Michele Stinecipher marks five years on staff. Ministry Assistant Michele Stinecipher recently celebrated her five-year anniversary on the Wilshire staff. Michele started at the church in 2016 as a part-time workroom attendant. She later transitioned to a full-time...
Feel Good, Reduce Stress by Donating Blood - Linda Goelzer. The COVID-19 pandemic has been taxing emotionally, physically and psychologically. People young and old have felt the effects of isolation, information overload and a barrage of changes in guidance on...
Preparing for Worship - Jeff Brummel. When I was 16 years old, I decided it was time to be baptized. I had already been serving Trinity Baptist in Springfield, Oregon, as pianist for about a year, and felt the gentle nudge of the Holy Spirit to make public my...
Susan Kimball honored for 20 years on staff Systems Administrator Susan Kimball will be recognized in both worship services this Sunday, Sept. 12, for her 20th anniversary as a Wilshire staffer. Her first day of work at the church was September 10, 2001. Much of...
Friday Friends resumes, seeks volunteers Friday Friends has resumed in-person meetings and is seeking additional volunteers. The ministry provides a twice-monthly time of respite for caregivers of loved ones with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. Friday Friends...
Fall plans update - Heather Mustain. Masking for all strongly urged; Aug. 15 promotion for preschool, children, youth When we published our plans for this fall just two weeks ago, what we didn’t know was that in less than a week’s time it would all change....
Vaccination is key to containing Delta variant - by Linda Garner, parish nurse. COVID-19 hospitalizations are increasing almost daily, due in many cases to the Delta variant of COVID-19. Most new cases are in people who have not been vaccinated for COVID. Areas of the...
Give and connect easier with new modern platform. Wilshire’s current ACS and Access ACS databases will be converted to a new platform called Realm beginning July 19. The Realm platform will provide a modern feel for online giving and connection. Wilshire members and...
Wilshire and Darren DeMent celebrate 25 years of ministry, mentoring and music On Sunday, June 27, Wilshire will celebrate Associate Pastor Darren DeMent’s 25th anniversary on the church staff. Both worship services will include a time of recognition for Darren, and...
Wilshire Famous: A reflection on Darren DeMent’s 25th anniversary by Milton Brasher-Cunningham I am of an age where a lot of the bands I grew up with are celebrating iconic anniversaries, as are some of my favorite albums, which is another way to say it was 54 years...