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Welcome from our Priest-In-Charge, Rev. Tom Buechele
Welcome to the Historic Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Tryon, North Carolina. We are located on the “First Peak” Of the Blue Ridge Mountains and in “The Friendliest Town in the South.” May the Peace of the Lord be with you. In Tryon we aspire to be the first and...
A Taste of Tunisia
Click the image above to view a larger version. On Saturday, November 1 at noon, there will be a fundraising event at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church titled "A Taste of Tunisia" that combines a meal, music, the visual arts, and a short talk. This program is in...
Helping the Recovery Efforts from Hurricane Helene
Stan Harris, our Junior Warden, shared this story about the time he and his wife, Sue, spent hosting two godsends from Washington State: The journey began in Yakima, Washington, when my niece Natalie Roberts' husband, Erik, was moved by the Lord to come to North...
Bastille Day Concert
On Saturday, July 13, one day before France's Independence Day, or Bastille Day, as it is called, Historic Good Shepherd Church hosted a concert, art show and French feast. Featuring music by composers who refused to follow the edicts of the Royal Academy of...
Enneagram Class 1 Review
In her opening class for the course titled "Know Thyself," Dr. Reverend Aloha Smith discussed the ancient origins of the enneagram as a tool for categorizing personality. She emphasized that it has been used by communities of faith from varying traditions, and that...
Homecoming 2023
On Saturday, September 30, Good Shepherd celebrated its annual homecoming, a tradition since the founding of the Homework Center in 1995, by unveiling three historic markers that tell the story of both the chapel and the centers of learning that once graced our...
Juneteenth Celebration at the Historic Good Shepherd Episcopal Church
A celebration that is old and almost forgotten has become new again, and honored in Eastside Tryon at the historic Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 814 Markham Road 28782. Under President Joe Biden’s signature, Juneteenth has become a national Holiday, now celebrated...