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This page is usually updated Fridays. Maggie Morey called to Omaha church | Read more > Summer 2026 camps for children and preschoolers | Read more > Timothy Peoples sabbatical, April 21–May 24 | Read more > Pathways Director Charlie Fuller to retire | Read...
Preparing for Worship: May 10, 2026
By Katie Murray My younger son’s pre-K class has been focusing on the Animal Kingdom the last several weeks of school, which means the Murray household has been inundated with conversations around all of life’s peculiar creatures. From giant squids to giraffes, bears...
Candy McComb retiring from music staff role
Candy McComb will retire from her role as Wilshire’s children’s choir coordinator this summer. Her last day will be in July after the conclusion of the Listen to Your Art! creative arts camp. Candy said, “I began leading a Young Musicians choir when I started college...
I Am Wilshire 75th Anniversary Special: Steve Terry
What brought you to Wilshire and when? The back seat of my parents’ car. I was 10 in 1961 when we moved to Dallas from San Antonio, where we attended Trinity Baptist. Buckner Fanning, the pastor there, had a preaching style similar to that of Bruce McIver, and the...
Jeff Brummel marks 20 years
Associate Minister of Music and Organist Jeff Brummel marked his 20th anniversary as a Wilshire staff member on April 24 and will be recognized during 11 a.m. worship on Sunday, May 3. Jeff is the longest-serving organist in Wilshire’s 75-year history and among the...
Advocacy update: Immigration
ICE vigil marks one year Monday, May 4, marks the one-year anniversary of a weekly clergy- and neighbor-led vigil at the Dallas ICE field office. CLEAR DFW (Clergy League for Emergency Action and Response) is an interfaith coalition of faith leaders united around...
Courtroom observing: A firsthand account
By Gladys Kolenovsky As Federal Immigration Court observers, we arrive before the first docket cases begin in order to help the court respondents find their way to their assigned courtroom. If they are late, they will be considered absent and immediately removable....