Stephen Ministry is designed to train compassionate listeners from among the laity. The ministry was started in 1975 by a pastor who found he was moving from crisis to crisis with no time to provide ...

Want to learn to be an active listener and reach out to others in a Christian Way? Saint Katharine Drexel Parish at 6075 West Jersey Ave. in Egg Harbor Township will host a Stephen Ministry Workshop ...

Bethlehem United Methodist Church commissioned two new Stephen Ministry Leaders on Sunday. They are Ken Sauer and Larry Broomall, who are shown with the Rev. David Lord and several of the 15 Stephen ...

Dear Carol: My mom has multiple sclerosis and Dad took care of her for years. Eventually, she had to go into a nursing home, but it was near their apartment, and Dad remained a dedicated caregiver.

Seated, from left, are new Stephen Ministers: Carol Winn, Gayle Hamilton and Myrna Diven. Standing: Rev. William Carter, Stephen Leaders Judy Cutler and John Conklin, and new Stephen Minister Paul ...

Karna Burkeen remembers waiting in the car as a child while her preacher father visited parishioners in the hospital. "I didn't understand how important it was until I was in my 30s, when I was ...

Greater St. Stephen Ministries has announced the Greater St. Stephen Reunion Choir Live Recording, featuring Bishop Paul S. Morton. This event will take place on Monday, July 7 at 6 p.m. at Greater St ...

New Stephen Ministers, seated from left, are Carol Winn, Gayle Hamilton and Myrna Diven. Standing: the Rev. William Carter and Stephen Leaders, Judy Cutler and John Conklin; and Paul Flynn, new ...

Day and night, there’s activity at the Community Center at 410 W. Second St. in Grand Island. Students, educators, human service employees, nonprofit agency directors and volunteers walk in and walk ...

Have you ever needed someone to talk to about a death in the family, a divorce or job loss? How about someone to visit with when you are lonely and to hold your hand when you're not feeling well? Or ...