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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.
Debby Burton to retire
Debby Burton has announced her plans to retire after 28 years on the Wilshire staff. Her last day will be Dec. 31. For most of her time at Wilshire, Debby served as executive assistant to the senior pastor, working with George Mason for 24 years and then with Timothy...
Preparing for Worship: Nov. 30, 2025
By Georgia McKee Happy New Year! Well, sort of. Today marks the first day of the Christian year — the beginning of Advent. The liturgical calendar is the cycle that orients us to God. Year after year, we travel through sacred time, letting ancient stories speak...
Preparing for Worship: Nov. 23, 2025
By Heather Mustain One of the great mystics, Howard Thurman, once wrote, “How moving is the sheer wonder of being necessary to the life of another! The giving of a gentle word when you did not know that such a word was desperately needed; the sharing of so little at...
I Am Wilshire: Kelly Akins
Hometown: Fort Worth Present City: Dallas Education: BA, Oklahoma Baptist University; Master of Education, University of North Texas Profession: Minister to Preschoolers Tell us about your family. My husband, Allan, is a photographer. Brian, 27, works at a bike shop...
Virtual Giving Tree
If you can’t make it to the Giving Tree in James Gallery, or you just want to do more, follow the link below for our Virtual Giving Tree. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4FA4AB2DA5FFCE9-60650820-virtual
Preparing for Worship: Nov. 16, 2025
By Charlie Fuller You likely remember the story. Jesus has gone to Jerusalem with Mary and Joseph for Passover (Luke 2:41–51). Mary and Joseph were a day’s journey on the way back to Nazareth before they realized that 12-year-old Jesus had stayed behind in Jerusalem....