Our Mission:
Inviting all people into a living relationship with Jesus Christ.
Good Shepherd Church is a modern, evangelical congregation located in suburban Charlotte, North Carolina.
Started in 1991, the church currently holds three Sunday worship services in two locations and two languages. Good Shepherd serves people all over the world through its online services but also has specific in-person reach into the Charlotte, North Carolina (specifically the Steele Creek) area and upper York County, South Carolina including the Fort Mill, Tega Cay, Rock Hill and Clover communities.
While modern in its approach to worship and ministry, Good Shepherd holds strongly to ancient beliefs and doctrines.
Our Beliefs
About God
God is the Creator and Ruler of the Universe. He eternally exists in three persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
About Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ is God the Son wrapped up in human flesh. Jesus lived a sinless human life and offered himself as the perfect sacrifice for the sins of all people by dying on a cross. He rose from the dead after three days to demonstrate his power over sin and death. He ascended into heaven and will come again to judge the living and the dead, and to reign as King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
About the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is co-equal with the Father, and the Son. He is present in the world to make people aware of their need for Jesus Christ. He also lives in every Christian from the moment of salvation providing power for living, understanding of spiritual truth, and guidance in doing what is right. We believe in the full expression of the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
About Marriage, Sex & Gender
Inspired by the wisdom of Scriptures and the tests of church history, we believe in the beauty of God’s design for sex and marriage. We find it especially compelling that when Jesus could have redefined marriage, he reinforced it instead. We therefore celebrate celibacy in singleness and faithfulness in marriage between a man and a woman as our Lord’s design for his people. We further believe that gender is God-ordained and God-blessed, and that in creating the human race “male and female,” he declared it to be “very good.”
About the Bible
We believe that God inspired the composition and collection of the Old and New Testaments. Therefore, the library we call the Bible is inspired, eternal, and true. The Holy Spirit preserves and protects the Bible in the church today and by it speaks the truth to peoples of every age.
About Salvation
We believe that apart from salvation in Jesus Christ, people are lost and their eternal souls are in peril. We believe that people receive salvation and reserve their places in heaven through faith in Jesus Christ, not by good works (Ephesians 2:8-9). Human beings have their sins forgiven through accepting Christ's sacrifice on the cross. We further believe that those who do not accept Christ are separated from God eternally after their death. Another name for that separation is hell.
About the Return of Christ
We believe that at some unknown point in the future, Jesus Christ will return in full glory and triumph. There will be a bodily resurrection of all persons and final judgment to both eternal reward and eternal punishment. God will have ultimate victory over Satan and will establish a perfect kingdom in a new heaven and a new earth.