22 Aug

Our school year programs are back in gear. Every day, over 400 students are touched by the ministry of Shepherd Community Center. Really, we are a funnel for friends like you and our neighbors. Together we make a great team to enable families to break the...

21:48 / Impact
17 Jan

Martin Luther King, Jr. faced many oppositions to his goal of civil rights for all. Folks on each side of the issue criticized and attacked his work. He relentlessly pushed forward, despite the opposition. One who opposed him eventually killed him. Yet his dream did not...

15:27 / Impact / Jay's Journal
11 Dec

Your gift made during the Christmas season helps us to provide hope to break the cycle of poverty all year long! Shepherd isn’t just here one month a year, but daily, all year long we are working hard to serve our neighbors. This would not be...

15:36 / Impact
28 Aug

I recently read an article about how students who live in an area of high crime have less ability to be upwardly mobile. The challenges of crime affect their economic future. Without doing much analysis, I would tell you that our police department is doing more...

15:59 / Impact
29 Apr

The story of Shepherd is not about the stats of the neighborhood, or even the programs Shepherd offers. The story of Shepherd consists of the many lives that have been transformed through the love of Christ. Lives that came to Shepherd as children, and we walked...

09:07 / Impact
18 Apr

Since 1935, Arsenal Technical High School has inducted members of their senior class into the Tech Legion. This honor is the highest award bestowed at Tech. The award is for the best and brightest. This award honors not just what a student has done, but...

14:03 / Impact / Stories
26 Jan

Her week consisted of a crescendo of violence, pain, fear, and the ever-present weapon accompanying the many threats. All she had were the clothes on her back and her trusty dog. “Where can I go? How can I get there? Will I ever be safe?” These...

11:55 / Impact
08 Aug

Wow, what a decade! It is hard to believe that ten years ago, in 2006, we moved Shepherd Community Center into the wonderful building where we are now. I remember walking through the building wondering how we were going to use all the building, and...

10:19 / Impact