A Celebration of Gathering: 25th Anniversary of the Expansion of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church’s Building and Mission
In 1988, the congregation embarked upon a second building project. An addition to our original 1958 church building was constructed. It provides our present main entrance, sanctuary, narthex, office areas, nursery, sacristy, and additional restrooms. The original sanctuary was remodeled into our Fellowship Hall and kitchen. Some of the spaces in the former ‘west wing’, which links the original building to the addition, also were converted for other uses. An important goal of this building project was to expand our space, not only to meet our worship and fellowship needs, but to enable us to provide facilities for additional community outreach. The new spaces created a larger and unique space for worship, areas for informal and formal fellowship and meetings for the congregation and community groups, and allowed Good Shepherd to be the home for Kinderhaus Preschool and Kindergarten.
The Celebration of Gathering will be launched with a most appropriate event – our 4th Welcome Neighbors Picnic: Good Shepherd’s Gift to the Community – on Sunday, September 8, 5:00 – 6:30 pm. The formal Celebration … will close on Sunday, November 17, with a special 25th anniversary worship service followed by a meal and program.
The Steering Committee, with Council approval, has designated two major projects for this 25th anniversary Celebration … – A $25,000 fund-raising campaign and a new version of our congregation Directory. The goals of the fund-raising campaign are to provide hospitality upgrades for our spaces and furnishings and to continue our tradition of making substantial contributions to local community and global Lutheran programs. The new version of the Directory will be on our website, log-in and password protected, with print versions available for members who do not have internet access.
25th Anniversary Steering Committee members are: Jon Christy and Elizabeth Kaschins, co-chairs, Carol and Paul Hasvold, Jane Kemp, Charilyn Hover, David Lester, and Pastor Mau.
See historical photos of the building process below:
Original Church Building, 1958
Pastor Hasvold Consecrating the Ground
Groundbreaking Ceremony
Excavation – View from the West
Construction – View from the North, Iowa Avenue
Construction – View from the West
Construction – View from the West
The Addition Is Recognizable – View from Iowa Avenue
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Good Shepherd is fully accessible to all. 