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This page is usually updated Fridays. ===================== For guests and new members• Wilshire Welcome is a one-hour session during Sunday School to help you learn about the church. No RSVP necessary. The next Wilshire Welcome will be held Jan. 11 at 9:45 a.m. in...
Preparing for Worship: Dec. 21, 2025
By Scott Spreier Christmas is upon us! The decorations are up, the lights twinkling and the music playing — magnificently here at Wilshire. But for me, something — someone — is missing. The Son of God. Personally, I’ve only caught fleeting glimpses of Christ this...
I Am Wilshire: Rob Roden
Tell us about your family. My wife, Michelle, is a retired CPA. Our son, Henry, 27, graduated from Auburn and works as a cybersecurity consultant at PwC. Our daughter, Emma, 24, graduated from Baylor and is a CPA working in tax for PwC. Both kids attend Wilshire and...
End of year need: $610,227
Our website states: “Wilshire encourages followers of Christ to listen for the call to vocational ministry. We want children, youth and young adults to view a calling to ministry as equally significant as a calling to medicine, law or business. Pathways to Ministry is...
Preparing for Worship: Dec. 14, 2025
By Maggie Morey Before Sunday School each week, our elementary students begin their time by gathering and singing songs together. A fan favorite of mine is “I’ve Got Peace Like a River.” The upbeat verses cycle through “peace like a river” and “love like an ocean” and...
End of year need: $863,653
It is our tradition on the first Sunday of the month to participate in the Lord’s Supper. After we partake and celebrate, we share signs of peace with one another. There is something about this simple, sacred moment of shaking hands and seeking community with one...
One Starry Night is almost here!
You can see it in the sky, you can feel it in the air — everything is about to change in Bethlehem, and you don’t want to miss it! See the Christmas story come to life at Wilshire on Friday, Dec. 19, at One Starry Night, an interactive Bethlehem experience with...