September is Hunger Action Month — a month that invites us to look beyond the statistics and see the people behind them: children arriving at school hungry, parents choosing between groceries and rent, seniors deciding whether to buy food or medicine, and neighbors...
This page is usually updated Fridays. Wilshire’s Visioning Team wants to hear from you via a survey and in a small group discussion on Visioning Day, Sept. 13. | See Visioning Page > Wilshire’s new Preschool Sensory Room was featured in the Lake Highlands Advocate....
By Jeff Brummel You may have noticed a different sound in worship starting last Sunday, as Wilshire was recently gifted a mint-condition Bösendorfer grand piano from member Marilyn Bick. Imported from Vienna, Austria, the Bösendorfer boasts the so-called “Viennese...
J’Von Brown has been named Wilshire’s Children’s Choir Coordinator. He will start in the part-time position right away, leading as children’s choirs begin rehearsals on Aug. 23. J’Von brings a decade of professional performance experience, primarily in opera, and a...
He’s going to be dedicated as a baby. She’s going to make lifelong friends. They’re going to learn that Jesus loves them. He’s going to have fun playing with trucks, magnets, baby dolls, puzzles and dress-up. She’s going to come to Preschool Choir, Children’s Choir...
By Kelly Akins When we started renovating Wilshire’s preschool space, I knew we needed a sensory room. Some of you may not know what a sensory room is or why it would be useful to us. The Preschool Sensory Room exists to help children calm and regulate their bodies...
It’s fitting that the same summer we celebrated Wilshire’s 75-year history, we also celebrate Darren DeMent’s 30 years of ministry among us. Alumni from Darren’s youth groups are now deacons, teachers, class directors, choir members, parents and leaders shaping...
One of the greatest gifts we can give a child is a caring adult who consistently shows up. Every Sunday, our children’s and preschool areas are filled with kids who are forming their first impressions of church, God’s love and what it means to belong to a faith...
Wilshire’s new pastoral residents, James Dolph and Bryce Shelton, have moved into their homes on Resident Row and will begin their two-year terms at Wilshire on Monday, Aug. 3. James (they/them) comes to Wilshire from Wake Forest University School of Divinity, where...
By Kelly Akins, Minister to Preschool I met Harrison Litzell in Vancouver, Canada, at the Godly Play Gathering, and then again when a group of us traveled to Waco for a conference on children’s spirituality and neurodivergence in the church. Harrison is a dynamic...