By Timothy Peoples Each morning, I try to read John O’Donohue’s “Blessing for Solitude.” It is a blessing I often share with those who come into my office because I believe we all need words like these spoken over our lives. The word blessing can be a strange one for...
September is Hunger Action Month — a month that invites us to look beyond the statistics and see the people behind them: children arriving at school hungry, parents choosing between groceries and rent, seniors deciding whether to buy food or medicine, and neighbors...
This page is usually updated Fridays. Wilshire’s Visioning Team wants to hear from you via a survey and in a small group discussion on Visioning Day, Sept. 13. | See Visioning Page > Wilshire’s new Preschool Sensory Room was featured in the Lake Highlands Advocate....
The Deacon Nominating Committee asks Wilshire members to submit names of persons to be considered for deacon service. Nominees should be individuals who have modeled consistent, faithful service and leadership and who have been Wilshire members at least one year. You...
By Katie Murray “Did your pastor push you under the water when you were a little kid?” If you haven’t had a kindergartner sit next to you in church in a while, you may have forgotten the types of questions that are likely to come your way every few minutes from our...
Over the past few months, Wilshire’s Visioning Team has been prayerfully and thoughtfully working on how to answer one of the first questions in this process: who are we as a church? Our congregation is continually evolving, and rather than assuming we know everything...
What brought you to Wilshire and when? In 1972, we had just moved to Dallas with baby Steve for Sam to take his first full-time job. We erroneously assumed we could go to whatever Baptist church was nearest our apartment. When that clearly wasn’t working out, Mike and...
By Terry Wade One aspect of coming to Wilshire is the sense that folks who attend seem very intentional about being present. There is an atmosphere of seeking — members come not out of habit but attend for a purpose, however individual that might be. Many are here...
By Jeff Brummel You may have noticed a different sound in worship starting last Sunday, as Wilshire was recently gifted a mint-condition Bösendorfer grand piano from member Marilyn Bick. Imported from Vienna, Austria, the Bösendorfer boasts the so-called “Viennese...