Harundale Presbyterian
Church
is a Stephen Ministries Church!
If you or someone you know is in need of care, please click here or on the heart:
In 1975 Rev. Kenneth C. Haugk, Ph.D., a pastor and clinical psychologist, saw that people's needs for care in his congregation and community far exceeded what he alone could provide. He developed materials to train nine of his congregation members to provide quality, one-to-one Christian care to individuals experiencing a life crisis. Upon completion of their training, he commissioned them as "Stephen Ministers" and linked them with people with a variety of needs for care. "Stephen Ministry" was so successful in his church that other congregations wanted to become involved. Dr. Haugk then founded the Stephen Ministries organization and developed the Stephen Series, which now has been implemented in more than 9,000 congregations representing more than 100 Christian denominations. More than 450,000 laypersons have been trained as Stephen Ministers, who in turn have ministered to nearly a million care receivers.
After more than four years of development, Stephen Ministries launched the ChristCare Series system of small group ministry in 1996. Today more than 900 congregations are using ChristCare Group Ministry.
The Stephen Ministries Center was dedicated to the glory of God on May 3, 1998, and is the first permanent home for Stephen Ministries since it was founded in 1975. This new 38,015 sq. ft. facility gives Stephen Ministries the capacity to serve the church more effectively in the twenty-first century.
For more information, please visit the national site by clicking on the picture below.
STEPHEN MINISTRY