We love what we do
Live Creatively
When we discover, create and innovate; when we make beauty; we add joy and hope to our world.
If you live nearby, you know that we fill our church’s plate-glass windows with art installations, reflecting the seasons of our life as a faith community. Or perhaps you’ve evperienced one of our summer, outdoor open mic nights. Each year we invite local poets and poetry-lovers, musicians and music-lovers, dancers and improvisors, to spend an evening together.
At Good Shepherd we have a rich history of showcasing the talents of our parish and our neighbors. We believe that creativity builds meaningful connections between people. We invite you to explore this page to learn more about our commitment to this belief and the projects we have undertaken.
Whether you are an artist, musician, writer, or simply someone who believes in the power of creativity, we invite you to join us. Together, we can create a more vibrant, connected, and hopeful world, beginning right here in Norfolk.
Creative. Curious. Faithful. Church of the Good Shepherd.
“Live creatively, Friends! Make a careful exploration of who you are and the work you have been given, and then sink yourself into that. Don’t be impressed with yourself. Don’t compare yourself with others. Each of you must take responsibility for doing the creative best you can with your own life.” Galatians 6 (The Message)
Our Latest Creative Projects
Anticipation
ANTICIPATION is the theme word for Good Shepherd’s newest window installation. We’re all in the frenzied season of “getting ready for Christmas.” We can feel the time pressure, the need to check things off our to-do lists. We’re fighting the stress of...
New Window Installation Honors All Saints
The All Saints service at Church of the Good Shepherd this year brought the community together to reflect on where we’ve been, who we are, and who we are becoming. As the reading from 1 John on Sunday reminds us: Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we will be has...
Good Shepherd Kids Help Create Art for the Newest Installation Inspired by “Creation”
Each year on the first Sunday of October the Church of the Good Shepherd gathers to give thanks for life—not just our own lives, but the life all around us! We hold our worship outside; we bless our pets; we have a grand parade. This year we danced into...
God the Creator, the artist and author of life, weaves our lives together in community
The Church of the Good Shepherd in Norfolk is fast becoming known as “the church with the windows.” Back-lit at night for dramatic effect, our plate-glass narthex window installations at the corner of NorthShore and Hampton Blvd change seasonally, offering neighbors...
The Doves
When Ben Blanchard first saw pictures of Michael Pendry’s “Les Colombes” (the Doves), an art installation symbolizing hope and the Holy Spirit, at the National Cathedral, he thought, "We can totally do that at Good Shepherd". Thus the Good Shepherd community dove...