The Daughters of the King is an Order for women of the Episcopal Church and churches with the historic Episcopate and was organized in 1885. Every daughter pledges herself to a lifelong program of prayer, service and personal evangelism dedicated to the extension of Christ's kingdom and to the strengthening of the spiritual life of her parish.

The only requirement for membership in the Order is that a woman be a communicant in good standing of the Episcopal Church. By the reaffirmation of promises made at Confirmation, every Daughter undertakes a Rule of Life, incorporating the Rule of Prayer and the Rule of Service. Sometimes a woman may say she is not "good" enough to become a Daughter of the King. We assure her that goodness has nothing to do with it. We are neither unusually good nor unusually pious. We know that by following the Rule of Life, it makes it easier to follow the way of the Lord. Prospective members test their commitment to Daughters during a three month training period.

Meetings of Good Shepherd's Mary and Martha Chapter are on Saturdays, once a month. For more information, please contact Peggy Barr, our Chapter President. Click herefor the national website of the order.