About - 50th Anniversary
Sharing Jesus from Generation to Generation
will give thanks to you forever; from generation to generation
we will recount your praise.” Psalm 79:13
- A History of the Early Christian Church (PDF)
- A History of the Church in the Medieval Period (PDF)
- A History of the Lutheran Church (PDF)
- A History of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (PDF)
- A History of the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd (PDF)
Saturday, July 7, 2007
North Mankato Fun Days Parade
- See the Good Shepherd church and school float during the parade
Sunday, July 22, 2007
25th Anniversary of Pastor Vance Becker’s Ordination
- Rev. Steve Bongard will preach at the 9:00 AM service of worship and afterward visit about his ministry.
- Rev. Bongard is serving as Senior Pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Valparaiso, IN.
- A 10:30 a.m. potluck brunch will be followed by root beer floats in celebration of Pastor Becker’s anniversary.
Sunday, August 5, 2007
VBS Kick-off Sunday
- Rev. Gerald Boldt will preach at the 9:00 a.m. service of worship and afterward visit about his ministry.
• Rev. Boldt is serving as Pastor of St. John Lutheran Church, Winsted, MN.
• A 10:30 a.m. pot-puck brunch follows. - Pictures
Anniversary of the first service of worship, September 8, 1957
Education Sunday
- Resumption of Sunday Bible classes,
• 7th year of Little Lambs Preschool and
• 3rd year of Good Shepherd Lutheran School. Teacher induction will be part of the 8:00 and 10:30 a.m. services of worship.
• Rev. Tom Olson will preach at a special 2:00 p.m. service of worship and afterward will visit about his ministry.
• Rev. Olson is now serving as pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, Tyron, NC.
• A catered turkey dinner will be served at 4:00 p.m. with a free will offering. Offerings in surplus of $6 per person will go toward the sanctuary building fund. (Groundbreaking for the sanctuary was 2 years ago this weekend. Dedication was last year, Oct. 1.)
Sunday, November 4, 2007
All Saints Sunday
- Rev. Dr. Douglas Rutt will preach at the 8:00 and 10:30 a.m. services of worship and afterward will visit about his ministry.
• Rev. Rutt is serving as Associate Professor of Pastoral Ministry and Missions and Dean for Distance Learning at Concordia Theological Seminary, Ft. Wayne, IN.
• A 12:00 noon pot-luck dinner follows.
Good Shepherd History
- Construction Pictures of Ground Breaking, New Sanctuary, Dedication
- Construction of New Church Location - 1999
- Virtual Tour Construction
- Charles Avenue (former church location) Sunday School Rooms
- What About the Missouri Synod (PDF)
- Moving Frontiers (book)
- Heritage in Motion (book)
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