Rooted // Starting OCT 08

Rooted is a 10-week small group experience that helps people to grow in their relationship with God. It covers topics such as, who is God, what is the Holy Spirit, how do I study the Bible, Prayer and other essentials of our faith. This is a great class if you are new to Wilshire or even if you have been around a while but never gone through Rooted, you will get something out of it.

The Rooted class will take place here at Wilshire Avenue on Sunday mornings from 9 – 10:15 AM on the 3rd floor starting on Sunday, October 08

If you would like more information about Rooted please go to:
https://www.experiencerooted.com/

If you have questions or would like to sign up for Rooted, please email bryan@wilshireave.com.

Also if you have already gone through Rooted and are interested in helping to lead a group, we are looking for people to help lead.  Please email bryan@wilshireave.com.

Giving at Wilshire

The act of giving changes us, making us more like our generous Creator. God is the ultimate giver who gave the most precious gift, His son Jesus, to die on the cross for our sins. We are passionate about sharing this message with our communities and with the next generation. Your giving helps transform lives and helps make a difference! You can give to God at wilshireave.com/give by clicking on the button below.

Man Camp // Sep 29 – Oct 01

Want to get away? Thousand Pines Men’s Retreat is the place for you! During this weekend, we will not: overload your schedule, count your calories, or ask you to mow the lawn. What we will do is provide you with gourmet meals boasting choice meats, opportunities for spiritual growth and fellowship with godly men, and an open schedule to just let you be. So grab a couple friends or your whole church and we’ll provide the bacon! More Information to come. Register Here

If you have any questions please contact bryan@wilshireave.com

Heart of Downtown

September Food Bank Needs: We are so thankful for all the support of so many people for our food bank.  This month we are in need of donations of Pasta ( Bow Tie, Macaroni, Ziti, Penne) All donations can be brought to the bins outside of the office during the week or on Sunday mornings.  Thank you so much for all your support.

Kids Play Basketball 2023-2024
Registration Now Open!

We are excited to announce that 2023-2024 Kids Play Basketball registration is now open for those currently in Kindergarten to 6 grade (Up to Age 12). Who could you invite where you LIVEWORK and PLAY to join our basketball league. Register online at wilshireave.com/basketball. If you have any questions about the league, please call the church office at 714-526-2265 or email us at office@wilshireave.com.

It’s our joy and a privilege to provide a positive atmosphere for kids to learn and develop basketball and team participation skills. We are looking forward to an amazing season! Don’t wait to register, our rosters fill up quickly.

“Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.” – Proverbs 22:6

WA Kids Celebration Sunday // SEP 24

This is a Sunday your kids will not want to miss! Encourage them to invite their friends to roll out of bed and join us for a fun Celebration! This will be a fun Sunday for them to invite their friends to church!

YTH Nights

Wednesdays, 6:30 – 8:30PM

Check out our Instagram @wilshireaveyth

Wednesday Schedule

6:30-7 HANGZ

7-8 SERVICE

8-8:30 SMALL GROUPS

We would love for your students to serve on Sundays! Here are some ways to help: tech team, worship team, hospitality, WA Kids, nursery, Jr. High room, coffee, and the social media team. Please email us if they are interested. francis@wilshireave.com

Young Adults // Mondays, 6:30PM

We want to help you connect with God, the church, and each other. Join us Monday nights for a time to connect, have dinner together and worship God.

Get Connected to a Life Group 

Our Life groups at Wilshire Avenue are a great way to get connected and grow together with others in your journey with Christ.  We have groups that meet on different days and times throughout the week and would love to help get you connected to a group that works for you.  We will begin sign ups on Sunday, August 28th and we encourage you to stop by the Start Here booth on the plaza to meet some of the leaders and sign up for a group.  You can also sign up at www.wilshireave.com/groups!

Be A Difference Maker

There are so many ways for you to make a difference both here at Wilshire and in our community. On Sunday mornings you can help us with set up, tear down and part of our connection team. Or during the week you can help us prepare for Sunday mornings in many different ways. We also have opportunities to serve in the community. If you’re interested we would love to have you join the team and see what God can do through you. Email office@wilshireave.com for more information or go to link.wilshireave.com/dm to see a list of ways you can serve.

Sunday Morning Welcome Team

 We have been having more and more new people joining us here at Wilshire Avenue and we are looking for more warm and friendly faces to help us at our 10:30 worship service to welcome people as they come to worship with us.  We ask that you arrive at 10:15 and help to greet people, handout bulletins and any other items we may have.  If you are interested in helping on a rotation (doesn’t need to be every week), please email angie@wilshireave.com

Worship Arts Ministry // OCT 06

Calling all Creatives!  Do you know that because you are made in the image of God, you have the ability to create?  We’d love to meet you at the next gathering of our new worship arts ministry.  With our first event being Fullerton Art Night on Friday, October 6, find out how you can be involved by submitting artwork, playing music, providing refreshments, and more!  Everyone of all ages is welcome!  Let’s love our community through our creativity!  Contact Cat Guerra at worshiparts@wilshireave.com.

Counseling & Coaching

Life Look Coaching
Helping you make sense of all of life’s changes, our WA Life Coach / Pastoral Counselor Ed Cunningham is willing to meet with you. Offering affordable prices to fit any budget. Contact information:  657-242-5807  ed@lifelookcoaching.com

Inspiring Faith Generation to Generation

 Sundays // 10:30

How effective were the Old Testament Patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph) at passing on their faith in God to the next generation?  What  pivotal experiences shaped their witness?   How can we be more purposeful and effective in passing on godly wisdom and guidance?

