Wilshire, your generosity through our Giving Tree has once again blessed our neighbors. This year, five programs were supported: • You provided two toys each for 15 children to receive at the Gateway of Grace Christmas party. Gateway supports refugees by meeting their...
Wilshire Prayer Notes: Dec. 20 Hospital/Rehab/Hospice:Shirley, John Others:Jane, Melissa, Donna, Kelly, Ethan, Jim, Montgomery, Ivan, Price, Lynnda, Jeri, R.G, Ronnie, Marc, Martha, Patti, Chelsea, Megan, Pat, Lavon, Katherine, Emma, Richard, Linda, Emily, Neil, Sue,...
By Heather Mustain, associate pastor In the fall of 2023, a group of Wilshire members gathered for our first ever Collective Consciousness Cohort on the state of housing in Dallas. Over six weeks, this group listened to community experts discuss factors that impact...
By LeAnn Hampton Today, Christ the King Sunday, is the last Sunday of the church year. This is also Thanksgiving week, and next Sunday will mark the beginning of Advent. And so begins the holiday season. How are you feeling about this time of year? Calm, peaceful,...
A note from Librarian Barbara Peterson and the Library Committee: I know many of you are wondering how the work in the Library is going. As you know, we are a very busy church, and there have been lots of events that have prohibited us from doing work in the Library,...
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Wilshire’s Early Childhood Learning Center (ECLC) will close in May 2025, at the end of the current school year, due to financial challenges and declining enrollment. ECLC has struggled to break even financially since reopening after the pandemic, a deacon study group...
Elementary school children are invited to help build the Sanctuary nativity scene by carrying elements to the chancel at the start of worship. We’ll begin Dec. 1 and build the scene week by week until it is complete at the 4 p.m. Christmas Eve service. Sign up via the...
Blog post by Jeff Hampton When our Wilshire friend George Gagliardi fell ill and landed in the hospital, it wasn’t a surprise to see his large family of musicians and vocalists start to show up in growing numbers at his bedside. And then they organized themselves with...