Stephen Ministers at St. Paul’s
are lay men and women from the congregation who have received training and have
developed their skills to care for people who are experiencing life’s stresses,
including illness, grief, loneliness, loss of a job, divorce or separation, or
other issues requiring Christian care. The ministry has been active at
Twenty persons have received the
fifty hours of initial training and active members continue to meet bi-weekly
for peer support and continuing education.
To date, at least 35 people have received the care of a Stephen Minister
and hundreds of hours have been logged in care giving. Several persons have received care for more
than four years. The group meets every
other week on the second and fourth Mondays of the month at
Stephen Leaders:
Lynn Breeding
Janet Kelly
Marjorie Lohnes
Rob Winfrey (on leave)
Marjorie Zerkel
Stephen Ministers:
Grace Baldwin
Valery Brown
Sandy Ferguson
Renee Fink (on leave)
Bill Kelly
Dan Loveless (on leave)
Ruth Loveless (on leave)
Emily Murray
Darlene Peterson
Judi Schlichter (on leave)
Marsha Vogel
Gladys Warehime
Last update: September 10, 2004