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 This is Good Shepherd. 

 Welcoming Neighbors into God's Grace. 

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We are a WELS Lutheran church on the northeast side of Cedar Rapids, next to Kennedy High School.

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You can find us at:
2900 42nd St NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402

  • Family Worship:
    9am Sundays
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  • Family Bible Study:
    10:20am Sundays

Good Shepherd is a place to experience God’s undeserved love. Whether you are exploring faith for the first time, returning after time away, or looking to grow closer to Christ, you will find a church family that welcomes you with open arms. As we gather around God’s word, we are reminded of his care and equipped to share his love with our neighbors. Learn more >>

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Good Shepherd proclaims the gospel to our neighbors by following Christ, nurturing the found, and seeking the lost.

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Construction Detour Update

While 42nd St NE is closed to through traffic, Good Shepherd is still accessible using a temporary route through the parking lot for our neighbors, Oakland Church. Please allow a few extra minutes for your drive the first time you visit during construction!

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You will enter Good Shepherd’s parking lot through a temporary gravel access drive located between our playground and dumpster. This access is available through the Oakland Church parking lot.

Map showing the temporary summer construction route to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids from Edgewood Road. Drivers continue past the road closed signs, turn onto Pine View Drive NE, 44th Street NE, and Westchester Drive NE before entering through the Oakland Church of the Nazarene parking lot and temporary gravel access drive into Good Shepherd’s parking lot.

​​From Edgewood Rd, go past the “Road Closed to Through Traffic” signs.

Turn:

  • Left onto Pine View Dr NE

  • Right onto 44th St NE

  • Right onto Westchester Dr NE

  • Left into the Oakland Church parking lot

Drive across the back of the lot to enter Good Shepherd.​

Map showing the temporary summer construction route to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids from I-380. Drivers turn onto Wenig Road, Towne House Drive NE, and Westchester Drive NE before entering through the Oakland Church of the Nazarene parking lot and temporary gravel access drive into Good Shepherd’s parking lot.

​​From 380, turn:

  • Right onto Wenig Rd

  • Left onto Towne House Dr NE

  • Left onto Westchester Dr NE

  • Left into the Oakland Church parking lot

Drive across the back of the lot to enter Good Shepherd.

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