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...
Annette Thornburg Owen, a Wilshire pastoral residency alum with experience in local church ministry and theological education, has been named director of Wilshire’s Pathways to Ministry program. She will start Aug. 31. Senior Pastor Timothy Peoples said, “We were...
Missions and Advocacy Coordinator Abbey Adcox will depart the Wilshire staff for a position at FaithWorks, a longtime Wilshire partner agency. She will fully transition to her new job by Aug. 16. Formerly known as Fellowship Southwest, FaithWorks helps churches and...
Candy McComb will retire from her role as Wilshire’s children’s choir coordinator this summer. Her last day will be in July after the conclusion of the Listen to Your Art! creative arts camp. Candy said, “I began leading a Young Musicians choir when I started college...
ICE vigil marks one year Monday, May 4, marks the one-year anniversary of a weekly clergy- and neighbor-led vigil at the Dallas ICE field office. CLEAR DFW (Clergy League for Emergency Action and Response) is an interfaith coalition of faith leaders united around...
By Gladys Kolenovsky As Federal Immigration Court observers, we arrive before the first docket cases begin in order to help the court respondents find their way to their assigned courtroom. If they are late, they will be considered absent and immediately removable....