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!
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 Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost (September 28, 2025)
Gospel: Luke 16:19-31 The parable in today’s reading from Luke … the only of the four Gospels in which we find it … accomplishes several things. It reflects for instance […]
Sermon for the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost (September 21, 2025)
Old Testament: Amos 8:4-7 In seminary I was blessed to have classmates who came from a wide range of cultural backgrounds, church upbringings, and age groups. They also carried within […]
Sermon for the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost (September 14, 2025)
Gospel: Luke 15:1-10 I’ve got two questions for you, questions with which I hope you’ll continue to wrestle in the days and weeks ahead. First, what does community look like? […]