Our Shepherd Lutheran Church was established in 1958 and has served the community since that time. It was a founding congregation of Serving People Across Neighborhoods (SPAN), a well-known provider of social assistance in the community. SPAN is currently housed on the property of the congregation.
The congregation is part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and is one of nearly 200 congregations of the Delaware-Maryland Synod.
As a church familiar feeling experienced in new ways, the congregation is committed to being a place where people of diverse backgrounds and theological perspectives can find a home and inform the faith of one another. We work hard to maintain our focus on Christ and welcome those of conservative and liberal leanings in a community setting that sometimes defies our cultural experience.
This congregation is willing to try new ministries, willing to fail, and willing to serve.