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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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Coaching with Charlie Fuller

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...

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I Am Wilshire: Micki Lacker

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...

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2024 budget surplus is $501,329

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...

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