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 Trunk or Treat: Saturday, October 25 (4:00 – 5:30 p.m.)
Worship with Us
Sunday Services and Education
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 Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost (October 19, 2025)
Old Testament: Genesis 32:22-31 A lifelong guilty pleasure of mine has been the enjoyment of professional wrestling. Long before technology progressed to the point where we could watch wrestling matches […]
Sermon for the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost (October 12, 2025)
Gospel: Luke 17:11-19 Every time I read this passage from Luke, one word without fail leaps to the front. That word is gratitude. Ten lepers were healed; only one returned […]
Sermon for the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost (October 5, 2025)
Gospel: Luke 17:5-10 In September 2015 I delivered my very first sermon at the small parish in rural Fauquier County where I completed my two-year seminary internship. In the 10 […]