By Georgia McKee As we gather for worship today, we prepare our hearts for a week steeped in tension and possibility. Tomorrow, two significant moments will unfold: the inauguration of a president and the observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. These events call us...
By Kelly Akins, Minister to Preschoolers Today is the first Sunday of ordinary time in the liturgical calendar, and the paraments are green. In the preschool area, we are introducing a new curriculum for our older preschoolers called Godly Play, which centers around...
Hometown: Stafford, Kansas Present City: Dallas Education: Southwestern College, University of Kansas Tell us about your family. Born in 1946, I grew up on a farm in Kansas. Our family was very active in our country North American Baptist Church. My Canadian mother,...
Wilshire offers a variety of caring ministries, including Stephen Ministry and Care Teams. You can also find the Grief and Loss Center of North Texas and the Center for Integrative Counseling and Psychology under our roof. Along with these resources, Coach in...
Note: This page is generally updated on Fridays. Wilshire Welcome for guests and new members is Jan. 19 This one-hour session to help guests and new members learn more about the church will meet Sunday, Jan. 19, at 9:45 a.m. in the Prayer Room near the chapel....
Hometown: Riverton, Wyoming Present City: Dallas Education: M.S. Nursing Profession: Cardiac Nurse Practitioner (Retired) Tell us about your family. My husband and I have one daughter, Katie Peck, who lives in Lakewood with her husband, Sam, and sons Miller, 9, and...
Thanks to strong year-end giving, Wilshire ended 2024 with a financial surplus of $501,329 — believed to be our largest surplus ever. Our budget for 2024 was $3,925,000, and revenue through Dec. 31 totaled $4,087,665. Meanwhile, expenses for the year came in under...
By Kelly Akins Today we are celebrating Epiphany at Wilshire. My husband, Allan, and I are members of the Epiphany Sunday School class, a safe space at Wilshire to wrestle with questions, have differing opinions and still show love and respect for others. What does it...
Wilshire Prayer Notes: Jan. 17 Hospital/Rehab/Hospice:Shirley, John Others:Martha, Ivan, R.G., Jane, Melissa, Donna, Kelly, Ethan, Montgomery, Jeri, Ronnie, Marc, Martha, Patti, Katherine, Emma, Linda, Emily, Neil, Sue, Beverley, Bobby, Cathy, Maria, Kathy, Ella,...
By Heather Mustain Another year has come and gone and it’s hard to believe that this is the first Sunday of a brand new year. For some of us, a new year brings excitement and renewed commitment to old or new intentions. For others of us, we grieve that time seems to...