Welcome to St. Stephen’s!
Office Hours:
Monday – Wednesday: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Click here to schedule an appointment with the Rector.
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Click here to watch an introductory video about our church.
Since our founding more than 200 years ago, 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 welcome 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!
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 Ash Wednesday (February 18, 2026)
Gospel: Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 As I read this gospel passage in past years, the sections that always stood out to me were the ones in which Jesus tells us what […]
Sermon for the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany (February 8, 2026)
Gospel: Matthew 5:13-20 Among the many things I love about this sacred and historic space, some of the most special to me are these windows. I do of course love […]
Sermon for the Second Sunday after the Epiphany (January 18, 2026)
Gospel: John 1:29-42 Come and see. In 1930 the 24-year-old pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer, fresh from a stint ministering to a congregation of German expatriates in Barcelona, arrived in New York […]