…by reducing our debt service, we would be able to support three full-time clergy members without any increase in pledges. By moving to three full-time clergy, we can have a better system of pastoral care that tends to the spiritual needs of those in our community especially those with long-term spiritual care needs that require regular home visits. By supporting three full-time clergy we can better welcome and care for families and children.
Read MoreFour weeks every year, Saint Stephen’s joins with 13 other local churches in the Birmingham area to host Family Promise - a program for families who need some temporary shelter and meals to help get back on their feet.
Read More…listen to the stories that Doug has shared about our community. Whether you have been at Saint Stephen’s for 46 years, or just a few weeks, they are the story of us and how God has touched our lives, and the lives in our community.
Read MoreThe unique quality of St. Stephen’s and our love of nature, makes us an ideal place to start a new ministry called Holy Hikes Birmingham. A Holy Hike will be conducted once a month in trails all across the Birmingham area. The hikes will stretch from March until October with a break in July for the holiday and Alabama heat. Each Holy Hike will be three to five miles in length and will either be easy or moderate in difficulty.
Read MoreI believe that our faith calls us to take seriously our relationship with the created world, and that includes talking about what we are experiencing and learning. Lent is also a time when we reflect on how we can live better…
Read MoreThis is Laundry Love. Every other month St. Stephen’s will head to the Imperial Laundry-mat in Woodlawn to share the gift of clean clothes.
Read MoreMost importantly besides the physical labor, we heard their stories , met more of their extended families, broke bread together and listened as they described their community…
Read MoreI am delighted to share that we have developed a partnership with Snow’s Bend Farm, a certified organic farm just outside of Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Read MoreThe Children’s Ministry program is thrilled to announce that Maggie Widman will be the new Nursery Director at Saint Stephen’s.
Read MoreI am eager to share with you our 2019 PEW to 50K Campaign: Read, Pray, Serve. It will be exciting to see what will happen if Saint Stephen’s commits to 50,000 hours of worshiping, of growing through Christian Formation, and sharing our love through service in 2019.
Read MoreWhy in the world would a church have a drum circle!
Read MoreWays to support those affected by Hurricane Michael.
Read MoreA reflection on gratitude, the ministry to Saint Stephen’s, and the ministry to the community which has exceeded 10,000 hours.
Read MoreA reflection on our connection to the outdoors and how this shapes our understanding of God.
Read MoreThe Way of Love is a way to live with a Jesus-Centered Life.
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