Our Mission

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church is a safe, caring and welcoming congregation of the ELCA, where we strive to be a compassionate community in Christ.

Marked with the cross of Christ forever, we are claimed, gathered and sent for the sake of the world. This is the mission statement of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. As members of the ELCA we believe that we are freed in Christ to serve and love our neighbor and to practice our faith by giving our hearts to God and our hands to do the work of serving others in the name of Jesus locally and around the world.

Our Vision

As we continue to grow in our relationship with Jesus Christ, we will embrace, reflect and proclaim God’s unconditional love through worship, education and service to ALL.

Jesus commands us to “Love God and love other people.” Good Shepherd Lutheran Church looks for ways to do just that; not only in our community but in the world! We are proud supporters of: Habitat for Humanity 7 Rivers, Bread for the World, Tedford Shelter, the Gathering Place, Good Shepherd Food Bank, the Bath YMCA, Warm Thy Neighbor, Lutheran World Relief, to name a few!

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church is a proud member of the Brunswick Area Interfaith Council and the Brunswick Downtown Association.

Our History

Originally a congregation of the American Lutheran Church, Good Shepherd was established as a mission congregation in December 1962 and became part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America at its formation in 1988. The church had been planted to intentionally serve the military families at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station and Topsham Radar Station, a history that helped shape our active involvement in the life of the greater Brunswick area. Because our members were constantly deploying overseas or being transferred to new duty stations, Good Shepherd became known as a compassionate, caring community in Christ helping to ease the strains of life transitions and adapt to ever changing circumstances. That flexibility and compassion was put to the test with the closures of first the Radar Station and then BNAS.

Good Shepherd Lutheran, 1962

Now those traits are helping us reach out to local college students, newly arrived retirees and others seeking a supportive community. If you would like to know more about Lutherans or about our congregation, contact us or visit us on Facebook.