Social Justice Team

Good Shepherd Church has a long history of social action. After the Vietnam war, this church alone resettled over 300 Southeast Asians and also made intentional outreach to include persons with disabilities starting during this time.  Good Shepherd was the second congregation in the synod after Luther College Campus Ministry to become a Reconciling in Christ congregation (2007) and an AMMPARO congregation (2017).  Good Shepherd has historically been a leader in environmental sustainability and became the synod’s first carbon neutral building in 2023.  

The Social Justice Team actively encourages engagement with advocacy needs through the contacting of those in government and policy positions. Below is a list of representatives and officials the Social Justice Team encourages folks to contact with specific advocacy needs. 

Michael Bergan, Iowa Representative District 63
michael.bergan@legis.iowa.gov

515-281-3221
1007 East Grand Ave., Des Moines Iowa 50319

Mike Klimesh, Iowa State Senator
mike.klimesh@legis.iowa.gov

515-281-3371
1007 East Grand Ave., Des Moines Iowa 50319

Governor Kim Reynolds
Email via links on gov.iowa.go

515-281-5211
1007 East Grand Ave., Des Moines Iowa 50319

Joni Ernst, US Senator
Email via ernst.senate.gov

111 Seventh Ave SE Suite 480
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
310-365-4504
260 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
202-224-3254

Chuck Grassley, US Senator
Email via grassley.senate.gov

111 Seventh Ave SE Box 13 Suite 6800
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
319-363-6832
135 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
202-224-3744

Ashley Hinson, US Representative
Email via hinson.house.gov

111 7th Ave SE Suite 580
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
319-364-2288
1717 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
202-225-2911

Brenna Bird, Iowa Attorney General
comment@ag.iowa.gov  – webteam@ag.iowa.gov

Office of the Attorney General of Iowa
Hoover State Office Building
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
515-281-3349