September 27, 2020, Pastor Rob : Come to the Table Scripture Reading : Sept. 27 Online Service at St. Stephen’s : Luke 14:1, 7, 16-24 NRSV 14 On one occasion when Jesusa]”>[a] was going to the house of a leader of the Pharisees to eat a meal on the sabbath, they were watching him closely. 7 When…
September 6, 2020, Pastor Forrest You Are Not Alone Scripture Reading : Sept. 6 Online Service at St. Stephen’s Acts 16:22-30 New Revised Standard Version 22 The crowd joined in attacking them, and the magistrates had them stripped of their clothing and ordered them to be beaten with rods. 23 After they had given them…
Update from the St. Stephen’s Healthy Church Team regarding returning to in-person worship and gatherings. Updated Thursday, July 28, 2020 All local churches in the Virginia Conference, including St. Stephen’s Church, have been charged by Bishop Sharma Lewis to establish a Healthy Church Team to prepare for the return to in-person worship and to advise on…
Week 21, August 9-15, 2020, Psalm 23 Study guide by Pastor Deborah Our live Praying the Scriptures Zoom meetings have concluded. We hope you will continue to Pray the Scriptures on your own and with friends as we will publish a new study guide on this webpage every Monday. View the newest Praying the Scriptures study guide…
Due the COVID-19 situation, food is not currently being delivered to St. Stephen’s for our First Fridays/Green Groceries program. Regrettably, St. Stephen’s has temporarily had to suspend this program until further notice. However, there are alternate sites where our guest can get free fresh produce from the Capital Area Food Bank. To find a list…
Last Sunday, St. Stephen’s Church began holding a weekly online worship service after the church’s building was closed in reaction to the COVID-19 situation. While St. Stephen’s has regularly posted videos of its pastors’ sermon on its Vimeo page, showing a complete worship service in an empty Sanctuary while practicing safe social distancing was somewhat…