Start the New Year with some self-care. Stephen Ministers are trained listeners who offer spiritual care through tough times because they believe that bearing one another’s burdens is a way of fulfilling their commitment to Christ. 

Stephen Ministry is a one-to-one caring ministry. Christ Church has equipped and empowered caregivers to provide high-quality, confidential, care to people who are hurting, as an expression of their faith in Christ. Stephen Ministers are laypeople trained to provide one-to-one care to people experiencing a difficult time in life, such as grief, divorce, job loss, chronic or terminal illness, relocation or separation due to military deployment. They share a passion for bringing love and care to people during their time of need. A Stephen Minister meets with a person once a week for about an hour and their services are free.  

Location: Christ Church, 1600 Washington Valley Road at Crim Road, Martinsville. For more information and to ask for a Stephen Minister, call Rev. Susan Joseph Rack at 908 722-2080, email [email protected] or visit ChristChurchEmerging.org. See ad, page 7.