I Am Wilshire - Afton Crissey. Hometown: Sulphur Springs, Texas Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing Profession: Stay-at-home parent Present city: Dallas Tell us about your family. My husband, Alden, and I met on a dating app at 29 and got married a year later....
Masks now optional for vaccinated. Thanks to positive COVID-19 trends, including declines in positivity rate, overall case numbers and hospitalizations, the COVID-19 Advisory Task Force has determined that Wilshire can safely return to a mask-optional policy...
I Am Wilshire - Kristi Reavis. Hometown: Arlington (Oakridge School and First Baptist Church of Arlington alum) College or Education: Baylor University, University of Virginia Profession: Certified Public Accountant Present City: Dallas Tell us about your work. Most...
Preparing for Worship - LeAnn Hampton. “Words mean something,” a common phrase in our home, is usually uttered by my professional writer husband. As this sermon series began with I Corinthians 13:13, “And now faith, hope and love abide, these three; but the...
I Am Wilshire - Travis Keath. Hometown: We moved a lot, but most of my school years were in Saginaw, Texas. Education: B.B.A. in finance and M.S. in finance, Texas A&M University Profession: Business Valuation Consultant Present city: Dallas Tell us...
I Am Wilshire - Vickie Conn Beasley. Hometown: Sallisaw, Oklahoma Education: Master of Education Profession: Middle school life science teacher Present city: Dallas Tell us about your family. I am a widow but have four grown children and nine grandchildren who keep me...
Elizabeth Ferguson marks 5-year anniversary. Food Service Director Elizabeth Ferguson recently celebrated her five-year anniversary on Wilshire’s staff. She started at the church in 2017 after 10-plus years in food service at SMU’s Perkins School of Theology....
Souper Bowl of Caring pushed to Feb. 13; order by Feb. 9. Pickups for our takeout Souper Bowl of Caring have been postponed one week, to Sunday, Feb. 13. The new deadline for soup orders is Wednesday, Feb. 9. The change was necessitated by building closures on...
Preparing for Worship - Jeff Hampton. It’s really quite remarkable: this thing we do together called church, this place we call Wilshire. For almost two years we’ve stuck together through a pandemic that has battered and shattered many organizations and institutions....
I Am Wilshire - Jim Tapley. Hometown: Las Cruces, New Mexico Education: B.A., Baylor University, 1977; M.S., Information Systems, Drexel University, 2003 Profession: Freelance video producer and photographer Present city: Plano Tell us about your family. I have been...