Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd

Welcome to the Church of the Good Shepherd. We are a small but growing Episcopal congregation, located in the beautiful Fountain City area of North Knoxville. Our membership has no territorial boundaries. Active members come from throughout Knoxville and the surrounding counties of Anderson, Jefferson, Union and Campbell.

As a member of the world wide Anglican church, we recognize the importance of learning to live meaningful lives through the use of scripture, tradition and reason. We take the Bible seriously, we value learning from the past and we are not afraid to use the God-given gift of human reason in seeking God through Christ. At our best, we respect differences of opinion and we celebrate human diversity.

Our worship week consists of prayer and Bible study on Tuesdays and Thursdays, an evening Eucharist service on Wednesday nights and two services on Sundays.

Founded 50 years ago by an adventurous group of young families, Good Shepherd retains its optimistic and faithful view that we are the “little church that can” do just about anything God sets before us. We have begun to invest heavily in our future by investing time and money in new programs for our youngest members. “Godly Play” is a Montessori based approach to Christian story telling for children ages 2 to 12. The “Godly Play” room opens at 9:45am , the story begins as soon as they enter and the class concludes at 10:45.

While the children are learning the deepest and best stories from the Bible, our adults are upstairs at “Good Shepherd and the World,” a program of spiritual journeys from around the world. Our speakers have included a Jewish Rabbi, a Muslim night club owner, a Buddhist lawyer, a local television star, a nationally known political cartoonist, the district attorney and the mayor of Knoxville.

Come see us. We think you might like what you find.