Stephen Ministers
Caring nurtures the seed of God’s love –
in the care receiver’s heart and yours.
Stephen Ministry is our congregation’s one-to-one caregiving ministry. God works through Stephen Ministers to plant a seed of hope and healing in a person whose life seems barren and forlorn because of some crisis or tragedy.
Who are Stephen Ministers?
Stephen Ministers are caring, supportive Christians who have received special training and have a desire to be with you in a time of need, grief or crisis.
What do Stephen Ministers do?
- Listen
- Explore feelings
- Pray
- Share Christ’s love
- Maintain confidentiality
- Attend to the caregiving process and leave the results to God
Stephen Ministers care for people who are:
- Grieving
- In a crisis
- In need of long-term care
- Dying
- Hospitalized
- Divorcing
- Experiencing losses as the age
- Going through childbirth
- Friends and family of people in crisis.
If you need a Stephen Minister or know someone who does, or if you would like more information about the program, please contact the church office.
"...I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. "
(Ephesians 4:1-3)