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!
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 Facebook)
Calendar
Recent Sermons
Sermon for the Presentation of Our Lord (February 2, 2025)
Gospel: Luke 2:22-40 In today’s passage from Luke we read of the presentation of Jesus in the Temple. It’s the time when his parents take him to be circumcised and […]
Sermon for the Second Sunday after the Epiphany (January 19, 2025)
Gospel: John 2:1-11 I love that this morning’s Gospel reading, one relating the first of the seven Signs demonstrated by Jesus in John, is set at a party. The passage […]
Sermon for the First Sunday after the Epiphany (January 12, 2025)
Gospel: Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 On the surface today’s Gospel reading is a simple, short passage: three verses showing us John as he delivers one more proclamation of the coming of […]