ABOUT OUR CHURCH
OUR HISTORY
Good Shepherd Orthodox Anglican Church was formed in the fall of 2003. Our original founding membership has grown from 13 to nearly 80. We acquired our current facility in November 2003 and look forward to growing our membership and our facility and our outreach into the Myrtle Beach community. The Good Shepherd mission is to worship God through the Sacraments using orthodox Anglican practices as directed by Holy Scriptures, and to express Christian’s love through service to others.
As the only Orthodox Anglican Church in the greater Grand Strand area, we welcome all who truly seek God regardless of prior denominational affiliation. As Anglicans, we worship God using the traditional Book of Common Prayer and the Authorized Version of the Bible. We are led by Bishops who trace their Apostolic Succession through the Apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ and enjoy the same Episcopal Succession as the See of Canterbury, among others.
We are located in the heart of the Grand Strand. Contact Good Shepherd Anglican Church, 700 35th Avenue N, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577, creogo@earthlink.net
OUR CLERGY
ARCHBISHOP THOMAS E. GORDON – Thomas E. Gordon, the son of a Presbyterian minister and a Christian school teacher, was born and raised in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Upon graduation from Williamsport Area High School, he attended Cedarville University (Ohio). After a 2-year course of Bible, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and is a veteran of Operation Desert Storm. While stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, he met his wife Janet, a native of Horry County, South Carolina, at nearby Myrtle Beach. The Gordons have raised three sons in Charlotte, North Carolina. Thomas, while working in the banking and insurance industry, continued his education and earned degrees in Liberal Arts, and Theology (MTh). In 2008, he was the organizing minister of St. Philip the Evangelist Anglican Church and, in 2012, he was called upon to serve his alma mater, Saint Andrewâs Theological College and Seminary, as its seventh President. In November of 2014, he was nominated to be the sixth Presiding Bishop of the Orthodox Anglican Church and the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Orthodox Anglican Communion. The nomination was unanimously supported by church delegates from the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada at a Special General Convention held on April 18, AD 2015. His previous appointments in the Orthodox Anglican Church include Rector of St. Philip the Evangelist Anglican Church, Canon to the Ordinary, Suffragan Bishop, and Bishop Coadjutor. Some other activities he enjoys include playing guitar watching American Football, walking for exercise, and learning about history.
ARCHBISHOP EMERITUS, T. CREIGHTON JONES – Archbishop Jones was born in Greenville, SC, and after high school attended Furman University. Later he graduated from the University of Alabama with a BS degree in Management Science. Archbishop Jones spent most of his career in the textile, apparel and home furnishings industries and at one point owned an apparel company. In 2001, he entered St. Andrews Theological College and Seminary where he earned his Masters in Theology Degree. He was ordained to the Deaconate in 2002 and to the Priesthood in 2003. During his last year at St. Andrews, he was involved in the Clinical Pastoral Education program at Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst, NC, where he served as the weekend chaplain. Archbishop Jones and his wife Patricia are the parents of two daughters (Amber of Bluff City, TN, and Lara of Myrtle Beach) and they have three grandchildren. Archbishop Jones also has two daughters by a previous marriage. He is past President of the Myrtle Beach Ministerial Association. Archbishop Jones is an avid golfer and also enjoys cooking, gardening, camping, fishing and reading. Recently retired, he has become a Certified Beekeeper. His favorite pastime is walking on the beach and spending quiet time with his wife of 45 years and their devoted little Shih Tzus, Bella and Mitzi.