Our Mission:
"Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age."Matthew 28:19-20
Who We Are:
Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd is a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the largest of several Lutheran denominations in the U. S. Currently the Rev. David Swan serves as pastor at Good Shepherd, having been installed on Sunday, May 23, 1999. David came to our congregation following service at Trinity Lutheran Church in Macomb, IL.Programming at Good Shepherd includes a diversity of both congregational and community activities. Among them are adult choir, adult and children's handbells, adult Bible study, Junior and Senior Youth Leagues, a comprehensive Sunday School, a staffed nursery during the 10:45 a.m. worship service, a co-operative preschool, Daisy and Brownie Scout Troops, and weekly meetings of both A.A. and Al-Anon.
Finally, Good Shepherd is a congregation which also supports the varied ministries of others in our wider community both through the volunteerism of our members, and with our gifts. Some of those ministries include the Metro. St. Louis Coalition, Lutheran Family and Children's Services, TEAM and PAKT, which are food pantry and emergency service providers, Project COPE (a ministry with ex-offenders), Lutheran Campus Ministry, etc.
At Good Shepherd there is room for each person to share his or her God given gifts and interests. We invite you to come share in ministry with us.