Saint Stephen Lutheran Church

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Saint Stephen has been served by the following pastors: the Rev. Elwood Stark (1958-1962), the Rev. Barron Maberry (1963-1977), the Rev. Joseph Lettrich (1978-1983), the Rev. Kimber Erno (1984-1996) and the Rev. Anne Dwiggins (1997-present).

Throughout the history of the congregation, the neighborhood around the church changed. In the fall of 2000 the congregation conducted a demographic study and found that the community now consists of many nationalities, family configurations and ages. For example, an interview with the principal of nearby Springbrook High School revealed that members of the student body were born in more than eighty different countries. In order to find new ways to reach out to this diverse community, Saint Stephen entered into a mission transformation process under the guidance of Pastor Phillip Huber, Transforming Ministry Associates, in 2001. As a renewed missional congregation, we seek to take the good news of Jesus Christ out into our changing community.