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...
Retiring business administrator to be honored Sunday. Director of Business Administration David Nabors will be honored during worship on Sunday, Feb. 28, on the occasion of his retirement. His departure from Wilshire’s staff was announced last fall and takes effect at...
Five advocacy actions to support public education. The Christian Advocacy Committee welcomed Cameron Vickrey of Pastors for Texas Children to an open Zoom session on Wednesday, Feb. 24, to share legislative priorities for the current Texas legislative session. The...
Virtually the Same - by Paula Woodbury. Watching Wilshire’s virtual service Sunday, I realized we are nearing one year of at-home church. I took a moment to reflect on Wilshire’s shift to a new way of worship. Turns out, I have a few observations. I thought I’d share...
A Souper Success. Wilshire’s Souper Bowl of Caring is shaping up to be a huge success despite being very different this year. At press time, 136 Souper Bowl Boxes had been spoken for, with $14,490 raised to support the work of Mission Oak Cliff. “We set a goal of...
Reserve your Wilshire Souper Bowl Box! Donations benefit Mission Oak Cliff. We can’t gather in Community Hall for lunch on Super Bowl Sunday this year, but we can still make a difference for hunger relief and food security through our adapted Souper Bowl of Caring....
2021 Faith in 3D virtual performance of scenes from The Living. In its seven-year history, Wilshire’s Faith in 3D has produced dramas, musicals, famous plays and lesser-known works. But never before has it done a socially-distanced, 100%-Zoom-recorded,...
What you need to know about COVID-19 vaccine. By Linda Garner, parish nurse Have you registered to receive your vaccine yet? Are you eligible to be immunized? What happens when you get the vaccine? There are so many questions, but where do you find the answers?...
2021 MLK Day of Service. Wilshire’s annual MLK Day of Service on Monday, January 18, 9:30-noon, will continue this year with a variety of opportunities for individuals and families to safely serve in accordance with our COVID-19 protocols. We will host one mission...
Carol Cabaniss will celebrate her five-year anniversary as a Wilshire staffer on Nov. 17. As ministry assistant in the areas of education and spiritual formation, Carol supports the work of Associate Pastor Darren DeMent, Minister to Preschoolers Joan Hammons,...