Stephen Ministry

Caregiving

“Do I, as a Christian, have anything unique to offer my friends and family when they are hurting? What makes the care that Christians offer different from that offered by everyone else? How can I live and care for others in a way that is distinctively Christian? Have you ever asked these questions? Kenneth Haugk did, and in the course of answering them he wrote a book entitled Christian Caregiving – a Way of Life. Dr. Haugk is the founder of the Stephen Series system of lay caring ministry. SOTC is now an enrolled Stephen Ministry congregation. See the Stephen Ministry bulletin board in the Narthex.

On June 28th 2020 the first class of our trained Stephen Ministers were installed during our services. The training was intensive and spanned several months. Pastor Bill introduced all Ministers to the congregation during the installation. Pictures are shown below.

Shown above are Marsha Asbury, Bertie Sargis, Kelly Cheatham, Mike Dahnert, Norma Unthank and Pam Rumer. Not shown is Doris Claybourn.

Below is an article from the Daytona News-Journal regarding the installation of our Stephen Ministers.