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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: Vanessa Vaughter

I Am Wilshire - Vanessa Vaughter. Hometown: Dallas Education: Lake Highlands High School, BBA from UT Austin, MDiv from Duke Divinity School, MSW from UT Arlington Profession: Clinical social worker/therapist Present city: McKinney Tell us about your family. My...

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Wilshire Voter Drive

Wilshire hosting voter registration drive, Sept. 4. Wilshire will host a voter registration drive Sunday, Sept. 4, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Volunteer Deputy Registrars will be in James Gallery, the South Atrium and the third-floor coffee bar to provide assistance...

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Preparing for Worship

Preparing for Worship - Darren Dement, associate pastor.   Have you ever wondered what makes a hymn a hymn? I poked around a bit on the internet this week to see if I could get a nice, concise answer, and, not surprisingly, I couldn’t. As you might imagine, there...

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I Am Wilshire: Spencer Long

I Am Wilshire - Spencer Long. Hometown: Dallas Education: Savannah College of Art and Design, Richland College Profession: Business assistant for a periodontist Present city: Dallas Tell us about your family. I have a loving husband, Dwayne, and a hilarious 3-year-old...

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Preparing for Worship

Preparing for Worship - John Kelly.   Saturday morning, I realized I needed to run an errand. A guest room lamp had been out a while, and I needed to replace a couple of bulbs before some friends came into town. “An easy errand,” I assured myself. “I’ll be in and...

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I Am Wilshire: Gwin Morris

 I Am Wilshire - Gwin Morris. Hometown: Denton Education: B.Mus., Baylor; Master of Religious Education, Southwestern Seminary; M.S. in History, University of North Texas; Ph.D., History, Texas Tech Profession: College history professor and higher education...

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