The Church of the Good Shepherd is one of the fifteen Episcopal parishes in the diocese of Taiwan which belongs to Province VIII of the Episcopal Church of the USA. Through this association, we are also part of the Anglican Communion. In 1963 under the leadership of bishop charles Gilson, the diocese began ministering to the American military and foreign nationals in the Greater Taipei region. In the very beginning, this community held Sunday services at one of the classrooms at Yangmingshan Prebyterian Seminary. After a series of moves, finally in 1965, a property was purchased in the current location, and the church was born. The church building was completed in March 1966, and the first service was held on 21 December 1966. Months later, the church started also holding worship services in Chinese.
The Church is set within a complex of buildings housing the church and clergy offices, living space, and the church school. Although Good Shepherd began as a church for English-speaking people, it was constructed in a Chinese style, marking the sincere commitment of the Episcopal community in Taiwan to the local community and local evangelism.
Today, the church serves both the local Chinese population and the international English-speaking community. Services are conducted each Sunday in both Chinese and English. On one Sunday each month, both congregations come together for a combined services in two languages followed by fellowship over a Chinese lunch.
