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St. Stephen the Martyr, ELCA
We come together in Word and Sacrament that we might go
to live and serve in the grace of Jesus Christ our Lord
 

Service Times

Saturday
5:00 PM
Communion 1st & 3rd Saturdays

Sunday
8:00 AM
Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays

9:30 AM
Worship, Communion and Sunday School

*Nursery available at 9:30 AM service

Church History 1964-present

1964 LCA Board of Missions calls Rev. Joseph Lewandowski to organize a new congregation.
1964 First worship service is held in the basement of Tri-City National Bank.
1965 Palm Sunday, St. Stephen the Martyr is officially organized with 71 adults and 63 children.
1965 First Building /committee starts planning.
1966 Ground is broken for a new church building near South 51st and West College Avenue.
1968 New pipe organ dedicated on Reformation Sunday.
1970 St. Stephen the Martyr joins with 6 area congregations to form H.O.L.I.E. (Housing for Low Income Elderly Organization)
1973 St. Stephen the Martyr able to become self-supporting, no longer subsidized by LCA.
1975 St. Stephen the Martyr joins with other churches in the /community to sponsor a Vietnamese family.
1978 Congregation /commits $8,500 to "Strength for the Mission".
1979 Lutheran Book of Worship is introduced.
1980 "We come together in word and sacrament that we might go to live and serve in the grace of Jesus Christ our Lord" approved as our Mission Statement.
1980 Congregation sponsors Laotian refugee families.
1990 St. Stephen the Martyr celebrates 25 years of serving the Lord.
1992 Through special offerings, mortgage is paid off, 4 years early.
1994 Pastor Lewandowski retires, after 30 years of faithful ministry at St. Stephen's.
1995 Pastor Charles Brummond accepts call to become pastor.
1997 This Internet Site is Created.
1998 New Addition to Church Building is Completed.
1999 Gary Dennison joins St. Stephen as Choir Director.
2000 Pastor Brummond Receives another Call.
2001 Pastor Gail Brodersen-Heins accepts the Call to become Pastor.
2001 Matt Masko accepts position as Music director
2001 New Boiler installed for the older section of the church.
2003 Lynda Shadd accepts position as Office administration
2004 Christopher Owen accepts position as Music Director
2005 Kevan Penvose accepts position as Discipleship Coach for Family Ministries
2008 Bill Bravener accepts position as Music Director and AIM

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