What Is Stephen Ministry?

Our congregation's Stephen Ministry equips lay people to provide confidential, one-to-one Christian care to individuals in our congregation and community who are experiencing difficulties in their lives.

New Hackensack Reformed Church became a Stephen Ministry church when, in the Spring of 2004, the first class of eight Stephen Ministers was commissioned.  Each had received 50 hours of  training since the Fall of 2003 in providing emotional and spiritual care with an emphasis in confidentiality, compassion, listening and reaching out in God's love to hurting members of our congregation, and several caring one on one relationships were formed.  In the years that followed, several more classes were trained and commissioned.  While there are currently no active Stephen Ministry relationships ongoing, the ministry has fostered long term loving relationships that continue to this day, and provided training not only to perform within this ministry but for a heart of compassion and sharing of God's love in every day life.  If you or someone you know would benefit from this ministry, please contact Rev. Tamlyn.

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For more information about Stephen Ministries, visit www.stephenministries.org