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...
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...
By Sarah Stafford I felt God’s call on my life as a high school student. I didn’t know what it looked like, but I knew I had been called. The only female mentor I had was in my home church; she, of course, was not called a minister, although she was a minister to me...
Hometown: Pigeon Forge, Tennessee; Present City: Waxahachie; Education: Bachelor’s in biblical studies, Carson Newman University; master’s in church music/worship, Southwestern Seminary; Profession: Retired from 48 years in local church music ministry; currently...
Children in kindergarten through grade 6 can sign up to help build the Sanctuary nativity scene by carrying an element to the chancel during worship. We will begin the first Sunday of Advent, Dec. 3, and build the scene week by week until it is complete at the 4 p.m....
Hometown: Originally from Joshua, Texas; Present City: Dallas; Education: Baylor University, B.B.A. in Accounting; Southern Methodist University, Bachelor of Music in Piano Pedagogy; Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Tell us about your family. I am married to...
By: Juliana Moore. In the summer of 1994, John Brashier was Wilshire’s new youth minister. I was involved in the singles ministry and had just started graduate school, and I think Brashier was just desperate to find people who had free time in the summer to go to...
In conjunction with our fall stewardship emphasis, Wilshire members were asked to share a favorite Wilshire memory. We’ll keep this page updated as we receive more. See the Stewardship of Memory playlist on YouTube > Read Juliana Moore’s blog post, “Memory Quilt”...
Hometown: Dallas; Present City: Dallas; Education: BS in zoology, Texas A&M; BS and MS in nursing, UT Arlington; Profession: Nurse practitioner; Tell us about your family. I have been married to Brian for 24 years, and we have a daughter, Amory, who is a senior at...
The Texas Legislature’s special session has sparked controversy as it attempts to channel public school funds into private school subsidies, known by names like “vouchers” or “educational savings accounts.” Faith leaders have urged lawmakers to reject any such...