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“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.” 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
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One-to-One Christian Caregiving |
Laurel Heights United Methodist Church enrolled in the Stephen Series in 2003. The Stephen Series is a complete system for training and organizing lay persons to provide one-to-one Christian care in and around their congregations. Stephen Ministry is the supervised confidential lay, Christian caring ministry provided by Stephen Ministers, who are laypersons who have completed 50 hours of training and continue to attend twice monthly continuing education and supervision sessions.
Four classes of Stephen Ministers have been trained and commissioned at Laurel Heights since its inception. Each commissioned Stephen Minister covenants to serve for a period of at least 2 years. We now have 12 active commissioned Stephen Ministers, including two Pastors and the Wesley Nurse. Ten other lay members of this congregation have been trained as Stephen Ministers, but are currently serving God in other capacities, and three more have moved on to other churches.
Stephen Leaders are persons who have been trained to oversee and direct our Stephen Ministry. Although it is not required, all of our Stephen Leaders are also Stephen Ministers. If you, or someone you know, could benefit from the care of a Stephen Minister, if you are interested in possibly becoming a Stephen Minister, or if you have any other questions about Stephen Ministry, contact one of our Stephen Leaders:
Judy Davis (210) 733-7156 judy@mylhumc.org
Barb Nardi Kurtz (210) 637-6658 barbandtomk@sbcglobal.net
Anna Lowry (210) 829-4330 lowra@wireweb.net
Jon Lowry (210) 733-7156 jlowry@mylhumc.com
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To visit the Stephen Ministries home office website, click here.
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