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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.
I Am Wilshire: Jane Alloway
I Am Wilshire - Jane Alloway. Hometown: Dallas Education: Texas Tech University Profession: Retail management Present city: Dallas Tell us about your family. I have one son, Lindsey, who lives in Manhattan. My sister Paula lives here and goes to Wilshire. I had a twin...
Preparing for Worship
Preparing for Worship - Doug Haney, associate pastor. Today is the first Sunday of Christmas or Christmastide, meaning we continue to revel in the season of Christmas just a bit longer. (The song, “The Twelve Days of Christmas” hints at this tradition even...
Preparing for Worship
Preparing for Worship - Gina Biddle. I have memories of reading today’s Gospel reading, John 1:1-14, as a child in Detroit. Someone gave me a small white Gideon Bible, and this verse inspired me repeatedly. My family did not attend church, but this verse was important...
Preparing for Worship
Preparing for Worship - John Kelly, pastoral resident. “And Mary remained with [Elizabeth] about three months and then returned to her home” (Luke 1:56 NRSV). At this point in Luke’s Gospel, not even two chapters into the action, so much has already unfolded...
I Am Wilshire: Mike Meripolski
I Am Wilshire - Mike Meripolski. Hometown: Dallas Education: BA, Stephen F. Austin State University; Law degree, Texas Tech School of Law Profession: Attorney for Legal Aid of Northwest Texas Present city: Dallas Tell us about your family. I have been married to...
Refugee Support Transforms Lives
Refugee support transforms lives. When refugees move to a new country, the burdens of a traumatic past and an uncertain future can weigh heavy on an entire family. For the Noor family, a generous gift from Wilshire Baptist Church is helping them ease those...