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Chapel of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

Chapel of the Good Shepherd Breaks Ground

January 2021 Update Furniture builder Tommy Aslinger, and his wife Pat, delivered the lectern, the first of the chancel furniture for our new church. Pat and Tommy are both members of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Wartburg, TN. The lectern, pulpit, altar, and communion rail have been donated by various donors. More steps taken by God’s […]

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Good shepherd breaks ground

Sharps Chapel, TN On the Day of Pentecost, May 31, Chapel of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Sharps Chapel celebrated the fifth anniversary of their first worship service by officially breaking ground for their first church building. “Normally a groundbreaking occurs before construction begins,” Rev. Paul Kritsch, pastor of the church noted. “However, these last […]

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We Have Cement Blocks

Chapel of the Good Shepherd Hopefully the construction will be finished in late fall. We had a number of rain delays this past winter — 52% of the total annual rainfall occurred in Jan-March. Chapel of the Good Shepherd’s building site is located at 681 Sharps Chapel Road, Sharps Chapel, TN. Construction has commenced in […]

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Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, closed on their building loan

On the morning of December 17 Chapel of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Sharps Chapel, TN closed on their building loan from the Lutheran Church Extension Fund.  The next step: Groundbreaking for their first church building early in 2020. Pictured — seated left to right Co-President Margo McCaffery; Treasurer Cindy Garretson; standing Co-President Tom McCaffery.

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New Member Welcomed

Chapel of the Good Shepherd Welcomes New Member On Sunday, February 24, Chapel of the Good Shepherd in Sharps Chapel, TN welcomed Anne GlenSherrill through adult confirmation. Anne’s maiden name in Welsh means “The Word of the Lord Alone.” By joining the Lutheran Church, Anne states, “I have come home.” In preparation for her confirmation, […]

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Sharps Chapel Plans Building

Making Plans Having purchased a building site in Sharps Chapel, TN, Chapel of the Good Shepherd has begun to formulate plans for their first church building. Pictured are the members of the design team who are gathering ideas which soon will be submitted to a building designer. Front row: Pastor Paul and Dorothy Kritsch, co-chairs. […]

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A Great Sign for Sharps Chapel

The congregation of Chapel of the Good Shepherd in Sharps Chapel, TN is excited about the blessing of property acquired in late 2018, where the ministry will build a permanent structure. In December, Congregation President Jeff Landis and church member Jeff Garretson (pictured) installed an eye-catching sign to share the excitement with the community and […]

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Food Distribution Held In Sharps Chapel

Neighbors worked together On October 19 and 20, neighbors worked together at the Sharps Chapel Elementary School to help people in need. The event was sponsored by Chapel of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Sharps Chapel, TN which worships in the Community Center at 10:30 AM on Sundays. Over fifty volunteers came. There were Lutherans, […]

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Sharps Chapel Church Purchases Land

Update On Sunday, September 30, Chapel of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Sharps Chapel, TN voted to purchase land on which to build their first church building. Located on Sharps Chapel Road near the intersection with Post Master Road, the land is only about three minutes from Route 33. “I am very thankful for […]

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Volunteers from Chapel of the Good Shepherd

In a new church which meets in borrowed space, everyone is a volunteer doing what is necessary: cleaning and setting up the worship space; carrying in hymnals, altar paraments, communion ware, processional cross, baptismal font and bowel, keyboard, items for the visitors’ welcome table, Good Shepherd picture, coffee fellowship supplies, and coat hangers. After each […]

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