Hope for a weary world: Advent 2023 begins Dec. 3 Poinsettia orders due Nov. 26 Help decorate the Sanctuary for Advent by ordering a poinsettia in honor or in memory of a loved one. Dedications will be listed in the Dec. 3 worship folder. Each plant costs $12, and...
I Am Wilshire: Dennis Smith
Hometown: Tyler Present City: Plano Education: BS Electrical Engineering and MSEE from UT-Austin Profession: Engineer Tell us about your family. Laura and I were married for 49 years in June. Our daughter, Amanda, is married to Mike Dorn, and they live in Dallas. They...
Prayer Notes
Wilshire Prayer Notes: Nov 18 – 24 Congratulations to: Jessica and Andy Brookshire on the birth of their son, Callum Stephen, Nov. 21. Grandparents are Gail and Steve Brookshire. Condolences to: Cathy and Raylan Loggins on the death of Cathy’s father, Tom Goff, Nov....
Wilshire Sings: Gratitude amid conflict
By Ralph Manuel. "Now thank we all our God with heart and hands and voices … and keep us in his grace, and guide us when perplexed …" —“Now Thank We All Our God” What must it be like to live in a world where war and conflict are all around us? At times we feel as if...
I Am Wilshire: Margaret Rice
Hometown: Kenedy, Texas; Present City: Dallas; Education: BS, Baylor; MRE, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; PhD, Texas A&M; Occupation: Minister and university administration/faculty; Tell us about your family. I married Gene Rice in 1976 while he was...
Tapestry News
Thanksgiving Boxes for Wilkinson Center due by Nov. 20 Wilshire has committed to provide 100 boxes for families in our community through the Wilkinson Center. A box costs $50 to $75 to assemble and is a great service opportunity for Sunday School classes, other groups...
Virtual Giving Tree
Visit the SignUpGenius link below for our Virtual Giving Tree: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4FA4AB2DA5FFCE9-46212290-virtual#/
Announcement from the Minister of Music Search and Personnel Committees
After listening to our congregation, praying, reading applications, studying responses to questions we posed to applicants and visiting with candidates, the Minister of Music Search Committee is excited to share that we have a unanimous recommendation for an...
I Am Wilshire: Juliana Moore
Hometown: Humble, Texas; Present City: Dallas; Education: BA in psychology and BM in music therapy from SMU. MS in counseling psychology from UT Southwestern; Profession: Retired U.S. probation officer, now a federal sentencing consultant; Tell us about your family. I...
Tapestry News
Oxford professor Anthony Reddie preaches Nov. 12 Our guest preacher on Nov. 12 is Anthony Reddie, professor of Black theology at Regent’s Park College at the University of Oxford in England. He also serves as director of Oxford’s Centre for Religion & Culture and...