What is Stephen Ministry?
Stephen Ministry is grounded in Jesus' command to love one another. Through one-to-one caring relationship, those who are hurting receive the love and care they need to support them.
Is life more than you can handle alone right now?
Are your health, your attitude, or your relationships suffering?
Are you adjusting to a new job, change in marital status, a serious illness, the death of a loved one, a recent move?
Would you like to have someone in your life who really cares?Everyone goes through difficult times. Having someone to care, to listen, to share God's love with you can help you get through the confusion, stress, or loneliness you may be experiencing. Consider allowing a Stephen Minister to walk with you on your journey to wholeness.
What is a Stephen Minister?
A Stephen Minister IS...
A child of God who walks beside a hurting person
A caring Christian friend who really listens
A lay person who has received 50 hours of training in how to provide distinctively Christian care
A Stephen Minister is NOT...
A counselor or therapist
A problem-solver
A casual visitor
Stephen Ministry helps meet the needs of individuals who are hospitalized, terminally ill, bereaved, in a job crisis, new members of the church, disabled, homebound, lonely, in a spiritual crisis, experiencing divorce.
How does the referrals process work?
The Stephen Ministry referrals coordinator learns about a person in need of care from the pastor, the person, or a friend, and always with the person's permission.
The referrals coordinator meets with the person to talk about Stephen Ministry. With the person's permission, the referrals coordinator assigns a Stephen Minister to meet on a weekly basis with the person.
The Stephen Minister continues to provide distinctively Christian care for the person with strict confidentiality. Contact Pastor Craig: or contact us using our Online Form
"Beloved, since God loved us so much, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God lives in us, and His love is perfected in us." - I John 4:11-12
