Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church

  • Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church
  • Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church
  • Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church
  • Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church
  • Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church
  • Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church
  • Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church
  • Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church
  • Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church
  • Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church
  • Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church
  • Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church

About Us

Your church home in Christ

Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church (ELCA) is a family-a family that would like to include you. As a part of the family of God, we are excited about each of our brothers and sisters, our celebration of the gifts God has given to each of us through Jesus. We are a faithful family. Scripture tells us that God loves us. Families which have expericend this love want to respond by sharing it with everyone. We are a thankful family. We are grateful for the gifts that God has given to each of us to share with one another in worship, in teaching, in music, in caring and in service to the community.



Our Services

What to Expect

What are services like?
Vibrant. Inspirational. Christ centered. Combination of words, great hymns usually a gathering, hymn of the day and sending hymn are sung from traditional to contemporary selections. Liturgical at times and progressive at times. The message is always from the gospel. Sermons you will take home with you. Bible passages are read each week. Often psalms are chanted. Prayers and the Lord's prayer is spoken at each service. The choir praises God. Communion is weekly at all times and all places. Very professional musicians play the organ and piano and sometimes other instruments accompany. Festive events you will hear a bell choir. Peace be with you and also with you. Everyone rejoices in the sharing of the Lord's peace and the congregation moves onto the aisles to meet and greet all. Easy to follow service with a choice of following the power point presentation or reading from the bulletin. We use the latest Lutheran hymnal as a guide. God is indeed present at our worship service. So should you.

What is the community like?
Merced, California is a diverse population community. The town probably has 150 churches of all denominations. We have plenty of movie theaters, cultural center, many parks, playhouse and shopping malls. Downtown had been revised 10 years ago and is doing well with shops and food places. Though unemployment is a problem, new business ventures come to Merced. We are an agricultural community with all services available. Population of Merced alone is about 80,000 with our next town Atwater just 6 miles away. Merced has always been known as the gateway to Yosemite less than an 1 1/2 hr away.

What if I'm not a Christian?
Everyone is welcome and accepted at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church. We love visitors.


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  • jenny
    there is one man physically hurting a woman named Jennifer Lynn Hubbell(phillips) HE WILL NOT LEAVE AND STOP HURTING HER BECAUSE HES VERY,VERY ATTENTION SEEKING AND VERY BRATTY AND UNDEVELOPED BEHAVIORALLY, HIS BRAIN IS TOO'DEMNSE' TO UNDERSTAMND THAT NO ONE WANT HIMS AROUND, HE STILL JUST SITS THERE SEEKING EVERYONES ATTENTION AND PHYSICALLY HARMING JENNIFER LYNN HUBBELL WITHOUT CINSENT, FOR A COUPLE YEASR HE SAID CONSOISTANLY EVERYDAY'LOOK AT HER, LOOK AT HER' ABOUT JENNIFER LYNN HUBBELL(PHILLIPS) LIKE AS AN ADULT HE WAS JEALOUS AND VENGANT AND RESENTFUL BECAUSE JENNIFER WAS GETTING MORE ATTENTION THEN HIM. HE ALSO SAID OTHER THING SIMILAR REPEATEDLY TO THE PUBLIC OF A SURROUND SOUND LIKE AUDIO THAT ALL PEOPLE COULD HEAR INSIDE A BUILDING AND OUTSIDE. HE ACKWOLEGED SINCE HE PUSHED HIS WAY INTO JENNIFER LYNN HUBBELLS LIFE THAT BY DOING THAT HE WAS CONNECTED THE WORLD INTERNATIONALLY. PEOPLE CALL HIM IGNORANT, SELFISH, A PERVERT, NASTY, PATHETIC;THEY TELL HIM TO LEAVE(OVER FOUR YEARS EVERYDAY). AT THIS PONT BECUASE OF HIS SELF SEEKING, SELFISH BEHAVIOR AND HIS JEALOUSY TOWARDS THIS WOMAN HE HAS IN OUTBURSTS OF RAGE SEXUALLY ATTACKED KIDS, KILLED INFANTS IN UTERO AND SEXALLY ATTACKED TEENS, AND KILLED ANIMALS. ALSO HE INCLUDED A FEW SLITTY DISRESPECTED WOMEN TO SA AND DO THING SO HE WOULDNT LOOK SO BAD TO OTHERS THAT OBVIOUSLY DIDNT WORK,..PLEASE ARREST AND DETAIN THEM..this is all happening through technology where a human is able to touch other humans where the aggressor can touch and see the victims and the victims cannot stop the aggression or see the aggressor..this man in particular is anti communist and the woman is a known(for many honorable things) and known as a German military family member whos family on her fathers side spoke German and lived there, the aggressors have known that all these years.
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