Faith Inventory

This past Sunday Pastor Rob talked about the importance of taking inventory of our faith if we are to move forward. If at the end of this year you reflected back and saw that your faith and connection to God grew this year what do you think your life would look like? What steps would I have taken? Who would I have become? Use the sheet attached in the button below to come up with a game plan for yourself.

128 Years

Thank you for making Wilshire Ave a special place to be! What a blessing that we get to celebrate 128 years of ministry. It doesn’t happen without people like you and so we want to thank you for your presence in this community. If you missed it, make sure to check out the 2020 ministry highlights by clicking the button below.

MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers)

Wednesday, FEB 17
MOPS is starting back up this Spring for our mothers of preschoolers. If you are a mother of preschoolers we’d love to have you as part of the group. This semester we are doing “Mama Meet-Ups” every first and third Wednesday from 8 to 9:30 pm. Childcare is not available for this semester. Mama Meet-Ups will either be online or in person outside depending on the group’s preference. Registration is $25 at wilshireave.com/mops (prices increase on February 10 so register today!)

GriefShare

Tuesdays from 6:30pm – 8:00pm
GriefShare, is a support group for people grieving any kind of loss. This group at Wilshire Avenue is led by people who understand what you are experiencing and want to offer you comfort and encouragement during this difficult time. Our hope is that through GriefShare you will find hope. The cost is $25 for course materials. Email Linda Johnson at lindaj51@live.com for more information or register at wilshireave.com/griefshare.

Starting Point Class
FEB 28 at 12:30 pm

If you are new to Wilshire or haven’t gotten the chance to connected yet we invite you to our Starting Point Class. This is a great opportunity for you to learn about the opportunities we have available for you to be a difference maker and find community. We will meet online on Zoom. Please email office@wilshireave.com if you are interested in attending.

WA Students Backyard Life Groups 

Our WA Student life groups have resumed in backyards! We are excited and thankful for the opportunity to provide our students the option to worship with their peers by doing their life groups outside, fully masked, in a small consistent group of students. We will be doing temperature checks upon arrival and having students sign in so we know exactly who was at each group each week.

Please know that this is completely optional and if you and your student do not feel comfortable attending due to COVID-19 please do not feel any obligation. For those that are comfortable we want to provide a space for students to worship and connect with God and each other.

If your student is interested sign them up for a group today by clicking here. Please email Pastor Sekwohn if you have any questions.

Our Stories – Mike & Sandy Kadera Update

Probably like Sandy and I, you have a love-hate arrangement with Romans 8:28. When things are going well it is really easy to affirm “that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.” But in the midst of a crisis we aren’t always so convinced that God really knows what he is doing and that something beneficial will result from something awful. COVID-19 is a good example of that. All of the churches and ministries here in Guatemala have struggled to stay focused on what God is trying to accomplish and not what the virus is doing.

This past December, myself and the other elders of the Verbo church that Sandy and I attend were discussing the budget for 2021. The lease agreement for the building that we rent for our services and office space was up for renewal. As we talked about it one of the elders made a comment that normally would have not made any sense at all. He said that maybe we didn’t need to renew the lease. We all looked at each other (on our Zoom screens) and had one of those “aha” moments. For almost a year we have been paying rent for a building that we haven’t been using and will probably not be able to use for most of 2021. And during this time we have become effective at using the internet (Facebook, YouTube, Zoom, etc.) for our ministry needs. Our online small groups are thriving and people are giving their tithes and offerings. However, we need to improve the pastoral part and the way we do discipleship.

There are a lot of things that we need to figure out, but the point is that if it weren’t for COVID-19 we wouldn’t be having this conversation. It is forcing us to reinvent the way we do church and everything related to it. And we are excited and have no doubt that this is God’s will for our body. Yes, COVID-19 has definitely been hard on us all, but good is coming from it. Romans 8:28 is true. We can trust in God’s Word. We can believe that 2021 is going to be an incredible year for our church and its ministry.”