It is our tradition on the first Sunday of the month to participate in the Lord’s Supper. After we partake and celebrate, we share signs of peace with one another. There is something about this simple, sacred moment of shaking hands and seeking community with one...
This Sunday is our Celebration of the Green, a time when we gather to listen, sing, and participate together in holy worship. As I think about this upcoming service, I’m reminded of the many moments of musical offering we have shared throughout the past year: our...
This year, you will notice two figures on our Tree of Giving. One represents what we need to cover our estimated year-end expenses,* and the other reflects what we need to fully meet our budget. Last year some of you asked why both weren’t shown. We are displaying...
Compared to the last four years, Wilshire’s income-to-expenses deficit is larger than it has been at the same point in the year, Senior Pastor Timothy Peoples reported in an email to the church on May 22. While the staff has managed to keep spending below...
Thanks to strong year-end giving, Wilshire ended 2024 with a financial surplus of $501,329 — believed to be our largest surplus ever. Our budget for 2024 was $3,925,000, and revenue through Dec. 31 totaled $4,087,665. Meanwhile, expenses for the year came in under...
Dear Wilshire: It is with great joy and happiness I share with you, our congregation, that we have made our budget this year! Thank you so much for the ways you have shared and given to our Unified Budget. We are now able to walk into the new year on a good footing....
End of year need: $49,213 You've heard me tell this story before, but I like it, so I will share it again. Every Sunday when I was growing up, the late Rev. Charles Henderson would come up during alter call and say, “It’s prayer time.” As soon as those words were...
End of year need: $182,861 It is our tradition on the first Sunday of every month to participate in the Lord’s Supper. And after we partake and celebrate, we share signs of peace with one another. Fun fact: when I was a resident, I forgot the part when the...
End of year need: $474,310 Last Saturday my phone kept going off, message after message. On Saturdays I’m a little slow at checking my phone and responding, but after eight messages I decided I better look in case it was a dire emergency. To my surprise it was nothing...
End of year need: $758,810 One Wednesday night not long ago, I walked down the stairs, and it just seemed quiet. The kiddos were having their usual fun, but something was missing. I walked around Community Hall and even led Bible Study trying to figure out why. The...