Good Shepherd Ministry Center

The Good Shepherd Ministry Center at the El Cajon campus of Foothills United Methodist Church is cultivating a place of health and peace with many vital programs serving the community.

772 S. Johnson Avenue
El Cajon, CA 92020

For any additional information on the ministry center’s programs, or how to support, please contact
Susan Naslund, Director – gsmc@foothillsumc.org – (619) 442-9491

Learning Documents

As the Good Shepherd Ministry Center adds more programs, or puts on special events, the documents fostering these learning opportunities for our community will be posted here.

Moringa Tree Planting and Care

Bethlehem Food Pantry

Providing a variety of nutritious, non-perishable and fresh foods to our neighbors in a market-style setting.

Food Distribution: Saturdays, 8:00 am – 10:00 am
Volunteers Needed: Fridays, 8:30 am – 11:00 am & Saturdays, 7:30 am -10:30am
Donation Needs: non-perishable food items and home-grown produce

Pantry Manager Intern: Chris Daniels, foodpantry@foothillsumc.org

Little Lamb’s Diaper Program

And Just for Ewe Adult Diaper Program

Providing free diapers for our youngest neighbors and adult diapers for women and men. Children’s diapers provided by Jacob Cushman’s San Diego Food Bank.

Diaper Distribution: 2nd & 4th Saturdays of each month, 8:00 am – 10:00 am
Volunteers needed: Saturdays, 7:30 am – 10:00 am
Donation Needs: Adult Diapers

Program Leads: Christie Ranney & Danean LeNoir, gsmc@foothillsumc.org

Shepherd’s Closet

Offering gently used clothing in a lovely boutique setting. Complete with fitting room and caring attendants that can help get you geared up for any outing, event or interview.

Clothing Distribution: 1st & 3rd Saturdays of each month, 8:00 am – 10:00 am
Volunteers Needed: 1st and 3rd Saturdays, 7:30 am – 10:00 am
Donation Needs: Gently used men’s and women’s clothing and shoes.

Program Leads: Paula Perry & Joy Hollmann, gsmc@foothillsumc.org

Community Learning Garden

Providing neighbors and students with skills to grow their own fruits and vegetables with multiple raised beds and using region specific techniques.

Lessons: Tuesdays, 4-6pm and Saturdays, 9-11:30am

Program Leads: John Elder & Charles Lewis, gsmc@foothillsumc.org

Shepherd’s Hennery

Raising hens to produce eggs for members of Foothills UMC. Donations for eggs are used to purchase eggs from a local ranch for distribution in the food pantry.

Volunteers Needed:Contact Program Lead for volunteer opportunities.

Program Lead: Eli Schneider, gsmc@foothillsumc.org