Parable of the Good Samaritan which they belong." Samaritans appear elsewhere in the Gospels and Book of Acts. In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus heals ten lepers and only the Samaritan among them thanks him (), although depicts Jesus receiving a hostile reception in Samaria. Luke's favorable treatment of Samaritans is in line with Luke's favorable treatment of the weak and of outcasts, generally. In John, Jesus has an extended dialogue with a Samaritan woman, and many Samaritans come to believe in him. In Matthew, however, Jesus instructs his disciples not to preach in or Samaritan cities (). In the Gospels, generally, "though the Jews
Episcopal Church of the Good Samaritan Episcopal Church of the Good Samaritan The Episcopal Church of the Good Samaritan is a multigenerational Episcopal faith community in Corvallis, Oregon. Originally located in the historic building on Madison and 7th, the church now holds services from its 1962 location on the corner of Harrison and 35th. The first recorded Episcopal service in Corvallis (then known as Marysville) was held by Dr. John McCarty in 1853. By 1871, occasional services had grown into a mission, St. Mary's School for girls. The school closed after two years, but the school chapel, named the Chapel of the Good Samaritan, remained in