Welcome to St. Stephen’s
Celebrating 200 Years of Worship and Service in 2024
Since its founding 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!
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Worship with Us
Sunday Services
8:30am – Holy Eucharist I (spoken)
9:30am – Sunday education for all ages (September through May)
10:30am – Holy Eucharist II (with music and live on Facebook)
Calendar
Recent Sermons
Sermon for the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost (July 7, 2024)
Gospel: Mark 6:1-13 By yesterday morning, I still didn’t know what I was going to say about this passage from Mark’s Gospel. Several of you in past years have asked […]
Sermon for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost (June 30, 2024)
Gospel: Mark 5:21-43 As I’ve mentioned in past sermons, Mark is a Gospel of haste. Things move quickly. We’re barely able to finish taking in one scene before being cast […]
Sermon for the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (June 23, 2024)
Gospel: Mark 4:35-41 passage from Mark isn’t entirely accurate. Now I’ll freely admit I don’t know enough about the art of translation to understand why things are done the way […]