Good Shepherd United Church of Christ

Good Shepherd was born out of two UCC Inner City Churches merging under the direction of the Rev. Fritz O. Winckelman. The two Churches were St. John UCC and Bethany UCC. The Church members adopted its new name in 1974. Both properties of St. John and Bethany were sold and proceeds used to purchase the track of land where Good Shepherd now stands. The combined congregation worshipped in a school cafeteria for 4 years.

In 1980 Good Shepherd moved into the current church building on West Esplanade under Rev. Allen Hollis. In 1986 under Rev. Richard A. Carse, the Fellowship Hall was built and the church re-furbished. While Rev. Carse was at Good Shepherd, our membership peaked to its highest 350 members and averaged 160 attendance per Sunday.

(courtesy of Barbara Mehrtens)