Stephen Ministry
Stephen Ministers are a group of trained and equipped individuals who offer one-to-one care for people navigating challenges in their lives. Even through challenges, we firmly believe we can discover more together and grow in faith by coming alongside one another. We currently have fifteen different men & women who have gone through extensive training in Stephen Ministry to be a listening ear for you.
• Grieving
(loss of a loved one is the most common situation for the ministry)
• Relationships (marriage, separation, divorce)
• Health (illness or injury to self or loved one, caregiving for another)
• Family Dynamics
(pregnancy, baby, empty nester, blended families, military issues)
• Vocational Concerns (change in employment, retirement, finances)
• Living Arrangements (downsizing, assisted living, relocation)
• Faith Struggles
If you would like to know more about being connected with a Stephen Minister, please contact use the button to contact Pastor Katie Lowe Lancaster; or you may contact Stephen Minsitry leader Chris Maakestad (319-350-2762 or cmaakestad@imonmail.com.) All conversations are confidential. Our Stephen Ministry Leaders will help match you to a caregiver based on your preferences, schedule, and life experiences.
- Event Filters:
- Adult
- Caring Ministry
- Fellowship
- Prayer
MORE GROUPS
Several Bible Study groups meet at various times and locations each week offering opportunitines to connect in community and grow in faith together.
Stephen Ministers are trained and equipped to offer one-to-one care for people navigating challenges in their lives. Even through challenges, we firmly believe we can discover more together and grow in faith by coming alongside one another.
Grief can be painful and isolating, but it's not a journey you have to walk alone.
The Comfort Makers are a fiber-arts group who create quilts, lap quilts, walker bags and other items for local and global missions.
The group will also often participate in church-wide studies together as well.
Contemplative Hands is a creative gathering that weaves together prayer, reflection, and handiwork arts like knitting or crocheting Prayer Shawls as a form of physical and spiritual care for themselves and others.