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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.
Wilshire to join in gun violence advocacy project
In 2023, Wilshire advocacy partner Texas Impact launched Vidas Robadas (Stolen Lives), a project to reduce gun violence by memorializing its victims through public installations. By displaying T-shirts that name or represent victims in Dallas County, the effort will...
Preparing for Worship
As we come together on this Easter Day, many of us are filled with joy, hope and expectation. Some of us are here because it’s part of our tradition and culture, while a deeper understanding of the significance of this day in the Christian faith draws others. Easter...
I Am Wilshire: Mary Lu Hare
Hometown: Dallas; Present City: Fort Worth; Education: B.A., Marketing, Texas Woman’s University; M.P.A., Texas A&M University; I start my M.P.H. online this fall with Boston University. Profession: Senior manager for scientific sessions program at American Heart...
New pastoral residents named
Wilshire has hired Georgia McKee and Maggie Morey as its next class of pastoral residents. Both are set to finish Master of Divinity programs this spring and will begin two-year residency terms at Wilshire in August. The hirings mark the relaunch of the residency...
Preparing for Worship
This morning in worship we will sing the familiar hymn When I Survey the Wondrous Cross. This hymn was written by the father of English hymnody, Isaac Watts, and is considered by many to be his crowning achievement. While originally intended as a communion hymn, it...
I Am Wilshire: Rhonda Walton
Hometown: Fort Worth; Present City: Dallas; Education: B.A. in English from Texas Christian University; M.D. from Wright State School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio; Residency in Pediatrics at Dayton Children’s Hospital; Profession: Pediatrician (retired); Tell us about...