The Church of the Good Shepherd has a long history of being actively involved in our community, having played key roles in starting such Raleigh fixtures as Rex Hospital and the Shepherd’s Table Soup Kitchen.
Many of our parishioners volunteer with multiple outreach ministries. We invite you to continue this long established tradition of community involvement.
Please explore the following outreach ministry opportunities and get involved as we serve our neighbors. Click here to contact a member of the Outreach Team.
Many of our parishioners volunteer with multiple outreach ministries. We invite you to continue this long established tradition of community involvement.
Please explore the following outreach ministry opportunities and get involved as we serve our neighbors. Click here to contact a member of the Outreach Team.
If you are in need of help, please visit our Community Resource Guide.
Back to School Backpack Ministry - for Episcopal Farmworkers Ministry. Learn more here. - team lead needed
Beyond Our Doors–hosts a community lunch on the first Sunday of each month, respite at an Episcopal noonday service on Wednesdays and welcomes opportunities to partner with like-minded organizations serving our neighbors in need. -Gerard McNeill
Cheshire House Meals - provide a lunch time meal for approximately 25 college students through the Raleigh Episcopal Campus Ministry on the 2nd Sunday each month, September–May. Many times two parishioners will share this meal responsibility. -Karen Boyne and Lynn Wiss
Food Not Bombs - is a long-running mutual aid group seeking men's and women’s summer clothes, men’s shoes, summer hats, socks, new underwear, sleeping bags, and tents for distribution every Saturday in Moore Square. - Bethany Pergerson
Habitat for Humanity – assist area churches in “Episcopal Build” to build houses for low income families OR in the provision of lunch and drink for the workers. -Don Blankenship
Little Free Pantry - Located in front of the Parish Life Center, right next to the circular driveway, the pantry is a self-serve resource available 24/7. It provides snacks, bottled water, and other useful items to neighbors who may need a little extra help. Learn more here. -Whitney Cain
Lowes Foods Pick-up (for Shepherd’s Table Soup Kitchen) – pick up food items for one month of Sundays from the store on Strickland Road and deliver to the Soup Kitchen. -Paula Andrews
Meals on Wheels (MOW) provides a lunchtime meal to Wake County residents in need Monday - Friday year round. Church of the Good Shepherd helps this mission by running specific routes for MOW on the 1st & 3rd Mondays of every month. Time involved is about 2 hours in the middle of the day - travel time included ! Permanent route runners as well as substitutes are needed. - Jan Harris
ONEWake members speak up for affordable housing, living job wages, and educational opportunity as part of this non-partisan, multi-racial group of 40+ congregations! -Jeff Whittaker
Mission Trips – participate in events to provide relief, comfort and hope to those outside our parish. Mission trips are typically organized by our Episcopal Youth Ministry. -Justin Gabbard
St. Francis Needlework Guild – knit/crochet prayer shawls, hats, scarves, baby blankets and caps for congregation members and those in need from the Shepherd’s Table, Rex Hospital, Wake Medical Center, and the Christmas at Sea Project of the Seaman’s Institute. -Peg Dorer
St. Nicholas Tree – pick a child from this tree during Advent to surprise at Christmas with a wrapped toy, book and/or clothing. Part of the Episcopal Farmworkers Ministry. - Jennifer Tlusty
Shepherd’s Table Soup Kitchen – assist in preparation, serving and clean-up of a lunchtime meal for Raleigh’s working poor Monday – Friday from our kitchen downstairs. This is a separate organization originally founded by Good Shepherd, it is now a separate 501C3.
Warmth for Wake – with a group of parishioners, cut, and deliver firewood to our neighbors in need. -Don Blankenship
White Flag Shelter - our parish operates as an overflow shelter facility when winter temperatures are dangerously low.
Beyond Our Doors–hosts a community lunch on the first Sunday of each month, respite at an Episcopal noonday service on Wednesdays and welcomes opportunities to partner with like-minded organizations serving our neighbors in need. -Gerard McNeill
Cheshire House Meals - provide a lunch time meal for approximately 25 college students through the Raleigh Episcopal Campus Ministry on the 2nd Sunday each month, September–May. Many times two parishioners will share this meal responsibility. -Karen Boyne and Lynn Wiss
Food Not Bombs - is a long-running mutual aid group seeking men's and women’s summer clothes, men’s shoes, summer hats, socks, new underwear, sleeping bags, and tents for distribution every Saturday in Moore Square. - Bethany Pergerson
Habitat for Humanity – assist area churches in “Episcopal Build” to build houses for low income families OR in the provision of lunch and drink for the workers. -Don Blankenship
Little Free Pantry - Located in front of the Parish Life Center, right next to the circular driveway, the pantry is a self-serve resource available 24/7. It provides snacks, bottled water, and other useful items to neighbors who may need a little extra help. Learn more here. -Whitney Cain
Lowes Foods Pick-up (for Shepherd’s Table Soup Kitchen) – pick up food items for one month of Sundays from the store on Strickland Road and deliver to the Soup Kitchen. -Paula Andrews
Meals on Wheels (MOW) provides a lunchtime meal to Wake County residents in need Monday - Friday year round. Church of the Good Shepherd helps this mission by running specific routes for MOW on the 1st & 3rd Mondays of every month. Time involved is about 2 hours in the middle of the day - travel time included ! Permanent route runners as well as substitutes are needed. - Jan Harris
ONEWake members speak up for affordable housing, living job wages, and educational opportunity as part of this non-partisan, multi-racial group of 40+ congregations! -Jeff Whittaker
Mission Trips – participate in events to provide relief, comfort and hope to those outside our parish. Mission trips are typically organized by our Episcopal Youth Ministry. -Justin Gabbard
St. Francis Needlework Guild – knit/crochet prayer shawls, hats, scarves, baby blankets and caps for congregation members and those in need from the Shepherd’s Table, Rex Hospital, Wake Medical Center, and the Christmas at Sea Project of the Seaman’s Institute. -Peg Dorer
St. Nicholas Tree – pick a child from this tree during Advent to surprise at Christmas with a wrapped toy, book and/or clothing. Part of the Episcopal Farmworkers Ministry. - Jennifer Tlusty
Shepherd’s Table Soup Kitchen – assist in preparation, serving and clean-up of a lunchtime meal for Raleigh’s working poor Monday – Friday from our kitchen downstairs. This is a separate organization originally founded by Good Shepherd, it is now a separate 501C3.
Warmth for Wake – with a group of parishioners, cut, and deliver firewood to our neighbors in need. -Don Blankenship
White Flag Shelter - our parish operates as an overflow shelter facility when winter temperatures are dangerously low.
