Good Shepherd Lutheran Church; Gaithersburg, MD; Traditional and Contemporary services

1 Timothy 4:12: Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.

Explore the Faith

The youth program here at Good Shepherd is constantly growing and thriving. We provide a variety of groups and activities to meet the needs and interests of all our young believers.

We are a very active group that has at least one event scheduled every week. We participate in plenty of service opportunities as well as events that are just a great time of fellowshipping and growing in faith together.

Join a Group

We have a group for every child of God.

Family: We offer a number of events for the entire family to enjoy together. Young families are encouraged to come to our monthly Young Family Bible Study.

Pre-K/Kindergarten: Open to all youth above the age of 3. We are currently in the process of planning more regular events. In the meantime, young families are encouraged to come to our monthly Young Family Bible Study.

Elementary: Open to all youth in grades 1-5. We tend to have one or two events a month for this age.

Middle School: Open to all youth in grades 6-8. This group participates in various service projects and more frequent events.

High School: Open to all youth in grades 9-12. This group participates in frequent service projects and various events including work camp and Christian Youth Gatherings.


Good Shepherd Youth Link

Download the May-June Youth Link Newsletter.

Attend an Event

Family - All Ages

  • June 2: Young Families Group from 4-6:00pm
  • June 7: Movie Night from 6-8:00pm

Elementary - Grades 1-5

  • June 16: Mini-golf at Bohrer Park from 12:30-3:00pm
  • June 24-28: Summer Day Camp from 9am-1:00pm
  • June 25: Blueberry picking at Butler's Orchard from 1-5:00pm
  • See also "Family"

Middle School - Grades 6-8

  • June 15-17: Beach Retreat at Ocean City, MD
  • See also "Combined Teen" and "Family"

High School - Grades 9-12

  • June 11: Discussion Group from 6:45-8:00pm
  • June 18-20: Beach Retreat at Ocean City, MD
  • See also "Combined Teen" and "Family"

Combined Teen - Grades 6-12

  • May 26: NO YOUTH GROUP
  • June 2: Youth Group from 1-3:00pm
  • June 9: Youth Group Picnic from 1-3:00pm

To RSVP to any of these events, please email youth@goserve.net.

For more details on these events or the youth program in general, please email Youth Director David Shaffer.

Good Shepherd is an ELCA Congregation

We are a Stephen Ministry Caring Congregation