Contemporary Worship

Sundays at 9:00AM

The Contemporary Service is led by the Celebration Praise Team. The service still utilizes the historic pattern of Lutheran worship (Gathering, Word, Meal, and Sending) while utilizing contemporary language and music. The praise team uses several vocalists and a variety of instruments to lead worshipers in familiar, up beat songs. Additionally, visual media is integrated into the service in order to assist the congregation and enhance the worship experience. These elements combine together to create a worship service that is relaxed, but still wonderfully energized and spiritually uplifting.

Communion: Holy Communion is celebrated every weekend. At the Contemporary service Holy Communion is done by intinction (dipping the wafer into the wine). Everyone who is baptized is welcome to come forward and receive communion, you do not have to be Lutheran. At St. Stephen our children can partake of communion anytime after they have entered 2nd grade and have gone through instruction. During the service, those who wish to partake of Holy Communion come forward to receive the bread (wafer) and the wine. Children who are too young to partake of Holy Communion are still welcome to come forward for a blessing.

Nursery: Our nursery is open for all families with infants and toddlers up to age 4, during the 9:00am and 11:00am service. It is also available for children 2 and under during the Sunday School time from 10:00AM to 10:50AM.  To make parents feel more comfortable leaving children with our loving attendants, a vibrating pager is available for parents to take into worship, incase our attendant needs to reach them.