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About
Discover Community
Welcome to Discover Community — your hub for connection, stories, and information. Here you can explore our church’s history, meet our staff, find FAQs and visitor information, watch past services, submit prayers, and see upcoming events and meetings. Whether you’re new or part of our longtime church family, this is your place to learn, connect, and belong.
Stephen Ministry
Stephen Ministry pairs trained lay caregivers with people walking through difficult seasons. It’s confidential, Christ-centered, and offered to anyone in our church and community who needs a listening ear, prayer, and steady support.
Stephen Ministry at Community UMC
At Community UMC, Stephen Ministry is one of the ways we live out Christ’s love in real, everyday moments. Stephen Ministers are trained lay caregivers who come alongside people facing life’s challenges—grief and loss, illness, caregiving fatigue, divorce, job changes, loneliness, or simply feeling overwhelmed. Through confidential, one-on-one support, they offer a steady presence, prayer, and compassionate listening for as long as needed. Care is available to anyone in our congregation and to neighbors in Elm Grove, Brookfield, and the wider community. If you or someone you love could use a caring companion, we’re here to help. To learn more about the wider Stephen Ministry movement, visit stephenministries.org.
What is Stephen Ministry
Based on the story found in Acts 6.1-6, seven laypersons were trained and blessed by the disciples to carry on the care ministry in the early church. In similar ways, Stephen Ministers augment pastoral care in a congregation. Stephen Ministers, after training, will be able to respond to:
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People who are hospitalized
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Those who are grieving
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Those suffering loneliness or discouragement
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The divorced or separated
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Those who are affected by death
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Unemployed persons
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People who are homebound or institutionalized
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Those dealing with moving and the losses/challenges of relocation
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Parents grappling with loss when children leave home
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Those convalescing or rehabilitating
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New parents
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Single parents
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Victims of natural or human-caused disaster
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Those in spiritual crisis
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Many other circumstances that we may find ourselves facing
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