has been prayerfully working to...
Visioning Team Update
Over the past few months, Wilshire’s Visioning Team has been prayerfully and thoughtfully working on how to answer one of the first questions in this process: who are we as a church? Our congregation is continually evolving, and rather than assuming we know everything...
I Am Wilshire 75th Anniversary Special: Peggy Tinsley
What brought you to Wilshire and when? In 1972, we had just moved to Dallas with baby Steve for Sam to take his first full-time job. We erroneously assumed we could go to whatever Baptist church was nearest our apartment. When that clearly wasn’t working out, Mike and...
Adventurers Trip
Preparing for Worship: Aug. 23, 2026
By Terry Wade One aspect of coming to Wilshire is the sense that folks who attend seem very intentional about being present. There is an atmosphere of seeking — members come not out of habit but attend for a purpose, however individual that might be. Many are here...
Piano gifted to Wilshire
By Jeff Brummel You may have noticed a different sound in worship starting last Sunday, as Wilshire was recently gifted a mint-condition Bösendorfer grand piano from member Marilyn Bick. Imported from Vienna, Austria, the Bösendorfer boasts the so-called “Viennese...