Stephen Ministry

Stephen Ministry offers a proven and effective way to organize, equip, and supervise a team of congregation members—called Stephen Ministers—to provide high-quality, one-to-one, Christ-centered care to people in the congregation and the community experiencing life difficulties.

Our Church has a group of trained Stephen Leaders and Ministers that are caring for people in our congregation. The best way to describe our services is that we help people after a life crisis or loss. The service we provide is very confidential and we have had extensive ongoing training.

Stephen Leaders are lay leaders trained to provide ongoing leadership for their congregation’s Stephen Ministry. They are equipped for this key role through the Stephen Leader Training Course offered by Stephen Ministries St. Louis

Stephen Ministers are congregation members trained by their Stephen Leaders to offer care to people who are hurting. A Stephen Minister typically has one care receiver at a time and meets with that person once a week for about an hour.

Care receivers are individuals in the congregation or community who are going through a crisis or life difficulty. Potential care receivers first meet with a pastor or Stephen Leader, who assesses their needs for care and matches them with a Stephen Minister. The caring relationship lasts for as long as the need persists.

Our needs: volunteers for Stephen Leaders and Stephen Ministers

If you have questions or know someone that may need assistance, please contact George Duffee-Braun (228) 282-5511

"Bear one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ" Galatians 6:2