Stephen Ministry
Stephen Series.  The Stephen Ministry Series will celebrate its three year anniversary on the second Sunday of November 2008.  One of our new members in 2005 claimed this as her ministry and stepped forward to serve as its leader.

            The Stephen Series provides congregations with the structure and resources to set up and administer a complete system for confidential lay caring ministry (called Stephen Ministry) in the congregation.  In Stephen Ministry congregations, lay care-givers (called Stephen Ministers) provide one-to-one confidential Christian care to the bereaved, hospitalized, terminally ill, separated, divorced, unemployed, relocated, and others facing a crisis or life challenge.  Stephen Ministers do not function as counselors, but as Christian friends with specific training in giving care to individuals in the areas mentioned.  They are also trained to recognize possible needs of the care receiver.  Stephen Ministry helps pastors and congregations provide quality caring ministry for as long as people need it.

            We currently have four trained Stephen Leaders and eleven Stephen Ministers. Information about our Stephen Ministry is posted on the bulletin board outside Reverend Taylor's office.  If you are interested in becoming a part of this vital ministry, contact Beverly Western.   We are currently recruiting for our next training class which will begin in September 2009.