We would love to meet you!

A Dwelling Place

If you are longing to experience a love and joy like no other, Jesus can become your dwelling place. Here at Good Shepherd Baptist Church, we are committed to creating a life-giving space where you can encounter His presence through music, teachings, and fellowship. Come as you are, we would love to meet you!


Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another.”

Hebrews 10:24-25

  • When & Where?

    In-person and online Sunday Services every week at 10 A.M. EST


    2274 Porter Rd, Bear, DE 19701


    Phone: (302) 834-2928

  • What’s the culture like?

    Regardless of your past or appearance, you are welcome here. We strive to create an atmosphere that is safe and engaging, yet thought-provoking and rooted in biblical truth. Our desire is that you feel at home in this building and leave it feeling changed for the better, whether or not you’re in your Sunday best!

  • What about my kids?

    Before you join us for our worship service, feel free to check your kids in to Sunday School where they can encounter a loving community of their own! Our Children’s Ministry leaders are equipped to keep your kids safe and entertained while teaching them more about who God is.

Our Values

Our community at Good Shepherd is first driven by the love of God and His word. In response, our decisions and leadership are guided by the Purpose, Mission, and Vision of our community.


Our Purpose

Disciples making disciples.


Our Mission

Genuine Relationships

Sacrificial Service

Bold Evangelism

Committed Community


Our Vision

Our Vision is inspired by the purpose and mission of this house.


Explore what we’re working toward by clicking the icon above.


Our Purpose

Disciples making disciples.


Our Mission

Genuine Relationships

Sacrificial Service

Bold Evangelism

Committed Community


Our Vision

Our Vision is inspired by the purpose and mission of this house.


Explore what we’re working toward by clicking the icon above.

Our Beliefs

The following are the core beliefs of Good Shepherd Baptist Church | Bear, DE based on the foundational truths taught in the bible. All of our teaching and ministry is rooted in, and flows out of, these biblical doctrines.

  • God

    There is one true God who has revealed Himself in the Bible as three Persons sharing one indivisible essence in the mystery of the Trinity, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.

  • Jesus Christ

    Jesus Christ is the unique person having two natures – the perfection of both God and Man. He was conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, lived a sinless life but suffered and died in the place of sinful man, was buried and resurrected, ascended bodily into Heaven and is preparing to return bodily to earth a second time.

  • The Holy Spirit

    The Holy Spirit is God who is actively at work in the world. He dwells permanently in every Christian, helps us to pray, equips and empowers us to serve God, strengthens and molds us to be more like Christ, and protects us to guarantee our eternal life.

  • The Bible

    The Bible is the inspired and infallible Word of God that speaks with final authority concerning truth, morality, and the proper conduct of mankind, is the sole and final source of all that we believe for purposes of the Church's faith, doctrine, practice, policy, and discipline.

  • Salvation

    Salvation is God’s act of forgiving sins, reconciling people to Himself, and giving eternal life to those who believe in Jesus. Salvation is not a reward for good works but a free gift of God received by faith in Jesus Christ alone.

  • The Church

    The Church is the universal Body of Christ consisting of all born again Christians made one by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. The Local Church is a group of baptized believers who have voluntarily assembled themselves together to fulfill the Great Commission.

  • The Return Of Christ

    Jesus Christ will come back again to reign on earth and to reward God’s people with life with Him forever in the new Heaven and Earth and to judge unbelievers with eternal separation from God and suffering in Hell.

  • Christians

    Individual Christians are born by God's design, male or female, have a duty to honor and pray for those in governmental authority, to pay taxes, and to help promote the general welfare of society. Marriage is sanctioned by God which joins one man and one woman in a single, exclusive union, as delineated in Scripture.

  • Man

    Man is God's creation who bears His image and was originally sinless but through the first man Adam, all mankind sinned, became separated from God, and totally unable to gain God’s favor of forgiveness and eternal life by self-effort.

  • Angels

    Angels are the innumerable and unseen creatures who serve the causes of God and His people. Satan and demons are fallen and doomed angels who, with the help of other evil spirits, promote wickedness and oppose God’s purposes.