Welcome to St. Stephen’s
Since its founding nearly 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 – Sunday education for all ages (September through May)
10:30am – Holy Eucharist II (with music and live on Facebook)
Calendar
Recent Sermons
Sermon for Christ the King Sunday (November 26, 2023)
Gospel: Matthew 25:31-46 I’ve been thinking about two questions this week: What do Christians believe? and What do Christians do? For the question of what we believe, part of the […]
Sermon for the Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (November 19, 2023)
Gospel: Matthew 25:14-30 What’s the riskiest thing you’ve ever done? If we spend time looking hard enough, I think we’ll find a certain level of risk in anything we do. […]
Sermon for the Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (November 12, 2023)
Gospel: Matthew 25:1-13 Confession time: I’ve always been a bit obsessive about my calendar. It’s not so much that I’m looking to fill every available minute; if anything, I try […]