This Sunday is our Celebration of the Green, a time when we gather to listen, sing, and participate together in holy worship. As I think about this upcoming service, I’m reminded of the many moments of musical offering we have shared throughout the past year: our...
By Kelly Akins Today is the Advent Sunday when we celebrate peace. What an elusive concept! All around us there are wars, conflict, ICE detentions and a host of other distractions. Our world is anything but peaceful. Yet in all this chaos, we are called to find and...
Grab the kids, gather the grandchildren — the whole family if you can! — and come to Wilshire on Friday, Dec. 19, for One Starry Night, an interactive Bethlehem experience with something for everyone. Your first stop will be the census table, where, just like Mary and...
Wilshire Prayer Notes — Dec. 5, 2025 Hospital/Rehab/HospiceNo known members in hospital OthersCharles, Gayle, Montgomery, Lota, Bert, Marilyn, John, Jim, Shirley, Cathy, Neil, Carol Ann, Dwight, Jan, Brenda, Donna, Beverley, Ella, Owen, Emily Friends and Family...
This page is usually updated Fridays. ===================== For guests and new members• Wilshire Welcome is a one-hour session during Sunday School to help you learn about the church. No RSVP necessary. The next Wilshire Welcome will be held Dec. 14 at 9:45 a.m. in...
This year, you will notice two figures on our Tree of Giving. One represents what we need to cover our estimated year-end expenses,* and the other reflects what we need to fully meet our budget. Last year some of you asked why both weren’t shown. We are displaying...
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...
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...
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...
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...