Stephen Ministry

The Stephen Ministers of Belin Memorial are members of our congregation who receive special training to provide one-to-one Christian care to people in our congregation and community who are experiencing grief, loneliness, divorce, hospitalization, disability, job loss, or other life difficulties.

If you or someone that you know is in need of a Stephen Minister, please call the church office at 843.651.5099 or email to info@belinumc.org. For any additional questions feel free to contact Mandy Carriker, at mandyc@belinumc.org.

We are proud to be a STEPHEN MINISTRY church. We offer a team of over twenty lay caregivers who have participated in 50 hours of training in order to listen and share the love of Christ to those in need. We offer our Stephen Ministers to members of our church, non-members, and anyone in our community.

Stephen Ministry is the one-to-one lay caring ministry that takes place in congregations that use the Stephen Series system. Stephen Ministry congregations equip and empower lay caregivers—called Stephen Ministers—to provide high-quality, confidential, Christ-centered care to people who are hurting.

Message from your Stephen Ministry Team:

To live means to be in a relationship. Living gratefully helps us relate to others while challenging us to put love in action. Fitting in is not the same as belonging. It’s belonging that we need in order to thrive. Belonging is a reality bestowed on us simply by being alive. This aliveness grants us dignity, which is defined as worth or worthiness. As a result, we are all worthy. Because everyone belongs in all their uniqueness, we are challenged to invite in and not cast out.

Joe Primo, Grateful Living

For more information on Stephen Ministry, contact Mandy Carriker at 843.651.5099