Significant Dates in Good Shepherd's History
| November 16, 1975 |
first service, held at the Willowbrook Holiday Inn, conducted by Pastor Elmer Mahnke of Hope Lutheran Church in West Chicago |
| March 7, 1976 |
name selected: "Good Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran Church" |
| August 20, 1976 |
three acres of farm land purchased at 525 Sixty-third Street |
| March 6, 1977 |
installation of first pastor, David N. Rutschow |
| May 14, 1978 |
first ground-breaking ceremony |
| March 17, 1979 |
parsonage completed for Rutschow family at 527 Sixty-third Street |
| July 15, 1979 |
installation of first school teacher and principal, Ronald Zahn |
| August 5, 1979 |
cornerstone placed and new church building occupied |
| February, 1983 |
second weekly service on Sunday mornings begun |
| September 15, 1985 |
dedication of building addition, including three school classrooms and library |
| July 12, 1992 |
ordination and installation of Pastor Daniel A. Witte |
| October 8, 1994 |
weekly services on Saturdays at 5:30 p.m. begun |
| July 8, 2001 |
installation of Pastor Matthew E. Schwartz |
| May 12, 2002 |
groundbreaking for new church and school additions |
| May 18, 2003 |
dedication of church and school additions |
| September 2, 2003 |
opening of Precious Lambs Early Childhood Learning Center |
For more details about the first twenty years of our history, see
"Twenty Years of Grace, 1975-1995"
And our school history
30th Anniversary of Good Shepherd Lutheran School 1979-2009
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