What brought you to Wilshire and when? Shaeron and I came to Wilshire in November 1972 at the invitation of Bob Lemons, a former Wilshire member and a friend from Second Baptist in Lubbock. We were directors of the College and Career class at Richardson Heights...
What brought you to Wilshire and when? In 1972, we had just moved to Dallas with baby Steve for Sam to take his first full-time job. We erroneously assumed we could go to whatever Baptist church was nearest our apartment. When that clearly wasn’t working out, Mike and...
Hometown and Present City: Dallas Education: Metropolitan State College of Denver Profession: Partner, Executive Search at Frederick Fox Tell us about your family. I’m married to Elizabeth Marshall, and we have a 10-year-old son, Trey. How about your work or volunteer...
What brought you to Wilshire and when? After completing a stint in the Army and graduate school at Ole Miss in 1972, we moved to Dallas in August that year. I had taken a job teaching math at Eastfield College. We began trying to find a church to attend. Mike...
What brought you to Wilshire and when? An SMU scholarship for Charles brought us to Dallas in 1975. After visiting two other churches, we found Wilshire and visited. When singing the invitation hymn, we looked at each other and said, this is home. Who was pastor when...
What brought you to Wilshire and when? In 1961, my parents were married at Wilshire in a ceremony officiated by Bruce McIver. When I was born in December 1965, I became an instantaneous member of the cradle roll department led by Nina Knox. What ministries or staff...
What brought you to Wilshire and when? Judy and I came in August 1975, when we moved from Shawnee, Oklahoma, for me to attend law school at SMU. We visited a lot of churches before finding out Wilshire was close to our apartment. There were some boys playing football...
What brought you to Wilshire? My earliest memory is being in the nursery at Wilshire. My parents, Pagett Gosslee and Steve Holley, are still members today. As a young adult trying to find my own way, I visited other churches, but when I met Trey in 1999, Wilshire is...
What brought you to Wilshire and when? I grew up in East Texas. After attending the University of Texas and finishing law school, I moved to Dallas. My first visit to Wilshire resulted from the efforts of R. G. Bagwell, a classmate at First Baptist Church, Kilgore,...
What brought you to Wilshire and when? I was born into the Wilshire family in 1971, and the church helped shape my earliest understanding of faith and community. My sister, Megan Wilson, and I were baptized on the same day by Bruce McIver. In 1992, Jimmy and I married...