Stephen Ministry

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Plant the Seed: Stephen Ministry is our congregation's 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.

Water the Seed: Stephen Ministry training will equip you, and our congregation will support you, so that you can show God's mercy, care, and compassion to another who is hurting. You will walk beside your care receiver, pray for him or her, and help him or her work through life's difficulties.

God Gives the Growth: Through this ministry God will bring forth new life and renewed faith in the care receiver.

Stephen Ministers care for people who are: grieving, in a crisis, in need of long-term care, dying, hospitalized, experiencing loss as they age, going through a crisis of childbirth.

How to ask for a Stephen Minister: Do you need help with a crisis or tragedy? If so, contact the Church Office at 530-243-2403, or email Pastor Rod Brayfrindley at: pastor@reddingumc.org , Peggy Rebol at: peggy@reddingumc.org, or Nancy Bray at: stephen@reddingumc.org They will arrange to meet with you and walk you through the process of requesting a Stephen Minister. They will explain how it works and assign a Stephen Minister who will contact you to set up weekly meetings.

Stephen Ministers:

Listen
Explore feelings
Pray
Share Christ's love
Maintain confidentiality
Attend to the caregiving process and leave the results to God

Stephen Ministry Supervision

Every other Tuesday at 5:55pm in the Fireside Room

To learn more about becoming a Stephen Minister, or to receive help with a crisis or tragedy, contact the Church Office at 530-243-2403, or email Pastor Rod Brayfrindley at: pastor@reddingumc.org, Peggy Rebol at: peggy@reddingumc.org or Nancy Bray at: stephen@reddingumc.org