Stephen Ministry is a system of caring at Fair View United Methodist Church. Specially trained congregation members provide one-to-one Christian care to people who are experiencing a life challenge or crisis. If you are interested in becoming a Stephen Minister or know someone who needs a Stephen Minister, please contact Reverend Patrick Hamrick or Reverend Laura Hamrick through the church office (704-664-2880).

A Stephen Minister is:

• A child of God who walks beside a hurting person;
• A caring Christian friend who really listens;
• A lay person who has received 50 hours of training in how to provide distinctively Christian care

People who are:

• Needing someone to talk to
• Struggling with their faith in God
• Discouraged, anxious, lonely
• Coping with divorce
• Grieving the loss of a loved one
• Dying, as well as family members of the terminally ill
• Hospitalized
• Experiencing the loss of a job
• Having financial difficulties
• New to our congregation or community
• Going through transition

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A tmosphere of
A cceptance
R eassurance (of God's love) and
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