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Good Shepherd Mission
Episcopal Church (Navajoland Area Mission) · Fort Defiance, AZ
Episcopal Church (Navajoland Area Mission) in Fort Defiance
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About this church
Good Shepherd Mission in Fort Defiance, Arizona, is an Episcopal church community on the Navajo Nation at 1 Kit Carson Drive. Sunday morning services with Holy Communion are held at 10:00 a.m. at Good Shepherd, and the site also lists an 8:00 a.m. Sunday service at St. Mark's in Coal Mine, New Mexico, and a monthly second-Sunday service at St. Joseph's in Many Farms. The mission belongs to the Episcopal Church in Navajoland Area Mission.
The mission began in the 1880s as a medical mission and today occupies about fifty acres with historic stone buildings, an organic garden, a coffee cafe and a historic church. Visitors can take part in the garden, stay in retreat lodging that ranges from camping to private rooms, or join Quiet Days and meditation retreats, which the site says begin in September. Mission groups regularly come to serve. The worship life honors Navajo spiritual traditions alongside Episcopal practice. Call the office at (928) 729-2322 to confirm service times, since some services are by appointment.
Researched from the church’s official website and reviewed October 11, 2026. Sources: Mission overview, address, phone · Sunday service times · History, retreats and gardens
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Location
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173 Main St
Sunday Mass — 9:30 AM
Researched profileRoad & Fort Defiance Road, Highway 7
Sawmill Branch - Sunday 10:00 AM sacrament meeting
Researched profileKit Carson Dr./ Indn Rte 112 Box 821, Kit Carson Dr
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Basic listing · details need confirmationCorner of route Nr12 and Nr54, Route 12
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