Preparing for Worship - Leanna Coyle-Carr, pastoral resident. Life is springing up all around us. Have you seen the blossoming trees or smelled the scrumptious honeysuckle? What joy! Of course, that means that not just a few of us are sniffling and sneezing in the...
April 2021 COVID-19 Advisory Task Force Update What a joy it was to see each other and gather on Palm Sunday and Easter. We were encouraged by the great turnout for these in-person opportunities that provided a safe way to begin transitioning back to corporate...
New ECLC Director Named. Ramona Randle has been hired as director of Wilshire’s Early Childhood Learning Center. She begins work Monday, April 12. Minister to Preschoolers Joan Hammons says, “With over 35 years experience in early childhood education, Ramona has the...
Preparing for Worship - Doug Haney, associate pastor. Chiaroscuro. It’s an Italian word that means “light-dark.” I learned that word in an art appreciation class that Lori and I took together when we attended Georgia State University in Atlanta. In our undergraduate...
March 17 Advocacy Update: Medicaid Expansion. Associate Pastor Heather Mustain led the Christian Advocacy Committee’s final Wednesday Advocacy Update on March 17. Those gathered on Zoom viewed a presentation created by Texas Senator Nathan Johnson, D-Dallas, on the...
March 2021 COVID-19 Advisory Task Force Update Where We’ve Been – A look back at our congregation’s COVID-19 journey: As we mark the one-year anniversary of the county-wide COVID-19 quarantine, we recollect on the development of the Wilshire COVID-19 Task Force in...
United Way shared priorities in March 10 Advocacy Update. The Christian Advocacy Committee welcomed Stephanie Mace of United Way of Metropolitan Dallas to an open Zoom session on Wednesday, March 10, to share legislative priorities for the current Texas legislative...
Immigration reform is key issue for Advocacy Committee. Immigration reform is of enormous importance to millions of Americans, notably the roughly 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. With recent public polls showing strong support for overhauling...
March 3 Advocacy Update focused on hunger; two sessions remain. The Christian Advocacy Committee welcomed Dr. Valerie Hawthorne, Director of Government Affairs for the North Texas Food Bank, to an Advocacy Update Zoom session on Wednesday, March 3. Hawthorne shared...
Preparing for Worship - Leigh Curl, pastoral resident. As of today, it feels like we have been in Lent for 368 days. Lent last year began on February 26, 2020, and then lockdown for COVID began about seventeen days later. I saw a tweet just before Easter last year...