Berean Bible Study Group
Dr. Dale Salico, teacher
Sunday, Sept. 10
10:30 – 11:30 am
Room 301

Living Hope Small Group Experience // Thursdays

Thursdays // 7:00pm

This is a small group experience that will guide you through simple biblical and neuroscience insights and give you tools to reduce the symptoms and challenges with trauma and or PTSD.  Topics will include: Stress and Trauma, Renewing Your Mind, Routine and Control, Managing Stressors, Healing Guilt and Shame, Safe and Healthy Relationships and more.  All are welcome to attend.  Small group will be at Wilshire Avenue Community Church on Thursdays at 7:00 pm starting on Thursday, August 10th.  For questions or more information, please contact Dave Dicken at (909) 322-5977

The Book of Revelation Bible Study

Sundays // 9:00 AM

Are we in the last days? Does what the Bible say about the end and are we seeing those events unfold before us? It seems to me that most of us stay away from the Book of Revelation, the last book of the Bible because it is just too hard to understand.  This book talks about God’s judgment upon mankind.  It talks about an Anti-Christ, the return of Jesus and the 1000 year period where Jesus will rule on Earth. The book ends providing us with hope because there will be a new heaven and earth.

If you would like to intelligently interpret the signs of the times or just become a better student of the Bible, come Sunday mornings at 9 AM in Room 304 starting September 10th.

We will also talk about the Rapture and the Tribulation period. This class will be an analytical approach to these things. We will look at what different theologians believe about these things. This will be a 12 week study looking at the 22 chapters in Revelation. The book of Revelation begins with a blessing for those who read the words of this prophecy.  So If you want that blessing or you want to better understand what the Bible says about the last days, come. If you want to be a better student of the Bible, come. If you want to learn how to read and study the Bible, come.

Gleanings Ministry Trip // OCT 08-13

Please join Wilshire Avenue in support of this ministry! You can register at the church office Monday- Friday from 9AM-6PM

WHAT IS GLEANINGS?
Gleanings for the Hungry is a mercy ministry of YWAM (Youth With A Mission)
serving in over 150 nations. Gleanings is located in the San Joaquin Valley in Fresno County, CA.
Gleanings began in 1982 when God called Wally Wenge to feed the needy of the
world. That first year, using 15,000 pounds of donated cull fruit from local farms,
Gleanings distributed 1500 lbs of sun-dried fruit to Guatemala after a hurricane and
flood ravaged the area. In 2000, Gleanings began production of dried soup mix with 160,000 eight-ounce
servings packaged. Since then, Gleanings expanded their ministry in 2011 and built two children’s homes in Haiti while producing over 30 million eight-ounce servings of soup mix and over 550,000 pounds of dried fruit, distributing food to over 30 nations.

The group will leave Sunday October 8th from
Wilshire Ave Community Church at 10:30 AM and will return home Friday, October 13th

WHAT’S INCLUDED?

5 Nights’ accommodations
(Sunday through Thursday)
Breakfast, lunch, & dinner, daily

COST: $150 per person
Transportation not included. If you have any questions please contact elroy@wilshireave.com or office@wilshireave.com

Reading program at OC United

One of our amazing partners OC United is looking for volunteers to help read with children in their United Kids program.  If you are interested in volunteering,  you can fill out an application at www.ocunited.org/volunteer or email Karen at karene@ocunited.org

Snacks and Meals for Solidarity

Another one of our amazing partners Solidarity is looking for help with snalc donations and breakfast items for their after school program.  If you are able to help support and donate, please go to  www.airtable.com/shrggUnIIH3cACYFE to sign up.

Colombia Church Plant

God is doing amazing things at the church we helped plant in Colombia. The building is currently under construction but that hasn’t stopped the believers there. The church is making a difference in the community and meeting under a tree to worship and have service. Please continue to pray for Colombia as their COVID numbers have increased recently.

Download Our WA App

If you haven’t done so yet, make sure to download our Wilshire Ave app where you can find all of our sermons, events and receive push notifications to keep you up to date. You can download it on your app store at wilshireave.com/app.

Download The Parent Cue App

Parents, if you’ve ever wondered what your children are learning on Sundays we want to introduce you to the Parent Cue App. The Parent Cue App is directly linked to our Sunday WA Kids curriculum so you can stay in the loop with what they’re learning. The app will help you make the most of the every day opportunities that come up by cueing you with questions, activities and lessons to fit in a car ride or play time.
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Sign Up For Our Weekly Updates

Join our email list at wilshireave.com/email. You can also join our text list at wilshireave.com/text

Sponsor A Child In The Dominican Republic

Children in the Dominican Republic are living on less than $2 a day. There are 31 more children at the new student center attached to the church plant that are waiting to be sponsored. Would you pray for the church plant in the Dominican Republic? Would you consider sponsoring a child for $38 a month to give them access to medical care, spiritual care and education? If you missed the update on the church you can watch it here. Go to wilshireave.com/global to sponsor a child today.

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Need Prayer?

Send us your prayer requests at wilshireave.com/prayerrequests

Additional Support Resources

You can find some great support videos for dealing with singleness, marriage, and parenting during COVID-19 here.

New At Wilshire?

We are glad you are here! Send us an email at office@wilshireave.com to get connected here at Wilshire Ave.

Join Our Tech Team

We are always looking to expand our tech team. If you would like to be a part of the video, sound and lighting team contact Angie in the church office at office@wilshireave.com.

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