Our Stephen Ministry equips and empowers lay people as caregivers to provide one-to-one Christian care to individuals in our congregation and community with high-quality, confidential, Christ-centered care to people who are hurting. 

• Stephen Leaders receive leadership training from Stephen Ministry in St. Louis.
• Stephen Leaders are the ones who oversee and direct our Stephen Ministry.
• Stephen Leaders recruit, select, train, supervise and facilitate continuing education for Stephen Ministers. 

• A congregation member trained by Stephen Leaders within the congregation.
• A skilled lay person who receives 50 hours of high-quality instruction, using Stephen Ministry Training material from Stephen Ministries in Saint Louis.
• A faith-filled Christian who is compassionate, listens and empathizes with people going through difficult times such as: Grief, Loneliness, Life changes, Terminal, or Chronic illness  
• A person who meets one on one with a person once a week for an hour maintaining strict confidentiality.
• A person who provides Christian Encouragement, Prayer, Compassion, Trust, Spiritual Support, Empathy, and more.
• A person who is supervised during the caring relationship.
• Receives continuing education.

A Counselor, therapist, problem solver, or casual friend.