Stephen Ministry at Community Church

The purpose of the Community United Methodist Church Stephen Ministry is to provide ongoing one-on-one Christian care to all in need within our congregation and the larger community.

In Stephen Ministry, laypersons are well trained to provide Christian care to others who are facing difficult life experiences. A Stephen Minister is neither a councilor nor a therapist. He or she provides a listening ear, a shoulder to lean on, and another set of hands lifted in prayer.

CUMC recently joined more than 9800 other congregations worldwide in this ministry. Our first training session of future Stephen Ministers commenced August 2008; training will be completed in December 2008; and the commissioning of fourteen Stephen Ministers will take place January 2009.


Commencing January 2009 our Stephen Ministers, two male and twelve female, will be available to provide this ministry in a strictly confidential manner. Starting in December, if you wish to be paired with a Stephen Minister, or if you believe someone you know could benefit from this ministry, please contact in confidence our

Referrals Coordinator, Pastor Chuck Harberg (262-782-1298).