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I Am Wilshire: Mark Evans

Hometown: Garland Present City: Murphy Education: B.S. in legal studies from the United States Air Force Academy Profession: Pilot Tell us about your family. My wife, Christina, and I just celebrated 13 years of marriage. We have two beautiful children here with us...

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Director of finance hired

Shaffon Alexander has been hired as Wilshire’s new director of finance and is already at work training with outgoing finance director Lori Gooden. Lori’s last day at Wilshire will be July 31. Shaffon comes to Wilshire with extensive experience in the nonprofit and...

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Preparing for Worship: July 20, 2025

By Georgia McKee Have you ever looked at something familiar and noticed something you’ve never seen before? Maybe it’s the weathered trunk of the tree outside your window you thought you knew by heart. Or maybe it’s that faint freckle on your child’s arm caught in an...

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Current News

This page is usually updated Fridays. ========== For guests and new members• Wilshire Welcome is a one-hour session to help you learn about Wilshire. Held in the Prayer Room near McIver Chapel. Upcoming date: Aug. 17.• Time with Tim is your chance to meet and chat...

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IDAT installs racial justice timeline

Marking the Moments: A Living Timeline of Racial Justice at Wilshire As shared in April, Wilshire’s In Deed and Truth cohort continues its work with the St. Charles Center for Faith + Action and E Pluribus Unum, deepening our study of how predominantly white...

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I Am Wilshire: Paige Pendery

Hometown: Dallas Present City: Dallas Education: BS, interdisciplinary studies, Texas A&M University, 2002; MS, counseling, Texas A&M University–Commerce, 2010. Profession: Professional school counselor, Licensed Professional Counselor. Tell us about your...

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Preparing for Worship: July 13, 2025

By Heather Mustain “This Is My Song” is a hymn of quiet reverence, not for flags or empires, but for the earth itself and the deep longing for peace that lives in every human heart. Written in the early 20th century and set to the moving tune of Jean Sibelius’s...

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Prayer Notes

Wilshire Prayer Notes — July 18, 2025 Hospital/Rehab/HospiceKathy, Ralph, Shirley, John OthersMelissa, Marilyn, Jim, Neil, Ruth, Dwight, Jan, Cathy, Emma, Michelle, Marc, Brenda, R.G., Donna, Sue, Beverley, Bobby, Maria, Kathy, Ella, Owen, Emily Friends and Family...

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Hill Country flooding relief

As we follow the unfolding tragedy in the Texas Hill Country, we ask that you continue to pray for the many who are suffering from catastrophic loss. What we know now is that funding is the most impactful way you can help. You can donate through Cooperative Baptist...

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I Am Wilshire: John Coates

Hometown: Amarillo Present City: Dallas Education: Texas Tech University Profession: Investigator and personnel management Tell us about your family. I am married to Miggy and have two daughters, Lisetta and Corinna. Lisetta lives very close to us and is preschool...

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