Glory to God

Glory To God:

Working to keep you on the road!

Story by Melissa McCance Photos by Synergy Studios

If any one thing is identifiable with life in the United States, it would be our vehicles. Cars, trucks, SUVs … most Americans love what’s parked in their driveways. And, in more rural areas, having a reliable vehicle is essential because many of us live where public transportation is unavailable. Owner Robert Shewman and the crew at Glory to God are ready to provide you with reliable, skilled service to make sure that whatever you drive is ready to take you where you need to go.

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Glory to God was started in Hillsdale 40 years ago by Robert’s father, Harold Shewman, as a towing service. The family relocated to Colorado in 1981 where the business expanded to towing and service. They returned to Hillsdale in 1985 and the business expanded further. From the very beginning, the guiding principle was simple and meaningful: to glorify God in everything they do. “That is how we started in 1981, and although we may fall short as humans, that is still our goal and desire each and every time we service your vehicle. When he started out with just the wrecker, my dad told people, ‘Pay what you feel the Lord would have you pay,’” explains Robert. “There was no set charge.”

Robert began working in the family business while in high school and went full time in 1992. Like many beginning mechanics, he started with oil changes and progressed to brake jobs and electrical work. There are currently five on staff at Glory to God including Robert, and the mechanics have a combined total of over 100 years’ experience.

Glory to God offers a wide range of services to keep your car or truck running properly including oil changes, air conditioning service, brake jobs, alignment, electrical work, exhaust systems, transmissions, and engines. Although they don’t rebuild transmissions or engines, you can purchase rebuilt units through them, and those come with a nationwide warranty. To help make things

more convenient, they offer local shuttle service for their customers, and there is free Wi-Fi on site so you can get some work done if you’re waiting for the work to be completed.

If you need new tires, Glory to God can help you find just the right tire to fit your vehicle and suit the type of driving you do. With the wide range of tire sizes found on today’s cars and trucks as well as the many advances in tire manufacture, talking to someone who really knows about them can not only ensure you’re not paying more than you should but also help you be safer on the road.

Trouble on the road is never a good thing, and Glory to God offers a service plan that can provide real peace of mind. If you have any service performed at the shop, you will get a one-year plan that provides roadside assistance to help with things like flat tires, dead batteries, keys locked in the car, running out of gas, etc.

From the very beginning, the guiding principle was simple andmeaningful: to glorify God in everything they do. “That is still our goaland desire each and every time we service your vehicle.”

If you have your car repaired or serviced, you want to know that the people doing it stand behind their work. This is definitely the case at Glory to God. Parts and labor are covered for two years or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first. Customer satisfaction is always the goal of the service team.

Glory to God is located at 146 Lewis Street in Hillsdale. Their hours are Monday through Friday from 8 to 5, closed Saturday and Sunday. You can reach them at 517-439-1323 or by email at service@glorytogod.com. Their website is www. glorytogod.com, and you can also follow them on Facebook.

In recognition of the business’s anniversary, they now have a second logo that was created with help from artist David Youngman. The new logo is CarSense, and Robert explains its meaning this way: “This is how we work together: your car, your sense, your cents. You know your car better than anyone, and your senses will alert you to any change that may need to be addressed. When your senses pick up on something, we are here to diagnose and evaluate for you and to give you options to save you the most cents.”

Family is important to Robert; his wife Theresa and their six children are a major part of his life. There are also five grandchildren in the family, so you know that things can get lively in the Shewman household!

When asked what he enjoys most about what he does, Robert summed it up simply: “Seeing cars fixed. Customers coming in with a problem and leaving without one!”

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