Who are we?
Stephen Ministers are congregation
members who are trained and commissioned
to provide one-to-one lay caring
ministry to persons in crisis or with other needs for care.
They understand that confidentiality is crucial in any caring
relationship. The care receiver needs to know that what he or
she says to the Stephen Minister will remain in confidence.
Why do we exist?
Stephen Ministers act as ministers of
referral, helping people in crisis who need caring support or
those in moderate difficulties. The Stephen Minister's care
helps the care receiver resolve the difficulty and achieve growth.
How can we help you?
Stephen Ministers meet once a week with
their care receivers for about an hour at a time. They may
also check in with the care receiver by telephone, particularly when
the care receiver is going through a difficult time. Please
contact one of our
Pastors for a confidential referral
to a Stephen Minister that will best suit your needs.
The significant logo
tells the story of a care receiver's journey from brokenness to
wholeness through the transforming power of the cross of Jesus.
The broken person behind the cross symbolizes how we are all broken
people, broken by our own sin and imperfections. It is not the
Stephen Minister who restores a person to wholeness. Rather it
is only through Christ that a person can be made whole.
