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A note from the Risk Management Committee

Last Sunday there was an incident at our church before and during the Sunday School hour. An individual entered the building and verbally accosted staff and members. Our security guards and staff engaged with the individual, who refused to leave. Dallas Police were...

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I Am Wilshire: Chrissy Alvarez

Name: Chrissy Alvarez (they/them) Present City: Allen Education: Texas A&M University (B.S.), Texas A&M–Commerce (M.S.) Profession: Mental Health Counselor Tell us about your family. My wife, Abigail, and I got married in March, and we live with our two cats,...

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I Am Wilshire: Ava McClung

Hometown: Dallas Present City: Houston University/College: Rice University Major: Religious Studies Tell us about your family. I live with my parents, Britt and Carole, and my younger sisters, Miriam and Ruby. My paternal grandfather and great-grandfather were...

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Kelly Akins named preschool minister

Kelly Akins has been hired as Wilshire’s new minister to preschoolers and will begin in the part-time role on Aug. 1. Kelly will be leaving her job as assistant director and curriculum specialist at Wilshire’s Early Childhood Learning Center, a position she has held...

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I Am Wilshire: Lillie Campbell

Hometown: Walters, Oklahoma Present City: Garland Education: B.A., Oklahoma Baptist University; M.S.W., Washington University, St. Louis Profession: Longtime social worker, working mostly in private practice and hospice work. Tell us about your family. My family...

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Tanzania Transformation

Yusuph Emmanuel, founder and CEO of Twelve21 Global, provided this update about work supported by Wilshire in Tanzania. This photo captures 230 parents and pastors of our students on Kome Island who were provided a five-day training on Community Transformation (CT)....

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I Am Wilshire: Haley Hampton

Hometown: Wichita Falls Present City: Wichita Falls Education: Brite Divinity School, MDiv, with a concentration in pastoral and community care Profession: VA Liaison for Visiting Angels of Wichita Falls Tell us about your work or volunteer life. I am an MDiv student...

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