Members

Wilfredo Velasquez-Cruz

Wilfredo joined the Wilshire kitchen staff in 2010. While not at work he enjoys watching television, exercising and hanging out with his dog, Coco.

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Leticia Vega

Leticia began working at Wilshire in 2004 as part of the facilities staff. Leticia and her husband, Juan, have been married over 30 years, and they have four children and four grandchildren. In her spare time, Leticia enjoys cooking and taking walks.

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Jim Tapley

Jim joined Wilshire as a member in 2016 and served as part of the church’s video ministry team for several years before joining the staff in 2024. As audio and video coordinator, Jim manages the production of Wilshire’s worship livestream and oversees all sound and...

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Kevin Sierra

Kevin has been part of Wilshire’s facilities staff since 2019. One of eight siblings, he enjoys sports, weightlifting, car racing and target shooting.

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Monique Roberts

Monique joined the Wilshire food service staff as sous-chef in January 2025. In this role she assists with the planning, preparation and execution of meals for all events happening at the church. She previously served as kitchen manager for a meal delivery and...

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Barbara Peterson

Barbara, Wilshire’s librarian since 2015, oversees the church library, keeping its collection up to date, maintaining its database and supervising library volunteers. She also leads story times for Wilshire’s Early Childhood Learning Center and Mothers of Preschoolers...

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Timothy Peoples

Timothy became Wilshire’s senior pastor in January 2023 after serving five years as senior minister at Emerywood Baptist Church in High Point, North Carolina. He was a pastoral resident at Wilshire from 2015 to 2017. A native of Jones, Oklahoma, Timothy received a BA...

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Rachel Oney

Rachel started as Wilshire’s front-desk receptionist in March 2024 and works weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Rachel grew up at Wilshire and graduated in 2020 from Austin College with a double major in English and East Asian studies. She is currently pursuing a master’s...

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Heather Mustain

Heather has led Wilshire’s missions and advocacy work since 2013, when she joined the staff as minister of missions. Her responsibilities include engaging congregants in missions experiences in Dallas and internationally while also equipping the church to be advocates...

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Katie Murray

Katie was named minister to senior adults in 2023. She previously served on Wilshire’s staff from 2014 to 2017 as Christian advocacy specialist and was a social work intern here in 2011. Katie holds a Master of Divinity degree from Truett Seminary and a master’s...

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