Hurting? Struggling? Discouraged? Stressed? Confused? Broken?
Lay Care Ministers are ready to care.

Our congregation’s Lay Care Ministry equips lay people to provide confidential, one-to-one Christian care to individuals in our congregation and community who are experiencing difficulties in their lives.

• A child of God who walks beside a person who is hurting
• A congregation member with gifts for caregiving, who was carefully selected to serve in this role
• A lay person who has received 50 hours of training in providing emotional and spiritual care
• A caring, Christian friend who listens, cares, prays, supports, and encourages
• Someone who will “be there” for his or her care receiver, meeting faithfully on a regular basis, for as long as there’s a need

“Bear on another's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” -- Galatians 6:2

You play an important role in our Lay Care Ministry. Here’s what you can do:

• Pray for God to bring hope and healing to hurting people through our Lay Care Ministry.
• Accept care from a Lay Care Minister during your time of need. God doesn’t expect you to bear your burdens alone.
• Tell a friend, neighbor, coworker, or relative who is hurting about our Lay Care Ministry.
• If you are a good listener and a compassionate person, prayerfully consider becoming a Lay Care Minister.

“Therefore encourage one another and build up each other.”                
-- 1 Thessalonians 5:11

• Pastors will always be on the front lines of care, especially during times of crisis; but there are always many more needs for ongoing, one-to-one care than pastors can effectively meet by themselves.
• Lay Care Ministry provides a biblical solution “equipping God’s people” for ministry. Gifted lay people are trained to support and extend the care that pastors continue to provide.
• Lay Care Ministers reach out with God’s love to people who are hurting — both within and outside our church family alike.

“To equip the saints for the work of ministry.” -- Ephesians 4.12a

We all experience challenges in life — times when we could benefit from the support of a caring Christian friend. Lay Care Ministers are ready to provide the emotional and spiritual care we need when faced with a crisis or difficulty, such as:

• Loss of a loved one
• Hospitalization
• Divorce or separation
• Loneliness or discouragement
• Spiritual crises
• Unemployment or a job crisis
• A terminal illness
• Incarceration
• Aging
• Birth, adoption, miscarriage, or infertility
• A chronic illness
• Relocation
• Recovery after an accident or disaster
• And many more

The identity of those receiving care and what takes place in each caring relationship remains strictly private and confidential.

“Love one another ,as I have loved you.” -- John 13:34

If you or someone you know could benefit from the confidential, one-to-one care and support of a Lay Care Minister, please talk with one of our pastors:

We are all broken people and it is only through the healing love
of Jesus Christ that we are made whole.