Welcome to the Orono United Methodist Church
We are located on the banks of the Stillwater River in Orono, Maine and have served the Orono community since 1829.
36 Oak Street, Orono, ME. 04473
Receive quality, Christ-centered, confidential care for their hurts and needs
Find hope, healing, and a new sense of self-worth through
the support of a Stephen Minister
Know they are remembered and supported by their congregation in times of personal difficulty
Receive
ongoing care for continuing needs long after the onset of a crisis, when many others have forgotten about them
Grow in a deeper relationship
with their Lord as they experience God's unconditional love for them through their Stephen Minister
Discover, cultivate, and use the spiritual gifts they have been blessed with
See themselves as active partners in the mission and
ministry of the church
Find all aspects of their lives enriched by the distinctively Christian caregiving skills they learn and practice
Experience
great joy as they see God working through them to bring hope and healing to a hurting person
Grow spiritually as they experience the
Lord's loving presence in community with other Christian caregivers
People Who Need Care . . .
Who Benefits from Stephen Ministry?
Your Pastors . . .
Your Lay People . . .
Your Entire Congregation . . .
No longer shoulder the entire burden of caring in the congregation, as if the pastor were the only one able, willing, or called to
do this ministry
Receive support and care from the lay people who are part of the congregation's Stephen Ministry Team
Reach more
members of the congregation with quality Christian care
Experience renewed joy and satisfaction as they equip others and so extend
the reach of their own ministries
Have more time to focus on the ministries that only the pastor can do
Discovers that many members want to be involved in meaningful ministry and will respond to the call to become a Stephen Minister or
Stephen Leader
Becomes a more loving community that is more sensitive and responsive to people's needs for care
Is able to provide
more quality Christian care, so that fewer people slip through the cracks
Is able to reach out to the unchurched who are hurting and
introduce them to the healing love of Jesus in their time of need
Sees itself as not only being served by the pastor, but as a caring
body of believers actively involved in serving one another in love