J’Von Brown has been named Wilshire’s Children’s Choir Coordinator. He will start in the part-time position right away, leading as children’s choirs begin rehearsals on Aug. 23. J’Von brings a decade of professional performance experience, primarily in opera, and a...
Hometown and Present City: Dallas Education: Metropolitan State College of Denver Profession: Partner, Executive Search at Frederick Fox Tell us about your family. I’m married to Elizabeth Marshall, and we have a 10-year-old son, Trey. How about your work or volunteer...
By Heather Mustain Around here, today is Promotion Sunday. For preschoolers, children and youth moving into new Sunday School classes, that means something very specific. For the rest of us, it may not affect us directly. But it is a useful marker: Summer is winding...
He’s going to be dedicated as a baby. She’s going to make lifelong friends. They’re going to learn that Jesus loves them. He’s going to have fun playing with trucks, magnets, baby dolls, puzzles and dress-up. She’s going to come to Preschool Choir, Children’s Choir...
Hometown: Fort Worth Present City: Dallas Education: University of Texas at Austin (BBA ’89, JD ’93, MBA ’04) Profession: Chief Financial Officer, YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas Tell us about your family. My wife Allison and I were married in 1994. We’ve lived in Lake...
By Kelly Akins When we started renovating Wilshire’s preschool space, I knew we needed a sensory room. Some of you may not know what a sensory room is or why it would be useful to us. The Preschool Sensory Room exists to help children calm and regulate their bodies...
Wilshire Prayer Notes — updated Sept. 4, 2026 Hospital/Rehab/HospiceShirley, Larry OthersMontgomery, Sheri, Paul, Woody, Amelia, Neil, Kent, Julian, Donna, John, Brenda, Ella Friends and Family Concerns• Deborah, stepmother of Ben, broken hip• Sam, father of Adrienne,...
By Jordann McMahan August is a weird month. As many families round out their summer routines, college students head back to school, and the attention turns away from vacationing to the hustle and bustle of schedules, it can be difficult to be present. Our attention is...
Promotion Sunday on Aug. 16 marks an exciting milestone for Wilshire’s kindergarten families as children begin attending worship with their parents for the first time. To help make that transition a positive one, Minister to Children Julie Girards will host Parenting...
What brought you to Wilshire and when? After completing a stint in the Army and graduate school at Ole Miss in 1972, we moved to Dallas in August that year. I had taken a job teaching math at Eastfield College. We began trying to find a church to attend. Mike...