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The latest class of Stephen Ministers at First Church: Wes Seamons (left to right), Robert Steihl, Melanie Strickland, Ann Highsmith (class instructor), Janet Pruitt, Maxine Anders, and Terri Hutaff. These individuals have been commissioned as Stephen Ministers,
Stephen Leaders to be Commissioned!
On Sunday, January 22, 2012. Dr. Donna Fowler-Marchant and Dr. Sue Godwin will be commissioned as Stephen Leaders at the 10:55 a.m. service.
Congratulations to this latest group of caregivers, who trained for 50 hours to better serve the members of this congregation and their families.
Stephen Ministry
is First Presbyterian's congregational one-to-one caregiving
ministry. God works through Stephen Ministers to plant a seed
of hope and healing in a person whose life seems barren and
forlorn because of some crisis or tragedy.
What do Stephen Ministers do?
Stephen Ministers:
- Listen
- Pray
- Explore feelings
- Share Christ's love
- Maintain confidentiality
- Attend to the caregiving process and leave the results
to God
Stephen Ministers care for people who are:
- Grieving
- In a crisis
- In need of long-term care
- Dying
- Hospitalized
- Divorcing
- Experiencing losses as they age
- Going through a crisis of childbirth
- The family and friends of people in crisis
To learn more about becoming a Stephen Minister, contact
First Presbyterian
Church (483-0121).
Click here to access the
Stephen Ministry website.
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| SMILE: Stephen Ministry Is
Life Encouragement! |
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| CARE: Create an Atmosphere
of Acceptance, Reassurance and Encouragement. |
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