Welcome to St. Stephen’s!
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Since its founding more than 200 years ago, the congregation of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Forest has welcomed people to this sacred place in the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains. No matter who you are or where you are on your journey, YOU are welcomed here. We invite you to experience for yourself the joy and presence of God’s real and abiding love. If you are looking for a church to call home, we would love to have you with us at St. Stephen’s!
Family Life Church Community Choir Concert: Sunday, September 14 (4:00 – 5:30 p.m.)
Community Blessing of the Animals: Saturday, October 4 (10:00 – 11:00 a.m.)
Worship with Us
Sunday Services
8:30am – Holy Eucharist I (spoken)
9:30am – Adult Forum and Bible Study (September through May)
10:30am – Holy Eucharist II (with music and live on YouTube)
Calendar
Recent Sermons
Sermon for the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost (September 7, 2025)
Psalm 1 Earlier this year our Sunday adult forum engaged in a multi-week series on medical and religious ethics. As part of each discussion we considered specific case studies, and […]
Sermon for the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost (August 24, 2025)
Gospel: Luke 13:10-17 The reading from Luke is a passage of contrasts. Old ways versus new. Illness versus healing. Rules versus grace. We find Jesus in the familiar setting of […]
Sermon for the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost (August 17, 2025)
Gospel: Luke 12:49-56 I see my role as preacher being made up of different components, with one or another coming into play based on the text chosen for my sermons. […]