- Our Lord Jesus, the Good Shepherd, told his followers: "A town built on a hill cannot be hid. You are the light
of the world. Let your light shine out so the world will know the good you do and glorify God." In his Name, we
prayerfully work to be the Shepherd’s Shining Little Church on the Hill. Quietly nestled in God’s creation along
the bustling thoroughfare of Hilltown Pike (at Rt 152) in Hilltown, PA, our parish and grounds offer a place of
Christ-centered wholeness, calm and peace.
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Good Shepherd had its beginnings in 1953 in the living Room of a near by home when 22 people gathered for a
Service of Evening Prayer on the feast of the Good Shepherd, conducted by the Rev. Nathaniel B. Groton.
Soon, the small congregation moved to the one room Leidytown Schoolhouse, complete with a pot-bellied stove
and outhouse. The building was purchased at auction in 1956 and the Leidytown School became the permanent home
of Good Shepherd Church. Since then the physical facilities have been enlarged often, with the parishioners doing
most of the work. Our modest sanctuary is a constant reminder of our humble beginnings while our modern and spacious
parish house, dedicated in 1982, shows our commitment to the future and growth.
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The church building is situated on a wooded, seventeen-acre plot at the intersection of Route 152 and Hilltown Pike
and the Rectory is on the parish property. Eight priests have served as Rector of Good Shepherd. Our present Pastor
is the Reverend Harper Turney.
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We hope that you will Consider becoming a part of our unpretentious, caring and sharing church home so that together
we may truly be a beacon of God’s light in this rough and stormy world.
