What will your legacy be? - Gwin Morris, Wilshire Legacy Circle We sit under trees we did not plant, thus enjoying a legacy provided by those who have gone before us. We pay it forward by planting trees under which we may never sit, thus creating a legacy for those...
Preparing for Worship - Jeff Hampton. Today on this Reformation Sunday we sing “A Mighty Fortress is Our God.” Solid and sturdy, the hymn was penned by Martin Luther, the Catholic monk and theologian who in 1517 launched the Protestant Reformation with his “95...
A teaching congregation. A far-reaching ministry. By Anne Jernberg Scalfaro. Whatever reason you give for why Wilshire is your church, I suspect there is a story behind that reason. The teacher that impacted your child, the minister who visited you in the...
I Am Wilshire: Sue McElveen Hometown: Knoxville, Tennessee Profession: Fiber Consultant for DuPont Textiles Division Present City: Dallas Tell us about your family. I am married to Jerry McElveen. This is the second marriage for both of us, and we have...
Preparing for Worship - R.G. Huff, Wilshire member. I was truly excited to see that we are singing one of my very favorite hymn tunes as the opening hymn in this Sunday’s service (Praise My Soul, the King of Heaven). It is a lofty, soaring melody by English-born...
I Am Wilshire: Helen Jerman. Hometown: Oklahoma City, OK Education: B.A., Journalism, Baylor University Profession: Editor Present city: Dallas Tell us about your family. I live in Dallas with my husband, Jeremy, and our two dogs, Jackson and Fox Mulder. I am a...
Is God calling you to become a Stephen Minister? Training for new Stephen Ministers begins in January, 2022. Stephen Ministry offers a proven and effective way to organize, equip and supervise a team of congregation members — called Stephen Ministers — to provide...
Kitchen staffer Elias Vasquez marks 15 years Sous Chef Jose Elias Vasquez recently celebrated his 15-year anniversary on Wilshire’s kitchen staff. Elias came to Wilshire in 2006 with extensive kitchen, restaurant and food service experience. As sous chef, he...
I Am Wilshire - Terri Morgan. Hometown: Dallas Education: B.S., University of Texas at Austin; M.S., Vanderbilt University; Master of Theology, Brite Divinity School at Texas Christian University Profession: Baptist minister Present city: San Luis Potosi, Mexico Tell...
CBF Offering for Global Missions: Because presence matters. Week of Prayer - Oct. 17-22. The following reports come from two Cooperative Baptist Fellowship field personnel supported by Wilshire in addition to our annual contribution to the Offering for Global...