Wilshire Baptist Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Timothy Peoples

Founded Verify

Denomination Southern Baptist (SBC) — disfellowshipped

Service Times Sunday Worship — verify times on website

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website wilshirebc.org/

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)

Confessional Baptist Christology not formally repudiated.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Hermeneutic admits female-pastor and same-sex marriage readings against historic Baptist confession.

WARNING!

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not visible on staff page.

WARNING!

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

No formal change documented.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?

Heather Mustain serves as Associate Pastor; Amanda Hines and Jordann McMahan serve as Pastoral Residents (began Aug 2025); Katie Murray as Minister of Pastoral Care — in conflict with BF&M 2000 Article VI.

Heather Mustain — Associate Pastor (since 2013, current 2026 staff page wilshirebc.org/about/our-staff/); Amanda Hines and Jordann McMahan — Pastoral Residents (began Aug 2025); Katie Murray — Minister of Pastoral Care and to Senior Adults. All female pastoral titles confirmed on current Wilshire staff page.

WARNING!

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Mixed-sex pastoral leadership team rejects complementarian eldership.

WARNING!

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Topical/justice-oriented under Peoples; female pastors regularly in pulpit rotation.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Justice/advocacy framing under Heather Mustain's missions portfolio.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

2016 vote affirms full LGBTQ membership including same-sex marriage and deacon service.

WARNING!

Accountability Structure

Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?

Disfellowshipped by BGCT 2017; aligned with CBF and Welcoming & Affirming Baptists; effectively outside SBC since 2017.

WARNING!

Assessment

Wilshire Baptist Church is a former-SBC, former-BGCT congregation in Dallas that was formally removed from BGCT cooperation in February 2017 after voting in November 2016 to affirm LGBTQ members in full church life including same-sex marriage and deacon service. The church currently lists Heather Mustain as Associate Pastor and two female Pastoral Residents (Amanda Hines, Jordann McMahan), placing it in direct conflict with BF&M 2000 Article VI on the office of pastor. Documented as a leading drift reference case for Texas SBC/BGCT.

#sbc#drift#female-pastor#credentials-committee-referral#bgct-disfellowshipped#lgbtq-affirming#tx#dallas#needs-review

MOOP Engagement Tracker

How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Verified 2026-05-01: Wilshire staff page lists Heather Mustain as Associate Pastor + 3 additional female pastoral-titled staff. BGCT disfellowship documented via Baptist News Global and CBS News. Address from church website. Pattern reference precedent per scope.

These are the URLs consulted to arrive at this church's scoring. Score-note claims are synthesized from homepage content, denominational directories, and public statements of faith at the time of review. Church websites change frequently; we're progressively adding Internet Archive snapshots to prevent link rot.

[1] Live source wilshirebc.org/about/our-staff/
[2] Live source baptistnews.com/article/texas-baptists-expel-two-more-chu…
[3] Live source cbsnews.com/texas/news/wilshire-baptist-church-votes-to-a…
[4] Live source baptiststandard.com/news/texas/bgct-board-votes-to-remove…

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