Care & Compassion
for anyone experiencing a difficult time in life

Stephen Ministry

When life hurts, Stephen Ministry can help.

  • Stephen Ministry offers a proven and effective way to provide high-quality, one-to-one, Christ-centered care to people in the congregation and the community experiencing life difficulties.

  • In Acts 6, Stephen was among those chosen to provide caring ministry to those in need. Since Jesus’ time, caring ministry has been a hallmark of the Christian faith community.

  • Stephen Ministry is designed to help people experiencing:

    • divorce

    • job loss

    • chronic illness

    • grief

    • family concerns

    • onset of a disability

    • long-term care

    • spiritual struggles

    • cancer

    • terminal illness

    • a move to a new locations

    • life events (new baby/empty nest)

  • Stephen Ministers are congregation members with a minimum of 50 hours of training to provide one-to-one care to those experiencing a difficult time in life. Stephen Ministers come from all walks of life, but they all share a passion for bringing Christ’s love and care to people during a time of need.

If this is something you might be interested in and are age 18 or older, please contact Bonnie Banton, 317-270-3821. After speaking with you and finding out if Stephen Ministry would be beneficial, she will match you up with a Stephen Minister who will then contact you to set-up a time to get together.

Brianna's Hope

Christ-centered addiction recovery group

  • Brianna's Hope is a participant driven, faith-based, and compassion-filled support and recovery movement for those battling the battle with substance use disorder.

  • The ministry is officially called "A Better Life – Brianna’s Hope," named in memory of Brianna, a young woman from Indiana who battled addiction and tragically passed away from an overdose in 2014. After leading her memorial service, Pastor Randy Davis reached out to Brianna’s family with the idea of starting a faith-based addiction support group in her honor. A few months later, on November 5, 2014, the ministry was founded and has since grown to include 40 regularly meeting groups.

  • Any person, 18 and older, who has or is currently struggling with any type of substance abuse.

  • The Post Road chapter of Brianna’s Hope meets every Tuesday evening, 6:30-8 p.m. A meal is served starting at 6, and the meeting begins promptly at 6:30. The group meets in the Family Life Center, 1112 N. Post Rd., Indianapolis. For more information, contact Ashley Hughes at 317-418-0755. You don’t have to call ahead to come to a meeting; feel free to just drop in.

To learn more about Brianna’s Hope, please visit their website.