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This page is usually updated Fridays. Deacon nomination deadline extended to Oct. 2The Deacon Nominating Committee asks Wilshire members to submit names of persons to be considered for deacon service. Nominees should be individuals who have modeled consistent,...
Preparing for Worship: Oct. 4, 2026
By Heather Mustain Every year on the first Sunday of October, Christians in congregations around the world celebrate World Communion Sunday. We gather around the Lord’s Table remembering something that can be easy to forget: The church is bigger than us. World...
A harvest that feeds the world
For the past two weeks, Jeff and Alicia Lee, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship field personnel in Macedonia, have been hard at work harvesting grapes from their vineyards. It is a season of long days, shared work and gratitude for the abundance of the land. But the...
I Am Wilshire: Nellson Burns
Hometown: Deer Park, Texas Present City: Dallas Education: Texas A&M University, BA in International Studies Profession: Owner of an IT staffing and consulting firm Tell us about your family. I’ve been married to Melissa Burns for 21 years, and our two children...
Prayer Notes
Wilshire Prayer Notes — updated Oct. 2, 2026 Hospital/Rehab/HospiceCarole Jean, Shirley, Larry OthersMontgomery, Paul, Woody, Amelia, Neil, Julian, Donna, John, Brenda, Owen, Emily Friends and Family Concerns• Joe, father of Kelly, hospital• Tanis, mother of Dietrich,...
Preparing for Worship: Sept. 27, 2026
By Abbey Adcox Before the music begins, we pause and listen. A singer waits for the signal. A bell ringer holds still, hands ready. Those of us in the pews turn toward the sound that will bring us together. We may have come from different mornings, but for a little...