Tapestry

I Am Wilshire: Allene Jordan

Hometown: Cherry Valley, Arkansas Present City: Dallas Education: I went through 4th grade in a one- room school house and then went to a regular school through 12th grade. Profession: Insurance sales (retired) Tell us about your family. The love-of-my-life husband,...

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Wilshire and Royal Lane collaboration

Wilshire and Royal Lane Baptist Church of Dallas will collaborate by swapping worship leadership on two February Sundays. Congregants are encouraged to attend their respective churches both weeks. “By participating in this swap with our most like-minded local sister...

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Meeting a Need

The following was submitted by an anonymous Wilshire member. “…for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I...

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I Am Wilshire: Griffin Moore

Present City: Dallas Education: 6th grader at Sudie L. Williams 
Talented and Gifted Academy Tell us about your family. My parents are Geoff and Nicki Moore, and I am an only child. We moved to Dallas from Los Angeles in 2021. What are your future aspirations? I’d...

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Preparing for Worship: Feb. 2, 2025

By Katie Murray This morning we will ordain seven members of our congregation to serve as deacons within our church body. These men and women have already shown their heart for service among us, directing and teaching Sunday School classes, investing in our children’s...

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Preparing for Worship: Jan. 26, 2025

By Ariel Merivil In the vast expanse of the cosmos, amid countless stars and swirling galaxies, there exists a profound paradox of faith: the Creator of all things is also intimately acquainted with our smallest concerns. Today, our worship outlines this remarkable...

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I Am Wilshire: Donna Manning

Name: Donna Pearl Manning Hometown: Nacogdoches, Texas Present City: Fort Worth Education: Bachelor of Music, Stephen F. Austin; Master of Religious Education and Master of Divinity, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Post-graduate studies, Brite Divinity...

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Preparing for Worship: Jan. 19, 2025

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...

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Wilshire adopts Godly Play

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...

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I Am Wilshire: Trish Willingham

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,...

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