LCGS in the News
Good Shepherd recently awarded over $44,000 in Mission Endowment Fund grants various local and worldwide organizations. Read the details in the April 21, 2026 Transylvania Times press release.
The Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd is a ministry sponsor of WNC FireWood. Read about the non-profit’s new firewood distribution lot in the June 10, 2025 edition of the Transylvania Times.
In 2025, Florence Nightengale Global Health celebrated 10 years of providing humanitarian services to more than 30,000 children and adults in the Philippines and other locations. LCGS congregation members Dr. Ann Farash and Dr. Paul Onnink, along with the Rotary Club of Pisgah Forest, have been instrumental in driving this important ministry. Take a few minutes to learn more from Dr. Farash’s article published in the May 19, 2025 Transylvania Times.
Good Shepherd begins practicing land acknowledgment in 2023 - read the details in the Transylvania Times.
LCGS hosted a solar energy presentation and discussion on Saturday, August 27, 2022; read all about it in the Transylvania Times article.
LCGS and St. Philip’s Episcopal hosted “A Conversation: Resources for Families on Gun Violence and Safety” on Sunday, August 7, 2022 in Good Shepherd’s Fellowship Hall. The discussion was open to local community members and included a panel of local police officers, mental health professionals and faith leaders. Check out WLOS’s coverage for more information.
ASIST Training
Twenty (20) people were certified in Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) during a 2-day February 2022 course supported by LCGS’s Reimagining Health Collaborative. Read about it in the Transylvania Times press release.
Exploring the Missing Chapter
Good Shepherd hosted an online, interactive workshop to raise awareness of the nation-to-nation relationship between Indigenous and non-indigenous peoples in the United States. Read more in the January 14, 2022 Transylvania Times press release.
Good Shepherd Joins the ELCA in Remembering the Children of the Indian Boarding Schools
Troubling the Waters for Healing of the Church
The Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd hosted a year-long, 18-session journey entitled, “Troubling the Waters for Healing of the Church: A Journey for White Christians from Privilege to Partnership.” Learn more from the November 18, 2021 Transylvania Times press release.
Time to be Grateful for an Unadorned Life
Read Pastor Ken Albright’s guest column in the 4/22/2020 Transylvania Times.