JOINING ST. STEPHEN’S

It is a great joy to be a member of a welcoming and celebrating community. If you are interested in exploring membership in our church, the following steps might be helpful. We invite you to speak to the clergy at any times and with any questions that you might have.

Participate in the life of St. Stephen’s by attending worship services regularly.
Through the rhythm of the seasonal worship cycle, we can grow into community with the wider family of faith – past, present, and future – and with God.

Take active steps to discuss how you are called to be of service, and begin that service.
Pay attention to what you do that brings you joy, and to comments from others about what you do well and what makes you “light up.” Ask God in prayer to let you know what you are called to do, and listen to God’s answer in meditation, in prayer, and in your dreams.

Take an active role in your own faith formation.
Participate in classes, small group fellowship, and other opportunities to have ongoing meaningful conversation with fellow faith seekers, both past and present. How do you have a conversation from a faith seeker from the past? Read a book!

Commit your time, talent, and treasure to the life of this place.
Make a regular offering to St. Stephen’s financial upkeep. If that offering is in the form of a pledge, it is a commitment to the ongoing growth and development of our programs and service, and that commitment allows all of us to plan those programs more effectively. Giving in our faith tradition is a way of saying “thank you” to God through the church, for all that we are continually given.

Tell us that you want to be a member!
Talk to one of the clergy, and provide us with your contact information and with key dates in your spiritual path (birth, baptism, confirmation, marriage, etc.). If you have not been baptized, or if you want to be confirmed or received in the Episcopal Church, we would be happy to walk you through those steps as well. If you are transferring from another Episcopal Church parish, let us know so that we can request a letter of transfer.

Contact our interim Rector, The Rev. Kristi Philip by e-mail at: kristip@spokanediocese.org or by calling the church office at (509) 448-2255.