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...
End of year need: $892,996 It was Cooking Camp, one of my favorite programs of the year! As usual, I didn’t have my station ready on time. As I rushed around grabbing the necessary pots and pans and such, Anna Hines came to me and said, “Do you have a minute?” I...
End of year need: $727,573 For many of us, Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline” is a favorite. You know the song: “Sweet Caroline/Good times never seemed so good./I’ve been inclined/To believe they never would.” The song has become an anthem for Boston Red Sox fans at...
Thanks to strong year-end giving, Wilshire not only met its 2023 budget but exceeded it by $252,726, the church’s largest giving surplus since 2014. Our budget for 2023 was $3,850,000, and revenue totaled $3,926,388. Expenses for the year were held under budget at...
Dear Wilshire, I’m writing to give a quick update on our yearend giving, even if it doesn’t hold all the final pieces. I apologize for not reporting sooner, but we were patiently waiting for the last batch of mail postmarked for December, which we believe came...
End of year need: $83,396 Every Sunday growing up, the late Rev. Charles Henderson would come up during the alter call and say, “It’s prayer time.” As soon as those words were spoken through the dented microphone, there either grew a hush in the sanctuary or a wailing...
End of year need: $331,245 Each month the full Wilshire staff gathers in Community Hall for lunch and an activity. It has become a time to better know those we work and prepare worship with. Activities have ranged from a “Chopped”-style dessert challenge to building...
End of year need: $525,884 It happens every year! It’s a staple in our church; you could even say it literally holds together old and new, as great traditions do. Every year during the Youth Choir home concert after choir tour, they sing Psalm 139. It is at that...
End of year need: $708,671 I had to hold back the tears when it happened. Each year Bill and Janice Jernberg and Paige and Jeremy Pendery get our first graders ready to receive their brand new Bible with their names on it. During the semester they learn Bible verses...