worship
GC|RH worship services are held Sunday mornings at 10:30am. For seasonal services and celebrations, see our Events page.
Youth & Children’s ministry
Youth and Children’s Church seeks to establish liturgical rhythms and meaningful discussion in the lives of congregants of all ages, while encouraging relationships of support and care between older and younger children.
Children's Church continues to gather at the beginning of worship through the Passing of the Peace, at which time children join worship with their parents. This year's theme is "Feelings and Faith Practices," as we explore the many feelings we have and the ways that practices like prayer, nature walks, reading the Bible, acts of service and more can help us frame those feelings. Throughout, we affirm that no matter what we are feeling, God is with us and nothing can separate us from the love of God.
Youth Group gathers for a discussion and a meal at the beginning of each month. Reach out to Kate Lichti for more details.
Charis community
Charis is an intentional community living and tending together on the grounds of Good Shepherd | Hickory Hill church and parsonage, just southwest of Charlottesville, VA.
The residents of the Charis Community share meals, conversation, song, building and land stewardship projects, environmentally conscious lifestyle practices, and living expenses, according to the current needs of each resident. Charis is a house of hospitality, where all residents host and are hosted by each other, and open their doors to the larger Grace Church | Red Hill and Charlottesville communities.
Along with Grace Church, the Good Shepherd church and parsonage are part of McIlhany Parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia. The Charis Community was founded by a group of young adults in partnership with Grace Church in 2014, and since then has served as a sanctuary for folks contending with a variety of challenges: discrimination based on queer identity, the need for affordable housing to find greater stability, healing from trauma, and leaving home countries in the face of extreme violence.
Through the years, Charis has hosted pizza parties, solstice and equinox celebrations, community singing events, community organizing efforts, poetry readings, wineberry festivals, and more. Contact them at chariscommunitycville@gmail.com.
ministry of imagination
The Ministry of Imagination (MOI) is on hiatus. Stay tuned for future updates! The group was formed in 2021 as a creative incubator for hopes, dreams, and longings to take shape and come closer to reality. MOI shares a communal meal and creates a circle of support for brainstorming, dreaming, planning, refining, organizing, cultivating, and bringing seed ideas to fruition. Contact Craig Green or Emily Little to learn more.