Good Shepherd Gardens
Solely owned & operated by Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

A Christian Mausoleum for Christian Burial

		Reason For Being Good Shepherd Gardens Mausoleum exists to offer our community a noncommercial burial site, a place to be buried on Church property. This feature celebrates tradition found in central Wisconsin, where cemeteries have been built behind the Church. Admirably, the primary purpose of Good Shepherd Gardens is to promote Christian education. Our congregation decided that all
funds generated from the Mausoleum will be used to further Christian education by supporting our Christian Day School. The philosophy of our cemetery is, "The past generation shall provide Christ to the Next Generation." Thus, the Next Generation School Fund supplies financial resources for growth of our Christian Day School.

What We Offer - Our Mausoleum provides substantial benefit to those who wish to be buried here:

Substantial Tax Advantage
Purchasers of niche or crypt from Good Shepherd Gardens are entitled to a charitable tax credit. The construction cost of the niche or crypt is deducted from the purchase price. The remaining expense that exceeds the construction cost is considered a charitable contribution and is tax deductible. How does this work? If the construction cost of a crypt is 20% of the selling price, the remaining 80% is applied to a tax-deductible gift to a charitable organization, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. Thus, substantial financial advantage is realized by all who purchase a crypt or niche from Good Shepherd Gardens.

Building a Christian Day School
It is a comforting to know that purchasers of a niche or crypt at Good Shepherd Gardens are also providing the funds to further our Christian Day School. Yes, even in death the love of Christ goes on. Every penny of the 80% gained from the sale will be allocated to our school. Now that is a heartwarming thought.

The Church as a Burial Chapel
When burial takes place, the family may choose to use the Church as a burial chapel. Most cemetery burials use the cemetery chapel - the family leaves the cemetery after the committal service. At Good Shepherd Gardens, the mausoleum is exactly 246 feet from the front door of the Church. The Church is not only close to the burial site but the walk to the burial site is all hard surface (concrete or blacktop). After a Church service, the burial site is easily accessible to the family of the deceased. In bad weather, the Church can be used as the committal chapel, which is often more comfortable for mourners. At the last funeral offered by Good Shepherd Lutheran Church a mourner said, "I love the whole idea of offering a funeral here at Good Shepherd. This is the first funeral I’ve attended that I don’t have to get into my car and brave traffic on the way to the cemetery. I also love to peaceful setting with the beautiful stand of pine trees in the background." We believe that says it all.

Visitation and Funeral Site
Today, many choose to have the visitation and funeral service on the same day. We offer the Church as a site to have a pre-service visitation time and a funeral service site.

Cemetery is Accessible Year Round
Open every day of the year, Good Shepherd Gardens maintains exceptional accessibility standards. Our cemetery will be accessible within 24 hours after snow fall.

The Resurrection of the Christian
As Christians, we believe in the resurrection of the dead. When the world comes to an end, Jesus Christ will come from Heaven to raise up every human being. Can you imagine that day? Can you imagine being buried along side fellow Christians and on that day, be raised up in the company of saints? That won’t happen in a commercial cemetery. What a joyous day that will be as we gather before Christ to be transported to Paradise. Being buried at Good Shepherd Gardens has an advantage that is truly out of this world.

Good Shepherd Gardens Expansion Plans
Our current mausoleum has a capacity of 64 crypts and 24 niches. Many have sold. We are planning our expansion in anticipation of the need for more space. Additions will complement the existing structure and will include an additional committal site. This site will be centered on an oval concrete slab with all five mausoleums fanned out to face the Church.

Please Contact Us
For information on Good Shepherd Gardens, please contact the church office:

Phone: 1-(262) 694-4405
Fax: 1-(262)-694-0964
E-mail: goodshepherdwi@sbcglobal.net