Stephen Ministry
The Stephen Ministry of Silver Spring Presbyterian Church (SSPC) is a confidential ministry to help those who are hurting. A Stephen Minister is a trained Christian layman who provides a strictly confidential caring and spiritual presence that encourages a person in distress to share emotional or spiritual pain. Our Stephen Ministers have gone through fifty hours of intensive training and are ready to offer faith based care to people in our congregation and community who are going through situations of grief, illness, loss of job, divorce, difficult pregnancy, loss of a friends, financial problems, among other crises. Even some happy experiences can bring stress and rattle our lives. Change, whether good or bad, large or small, may cause a ripple effect and become problematic.
Our program of complete confidentiality provides a safe place for those who need to talk without being judged or without the fear of their story being retold. The relationship between a caregiver and care receiver is one of loving kindness, caring and intent listening. We are not professional therapists or counselors who have solutions; we are not "fix-it" people. God can fix a problem. You, with your Stephen Minister, can open the doors to let God help you.
Call our Referral Coordinator or the church office to arrange for this supportive ministry.
Referral Coordinator — Sally McGaffin 717.571.7934
Church Office — 717.766.0204
