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...
What brought you to Wilshire and when? Lunch. I moved to Dallas in September 1959 to work for Texas Instruments after finishing graduate school at the University of Oklahoma. I joined the large Baptist church downtown. At lunch someone asked, “Why aren’t you going to...
What Wilshire has given to me ... A high school group that made me feel welcome. Some are still close friends today. I joined Wilshire in October 1960 with my parents, Charlie and LuFan Watson, and sisters, Evelyn and Mitzi. I was in the ninth grade. In the summer of...
What brought you to Wilshire and when? Born in 1950, I was “brought” to Wilshire near its beginning in my mother’s arms, along with my twin, Kent, older brother, David, and father, Asa Newsom, Jr. The church was at times meeting at the Wilshire “Motion Picture”...
What brought you to Wilshire and when? After graduating from Oklahoma State University, two girlfriends and I came to Dallas to work for the summer. After visiting several churches, we joined Wilshire; it was integrated, just as our college church in Stillwater was....
What brought you to Wilshire and when? I joined with my parents on Nov. 7, 1954. Natalie and Marshal Cook are listed as being members #349 and #350. My name, Patricia Cook, was not listed in the official church roster; I claim age discrimination as I was just two...
What brought you to Wilshire and when? I was a member of First Baptist Church in Dallas, but when a date invited me to the Sunday evening service at Wilshire in May 1957, I felt at home and joined that very night. I joined again in 1973 when I returned to Dallas after...
What brought you to Wilshire and when? The back seat of my parents’ car. I was 10 in 1961 when we moved to Dallas from San Antonio, where we attended Trinity Baptist. Buckner Fanning, the pastor there, had a preaching style similar to that of Bruce McIver, and the...
Hometown: Hebbronville, Texas Present City: Dallas Education: B.S. Communications and Education, UT Austin Profession: Senior Business Process Consultant, Bank Intelligent Automation at USAA Tell us about your family. I joined Wilshire in August 2025. I’m married to...
Hometown: Summit, New Jersey Present City: Oak Cliff, Texas (we like to think that the OC still has its own identity) Profession: Software developer Tell us about your family. I am married to Jennifer and we are fortunate to have three children — Noah, Haydn and Elly....