Stephen Ministry

Stephen Ministers are those trained and supervised lay caregivers who provide one-to-one Christian care to hurting people. FUMC Peoria currently has 23 trained, commissioned and supervised congregation members who provide one-to-one Christian care to persons in need. Stephen Ministers are assigned one care receiver at a time and meet with that person for one hour each week.

People served by Stephen Ministers . . . Receive quality, Christ-centered, confidential care for their hurts and needs. Find hope, healing, and a new sense of self-worth through the support of a Stephen Minister. Know they are remembered and supported by their congregation in times of personal difficulty. Receive ongoing care for continuing needs long after the onset of a crisis, when many others have forgotten about them. Grow in a deeper relationship with their Lord as they experience God's unconditional love for them through their Stephen Minister.

Stephen Ministry has been implemented in more than 8,000 congregations representing more than 100 Christian denominations.

Interested in becoming a Stephen Minister? You will participate in 50 hours of training followed by twice-a-month supervision and continuing education sessions.

• Discover, cultivate, and use the spiritiual gifts with which you have been blessed
• Become active partners in the mission and ministry of the church
• Find all aspects of your life enriched by the distinctively Christian caregiving skills you learn and practice
• Experience great joy as you see God working through you to bring hope and healing to a hurting person
• Grow spiritually as you experience the Lord's loving presence in community with other Christian caregivers.

Call or email . . .
Rev. Beth McLaughlin at 673-3641 ext 119