Winter Carnival
Each January, we sponsor a Winter Carnival. It's both outreach and a fund activity for the community to do on a frigid winter's evening. Well over 200 people attend the Carnival.
School
These are pictures around our school. Special field trips, classroom play, art or science projects and of course Christian teaching, help the children in our care to grow in faith and knowledge.
Trunk or Treat 2009
Our second TnT was a huge success. We had to bring in indoors because of the weather. Yet we had nearly 400 children (700 people) total come through our gym. What a great opportunity God has given us to get aquainted with our communities.
Our Church and School
Here are a few pictures of our new facility. More will be added from time to time, so check back regularly. Hope you can visit us in person.
Our New Playground
Our school was able to purchase a playscape due to the generous donations of our members and the parents and children in our school. Willing volunteers spent the better part of a week putting it together. Thanks everybody!
VBS 2009
We had 41 children attend our VBS. The theme was "Crocodile Dock." THe children learned that no matter how scary things may get, God will protect them. Following the Israelites through the Read Sea and using a bayou theme, the kids (and adults) had a great time!
Bethany Indian Cemetery
Founded by the Lutheran missionaries from Frankenmuth, MI, the Bethany Mission served both the Chippewa native Americans and the German settlers in the area. When the Chippewas were forcibly relocated to the reservation near Mt Pleasant, MI, the Mission closed. The German settlers who remained founded Zion Lutheran congregation. Good Shepherd is the direct descendant of that congregation and a number of our members are descendants of those early founders. The cemetery is owned by the Michigan District of the LCMS but maintained by Good Shepherd and other generous volunteers.
School Visitors
Sometimes the field trips come to the children in our school. Here are a few pictures of some of the interesting guests.
