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"The Good Shepherd" is a metaphor which refers to Jesus as the shepherd who laid down His life to save His flock. Good Shepherd School was founded as a mission institution of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in the middle of the 1935-1936 academic year. [1] Classes were held in a house on Spruce Street which doubled as the church sanctuary.
In spring of 2005, the church built a new gathering area and elevator in commemoration of its 50th anniversary. [6] [7] In September 1998, land was purchased in order to build a retirement home under the auspices of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Foundation. In October 2001, the Good Shepherd Senior Apartments were dedicated and a new ministry was ...
The Henry E. Sharp chancel windows survived the church fire of January 13, 1965. Windows (1878) at St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Green Cove Springs, Florida. Altar Windows (1868) and Good Shepherd Window (1872) at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Hillsborough, North Carolina. "Consolation" Window in the middle of the south nave wall, after 1877.
A massive fire that nearly destroyed a West Virginia church on Sunday miraculously spared a small collection of bibles.
After his ordination in 1926, Henry Gerecke remained in St. Louis, where he became the pastor of Christ Lutheran Church, the same church in which he had been ordained. [4] Gerecke remained ministering to his parish as the Great Depression began to bite in the 1930s but by 1935 he felt called to missionary work and left Christ Lutheran Church in ...
The Good Shepherd Lutheran Home of the West was established in Terra Bella, California, with Bethesda providing assistance to help the organization get started and, in the 1970s, the two agencies partnered on a successful joint fundraising initiative.
Various resident petitions and fundraising during the 1960s and 1970s renewed interest in a local hospital, and Good Shepherd Hospital opened in 1979 north of Barrington. [ 20 ] In 2009, the Barrington Police Department had 23 full-time police officers; [ 20 ] and in 2007, the Barrington Fire Department had 38 full-time firefighters.
In 1992, the Primary School was handed over by the Parish to the Lutheran Church of Australia, Queensland District which opened Good Shepherd Lutheran College, offering classes from Year 1 to Year 8. In 1996, classes were offered from Prep to Year 12 for the first time.