We need your help to hand our water to the runners of the Illinois Marathon. We will meet kitty corner to the church on the corner of Prospect & Ayrshire on Saturday, April 25th. Please sign up by April 1st in the Narthex! Contact Michelle if you have any questions! #champaignurbana #SavoyIL #elca

This Sunday at GSLC: The longest recorded conversation Jesus has with one person is with a woman from Samaria - at a well where he offers her living water. What might we learn from this encounter today? Come and see! Worship begins at 9 AM and is followed, if you wish to stay, by coffee and donuts at 10 and Faith Formation for all ages at 10:15. #elca #champaignurbana #savoyillinois

Please join us for a Family Game Night on Friday, February 13th from 5 - 8 pm in the Fellowship Hall! All ages are welcome and we will have food to share! #champaignurbana #SavoyIL #elca

Prayer for the Earth - Living One, you delight in this world. The sun and moon, the wind and the water declare your goodness. Preserve this earth, and protect conservationists, scientists, and all who labor in service to creation. Hear us, O God.
Your mercy is great. #elca #champaignurbana #savoyillinois

This Sunday, March 1, at Good Shepherd: We continue the journey through Lent and meet Nicodemus as he approaches Jesus with questions at night. What questions and wonderings will we bring with us to worship this week? Join us at 9 AM on Sundays. All are welcome. #elca #champaignurbana #savoyillinois

Please mark your calendars to join us on Friday, March 6th for Game Night from 5 to 8 in the Fellowship Hall! You are welcome to bring friends! #champaignurbana #SavoyIL #elca

God of all life, bring us to you. We thank you for your free and abounding grace, and for those who, by that same grace, now rest eternally in you, especially this week the Rev. Jesse Jackson. Hear us, O God.
Your mercy is great.
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Jodi Davis, How long have you been a part of Good Shepherd?
My husband and I joined Good Shepherd in November of 1995. That makes 30 years!!!
Finish the sentence: Discipleship is……. Or Following Jesus means……
Discipleship is taking up your cross daily and following Jesus. To me this is a lifelong, intentional process of learning, obeying and serving others.
What are you passionate about? How did you discover that passion?
I love to cook for large family gatherings. I also enjoy golf, playing mahjong and needlepoint.
You were recommended by a member of GSLC. Does that surprise you? What should people know about the community service work/work that you do?
The service that I do through Good Shepherd today looks very different from my work in the past. I am grateful that I have had the opportunity to serve in such a variety of ways! I started serving in the nursery and teaching Sunday School. I then spent many years helping with various WELCA events and projects and a variety of other committees. Today I enjoy participating in the Peacemakers Quilting Group, doing food deliveries and serving on the Storybook Project.
An added bonus is seeing God at work in the community and the fellowship opportunities that all of these service projects bring.
What is one thing you’re deeply grateful for right now?
I am deeply grateful for my growing family and time spent with them, especially at our lake house in Michigan.
Thankful for my church family and the many friendships, old and new!
What about your work (volunteer or paid) is the most fulfilling to you?
It is fulfilling to me to serve alongside the people I worship with. I feel confident that God has put these opportunities in my life and I receive the added bonus of growing in faith with other believers. It is wonderful to witness God working in the community alongside other members of Good Shepherd.
What is a favorite memory you have here at GSLC?
Favorite memories include: My children's baptisms, Vacation Bible School, El Salvador Mission trip, apple pie making days!
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Journey with us this Lent. This Sunday, February 22, at Good Shepherd, our texts take us out into the wilderness where we see Jesus' encounter with the Tempter. What does this story of temptation and resistance have to say to us, especially when we are faced with evil in our own lives. Join us for worship, for Holy Communion, for prayer and song as we gather this week at 9 AM. Our services are also live-streamed online if you are curious or can't make it in person. #elca #Lent2026 #champaignurbana #savoyillinois

Today is Ash Wednesday. We start the season of Lent with a physical reminder of both our mortality and our identity as children of God. Join us for worship at 7 PM tonight. If you can't make worship this evening, you are welcome to come to the front of the building between 12 and 1 for prayer and imposition of ashes in your vehicle. #elca #ashwednesday #champaignurbana #savoyillinois