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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.
I Am Wilshire: Ralph Manuel
Hometown: Oklahoma City. Present City: Dallas. Education: Oklahoma City University, Southwestern Baptist Seminary, B. H. Carroll Theological Seminary. Profession: Retired music minister, missionary, educator. Tell us about your family. My wife, Donna, and I have two...
Adopt a Grandfriend
If you are a family without grandparents in town and would like to adopt a grandfriend or grandfriends, click this link to request to be paired with a local Wilshire grandfriend: https://form.jotform.com/232536052281046 If you are an older adult or couple without...
Preparing for Worship
We live in a problem-solving, information-driven kind of world. Though we’re plagued by inconvenience, solutions never seem too far away. Not sure how long to air fry that frozen chicken breast? A quick Google takes care of that. Trying to decide if it’s appendicitis...
I Am Wilshire: Rebecca Cole
Hometown: Arlington; Present City: Dallas; Education: Bachelor of Fine Arts, Baylor University; MBA, The University of Chicago; Profession: Founder and creative director, SLANT Partners; Tell us about your family. I have been married to David Cole for 20 years and we...
Preparing for Worship
By: R.G. Huff. “Christ will gird himself and serve us.” This phrase from our opening hymn today brings with it a “picture this” moment of Jesus throwing on a white apron and scurrying about between tables when you’d think he should be in the place of honor — or at...
Minister of Music Search Update
The Minister of Music Search Committee met through the summer and is still in the process of seeking the right person. We used data from the focus groups and the congregational survey to evaluate the applications we received and wanted to share some of priorities that...