Geri McKenzie is leaving her role as Wilshire’s executive director of administration to pursue other opportunities. Her departure will be effective Aug. 31. Geri joined the staff in June 2005 and worked for 18 years in Wilshire’s Pathways to Ministry program, first as...
Wilshire facilities staffer Daniel Latin recently marked his 20-year anniversary of working at the church. He will be recognized at the end of worship on Sunday, June 8. “I love what I do and the people in the church,” Daniel said. “I love the atmosphere, the sense of...
By Heather Mustain Earlier this month, six of us from Wilshire traveled to Skopje, Macedonia, to see and learn more from Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Field Personnel Jeff and Alicia Lee. We were joined on the trip by members of Second Baptist Church in Little Rock,...
Wilshire’s 2025 Faith in 3D production, In Songs and Stories, will be performed in the Sanctuary on Wednesday, March 26, at 6 p.m. and again on Saturday, March 29, at 2:30 p.m. Admission is free. This original vignette-styled musical features spoken word and a...
By Ross Prater Early on Saturday morning, Feb. 22, a group of Wilshire members boarded a flight for San Juan, Puerto Rico. It was a domestic flight as Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory. Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens — same post office, same money — with their own...
Wilshire’s latest art exhibit will feature the digital photography of one of our own members, David Clanton. “A Celebration of God’s Gift of Seeing” will be on display during Lent, from March 2 through April 20, in the South Lobby. David says the exhibit “seeks to...
Pastoral Care Assistant Barbara Clayton celebrated her 20-year anniversary as a Wilshire staff member on Sept. 20. Associate Pastor Heather Mustain said, “Barbara has been a staple on our staff. She is a team player, more organized than anyone I know and coordinates...
From Tuesday Missions to Study & Swim, Choir Tour and Camp, summer is a busy and meaningful time for Wilshire’s youth group. We asked a parent, a current student and some alumni to share their thoughts. Contact Associate Pastor Darren DeMent to get plugged in....
More than 200 T-shirts created by Wilshire members in honor of gun violence victims have been installed along Abrams Road adjacent to the North Parking Lot. The display, called Vidas Robadas (Stolen Lives), will be up through Sunday, June 9. Each shirt memorializes an...
A few weeks ago I traveled to Skopje, Macedonia, with two other CBF clergy. The purpose was twofold: to visit and encourage CBF field personnel Jeff and Alicia Lee and their son, Ethan, and to learn more about what a new global partnership could look like. For...