SHEPHERD'S GATE is a retail business in Christian products started in 2005 as sole owner Julie Larsen. Larsen also has J. L. Divine Designs wood products made with Northern White Cedar. She will be adding homeschooling, counseling, and teaching online to her business in September 2023.

She has owned businesses such as: J & J Creations, Dick's Music Shop 25 years and finally selling Schulz LLC., in 2003--DBA as World Market Cafe Catering (wedding cakes for 36 yrs and serving the military for 5 years) and Gift Shop. Larsen also provides counseling in her business and soon will be adding online counseling. Larsen is qualified as she has 8 degrees in religion and counseling. Currently (May 2020), she is in her 9th degree at Liberty University for her PhD and has already completed 2 1/2 years in EdD (education in counseling).

Julie Larsen also started SHEPHERD'S GATE MISSION'S, INC., which is a non-profit 501 (C) 3 federally tax-exempt public charity corporation to help people in crisis since 2008. Although the groundwork was started in 1998, SGM was not officially formed and licensed until 2008. This nonprofit provides free counseling, teaching, homeschooling, and other services, thank you.