Chapel of the Good Shepherd
The Episcopal Church at Purdue University
About Us
A former Roman Catholic priest, The Rev. Peter Bunder was ordained in 1976 and has served Good Shepherd since 1985. Peter also represents District #2 on the West Lafayette City Council. He is married to Katy O'Malley Bunder, the Executive Director of "Food Finders", and has two daughters; Emily attends Purdue, Molly is enrolled at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.
Letter from the Chaplain
Hello!
Welcome to Good Shepherd!
Good Shepherd is both an Episcopal Church in the Anglican Communion and a ministry of the Diocese of Indianapolis to the campus community at Purdue University. We have just about all the things you would expect an Episcopal Church to have: Ritual, Community, and Free Food.
Having left behind our house on Hayes St., we are beginning our fourth year at our new Meridian St. location. Over the years we have served a diverse population; Methodists tired of grape juice, Presbyterians looking for liturgy, Roman Catholics mad at the Pope, a couple of pagans, all sorts of Episcopalians, and all ages of Purdue students/faculty/staff.
We believe we now can better meet the expectations of new Purdue students looking for a big building with a red door and a parking lot! We can better support the hopes of those looking for a moderate alternative to the current civil religion. We can offer hospitality to those mainline Protestant believers who have been left behind as their churches moved to cornfields outside the City of West Lafayette.
If you are ready to work on your spiritual life in an intimate Eucharistic community faithful to our traditions and tickled by our freedom, come on by!
“Every scribe who is learned in the reign of God is like a householder who can bring from his storeroom
both the new and the old . . . “
Mt.13, 52
Mt.13, 52
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