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About Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

Welcome to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church a vital community of believers and servers located in the northern Canton area, but drawing people from all areas. We welcome especially our FRIENDS and VISITORS.
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church is a healing place, a place where we find the HEALING OF GOD and the HOSPITALITY OF THE PEOPLE OF GOD. If you would like to become part of the community of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, we invite you to participate in any or all of our events of worship, fellowship, service and growth. It is important to participate for spiritual growth occurs as we serve, worship, study and pray.

Our five vital ministries are Worship, Youth, Hunger awareness, Witness, and Hospitality and Health. We invite you to take a virtual tour of what we do and who we are. We also invite you to come and be part of this thriving city parish.

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Meet Pastor Diana Thompson

Pastor Diana was born in Detroit and grew up in Royal Oak, Michigan. Her parents, John and Gina, and her brother, Daniel still reside in Royal Oak. She studied History and Secondary Education at Capital University, Columbus, Ohio graduating with a BA in History. Her seminary work was at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. While she was in seminary she met Pastor Timothy Muse. They married in January of 2000 and in February 2000 moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where she served at Trinity Lutheran Church, Philadelphia and St. John Lutheran Church, Hatboro. Pastors Diana and Tim moved to Canton in 2007. Pastor Diana served for over 3 years as the Interim Pastor at Peace Lutheran Church in Canton South. They own a home in the Harter Heights Neighborhood of Canton, which they purchased in 2007. They have one dog, Clemente, and a small school of fish. They enjoy living in Canton and have found many entertaining places to visit around the area.

Pastor Diana Thompson invites you to stay connect to her when she is away from the office. You can reach her on her cellphone (330-409-5776.

She is also on facebook (facebook.com/dithompson) and twitter (twitter.com/callednsent). If you want to friend or follow, let her know you are a member of Good Shepherd. She screens her friends and followers.

History of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church was born out of a need for a Lutheran Church in the northern part of Canton. In 1953 a meeting of persons interested in this venture was held in a room upstairs at the Hol-Guem's Dairy (called the House of Milk & Honey).

A large brick house at 42nd and Cleveland Ave. NW was purchased and worship services were held there until Oct. 1960 when the present sanctuary was dedicated.

A Fellowship Hall, two offices and kitchen were added in 1964.

The education unit containing class rooms and a two room library were finished in Oct. 1969.

A handicaped accessible narthex with courtyard, lounge and restrooms was dedicated in Oct. 1991.

Volunteers and professionals helped to work on a church renovation program for the 50th anniversery for Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. Installing stained glass windows (in the sanctuary), that tell the story of Christ's life, is the final stage of the renovation.