West Chester United Methodist Church:
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Building a Spiritual Home where you are family.

STEPHEN MINISTRY 

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“Beloved: since God loved us so much: we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; If we love one another: God lives in us, and his love is perfected in us.”
                                            - I John 4:11-12


WHAT IS STEPHEN MINISTRY

Stephen Ministry helps meet the needs of individuals who are ...
  • hospitalized,
  • terminally ill;
  • bereaved;
  • in a job crisis;
  • new members of the church or community;
  • disabled;
  • recently divorced;
  • lonely;
  • in a crisis with a family member;
  • in a spiritual crisis
  • looking for trained, caring Christian friend, called a Stephen Minister

 

WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT STEPHEN MINISTRY AND HOW IT WORKS?

Watch these PBS interviews which were aired in April, 2010 from Religion & Ethics Newsweekly.
If the video above does not play correctly, please visit the PBS web site.
 

A STEPHEN MINISTRY IS ...

  • a child of God who walks beside a person who is hurting;
  • a caring Christian visitor who really listens;
  • a lay person who has received at least 50 hours of training in how to provide distinctly Christian care

 

A STEPHEN MINISTER IS NOT ...

  • a counselor or therapist;
  • a problem-solver;
  • a casual friend or visitor
 
Contact Info 
If you need a Stephen Minister yourself,
contact Molly Dee Rounsley, Stephen Leaders
610.692.5190
  
If you would like to become part of the Stephen Ministry Team, contact
Peg Kirkey, 610-399-3147, or Barbara Crary, 610-363-2670.
Stephen Ministry
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