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.
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, […]
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. […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Altar Paraments Dedicated
On Sunday, January 7, Chapel of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Sharps Chapel, TN dedicated the white, green, and red altar paraments and other hangings which were made in the 1960s by the Ecclesiastical Arts Group from Redeemer Lutheran Church, Westfield, NJ. Redeemer’s altar guild had new paraments and donated their “old” paraments to our […]
New Font
Several weeks ago, Pastor Paul and Mrs. Dorothy Kritsch presented a pottery bowl to Chapel of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Sharps Chapel, TN. The bowl serves as a reminder of Holy Baptism as the people come forward for Holy Communion. The rim of the bowl reads: The fruit of the Spirit is love, […]
Special Dedication
During Chapel of the Good Shepherd’s worship service on September 24, our new baptismal bowl was dedicated to the Lord. Around the outside of the bowl is a quote from Galatians 5:22 — “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.” Although we don’t know who it will […]
