Tapestry

Jeff Brummel marks 20 years

Associate Minister of Music and Organist Jeff Brummel marked his 20th anniversary as a Wilshire staff member on April 24 and will be recognized during 11 a.m. worship on Sunday, May 3. Jeff is the longest-serving organist in Wilshire’s 75-year history and among the...

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Advocacy update: Immigration

ICE vigil marks one year Monday, May 4, marks the one-year anniversary of a weekly clergy- and neighbor-led vigil at the Dallas ICE field office. CLEAR DFW (Clergy League for Emergency Action and Response) is an interfaith coalition of faith leaders united around...

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Courtroom observing: A firsthand account

By Gladys Kolenovsky As Federal Immigration Court observers, we arrive before the first docket cases begin in order to help the court respondents find their way  to their assigned courtroom. If they are late, they will be considered absent and immediately removable....

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Preparing for Worship: May 3, 2026

By Amanda Hines The summer after my freshman year of college, I served as a camp counselor in Glorieta, New Mexico. All summer staff was asked to report to the camp weeks before the first groups arrived in order to go through all the necessary training. Those first...

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Prayer Notes

Wilshire Prayer Notes — May 1, 2026 Hospital/Rehab/HospiceMary Lynne, Kathleen, Shirley, Larry OthersMartha, Cari, Courtney, Donna, Jan, Jan, Barbara, Jackie, Neil, Ralph, Montgomery, Bert, Marilyn, John, Carol Ann, Dwight, Brenda, Donna, Beverley, Ella, Owen, Emily...

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Current News

This page is usually updated Fridays. Maggie Morey called to Omaha church | Read more > Summer 2026 camps for children and preschoolers. | Read more > Timothy Peoples sabbatical, April 21–May 24. | Read more > Pathways Director Charlie Fuller to retire. |...

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I Am Wilshire: Yvette Medina

Hometown: Hebbronville, Texas Present City: Dallas Education: B.S. Communications and Education, UT Austin Profession: Senior Business Process Consultant, Bank Intelligent Automation at USAA Tell us about your family. I joined Wilshire in August 2025. I’m married to...

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Preparing for Worship: April 26, 2026

By Scott Spreier The evening before our president’s threatened annihilation of Iran, I, like many, experienced a level of fear and anger I’d seldom felt before. It brought back my childhood Cold War fears of fiery nuclear annihilation on earth, then burning...

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I Am Wilshire: Ed Wagner

Hometown: Summit, New Jersey Present City: Oak Cliff, Texas (we like to think that the OC still has its own identity) Profession: Software developer Tell us about your family. I am married to Jennifer and we are fortunate to have three children — Noah, Haydn and Elly....

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Maggie Morey called to Omaha church

Pastoral Resident Maggie Morey has accepted a call to become associate minister of care, connection and formation at Countryside Community Church in Omaha, Nebraska.  She will complete her two-year Wilshire residency on Sunday, May 10. The 11 a.m. worship service that...

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