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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.

Preparing for Worship

Preparing for Worship - Brianna Childs.   I’ve always been someone who can fall asleep and stay asleep just about anytime, anywhere. I just NEED good sleep or else I am deeply impacted. People vary based on a variety of factors on how much sleep they might need,...

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I Am Wilshire: Lauren Anne Cove

I Am Wilshire - Lauran Anne Cove. Name: Lauren Anne Cove Hometown: Shrewsbury, Massachusetts Education: BA in English and Psychology, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Master of Education, UT-Austin; Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies in Human Rights and...

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Missions Plus funds granted

Missions Plus funds granted. In January, the Finance Committee allocated $100,000 of surplus giving from 2021 to Wilshire’s Missions Plus Fund, allowing us to provide funds to organizations apart from those supported through the Unified Budget. The Missions and...

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Preparing for Worship

Preparing for Worship - R. G. Huff.  Like a three-legged milk stool, the church rests on three main purposes: upreach, inreach and outreach — worship, fellowship/discipleship and missions/evangelism. Wilshire does all of these quite well and seems to find the delicate...

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I Am Wilshire – Charlotte Bruster

I Am Wilshire - Charlotte Bruster.  Name: Charlotte Meyer Bruster Hometown: Jefferson City, Missouri Education: BS in Elementary Education, Oklahoma Baptist University; Master’s of Religious Education, Southwestern Seminary Profession: Homemaker Present city:...

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Preparing for Worship

Preparing for Worship - Darren DeMent, associate pastor.   Our worship service this morning opens with a grand hymn of praise to God. Based on 1 Timothy 1:17, the hymn writer, Walter C. Smith, pens a strong text of praise by highlighting images of God’s glory and...

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