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 the First Sunday after the Epiphany (January 11, 2026)
Gospel: Matthew 3:13-17 I don’t remember my baptism. There are certain things I know about the event. I know it occurred a few months after my birth, in early 1970. […]
Sermon for the Second Sunday after Christmas (January 4, 2026)
Gospel: Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23 In the annual liturgical calendar there are seven principal Feast Days we observe: Easter Sunday; the Ascension; Pentecost; Trinity Sunday; All Saints’ Day; Christmas Day; and […]
Sermon for the First Sunday after Christmas (December 28, 2025)
Gospel: John 1:1-18 In the beginning … was the Word. Before anything existed, long before the universe and the stars, long before this fragile earth and all that dwells on […]