Care & Prayer
Congregational Care & Prayer ministries provide prayer, presence, and compassionate care in times of need and times of joy, supporting church and community members through all seasons.
Ways We Offer Care
Prayer Chain
Contact: Jennie Richards
Members of the prayer chain participate in this activity. When a request is received, it is sent to a phone or e-mail list and prayers are offered for the person in need. Requests are made by calling directly or using the blue prayer request forms in the pews.
Traveling Communion
Each month, communion is brought to nursing facilities by teams of ordained Elders and Deacons. Communion is also provided on the third Wednesday each month at Middleton Village with our Parish Associate
Quilting & Crafts
Contact: Barb Martin
Quilts are made for baptisms and members of our church family who need to be wrapped in a warm hug. We meet Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:30 a.m. until noon. Everyone is welcome.
Coffee Hour Fellowship
Contact: Verne Qualls
Each Sunday we offer coffee and light refreshments in Heritage Hall between and after the services for a time of fellowship. Are you able to provide treats for our coffee hour? Please sign up here!
Care Facility Visits
Contact: Cheri Misel
Members and friends in care facilities receive weekly visits from members of Deacon Parish Care. Teams are assigned different weeks and a small gift, plant, or treat is brought once a month. Flowers and cookies are delivered during Christmas and Easter.
Meal Train
Meals are taken to members of our church family who need help on a short-term basis (following surgery, new mothers, death in family, etc.
Receptions for Memorial Services
Contact: Beth Hall, Barb Martin, & Jan Weigand
Receptions following services are planned, organized and served.
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Care Receivers are people going through tough times who are being cared for by Stephen Ministers. Watch videos with stories from care receivers.
Care receivers are people—congregation members and others in the community—who receive care from a Stephen Minister. These are people struggling through a difficult time in life—experiencing grief, divorce, job loss, chronic or terminal illness, or some other life crisis.
Some important guidelines for this caring relationship protect both the care receiver and the Stephen Minister:
The relationship between a care receiver and a Stephen Minister is confidential.
Men are matched with men; women with women.
When a care receiver’s needs exceed what a Stephen Minister can provide, the Stephen Ministry team makes a referral to an appropriate mental health professional or other community resource.
Learn more:
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Care Givers - Stephen Ministers
Stephen Ministers are lay caregivers trained in the congregation by Stephen Leaders.
Stephen Ministers are congregation members trained by Stephen Leaders to offer high-quality, one-to-one Christian care to people going through tough times. A Stephen Minister usually provides care to one person at a time, meeting with that person once a week for about an hour. Twice a month, Stephen Ministers gather with their Stephen Leaders for supervision and continuing education.
Learn more:
What Is a Stephen Minister?—Stephen Ministers describe how much they grow from serving in this ministry.
Stephen Minister Training—“The Best 50 Hours of Training You’ll Ever Experience!”
Stephen Ministry
For information about pastoral care or prayer, please reach out to the church office at office@granpres.org or The Rev. Wallace Bubar at wbubar@granpres.org.