St. Stephen Baptist Church

Family Life

Daughters of Imani (DOI)
To encourage and empower young African-American girls ages 13-18 to become effective Christian leaders of the 21st Century through peer encouragement, family and community interactions, and career development. The Daughters of Imani mentoring program also seeks to build and develop Godly characteristics which will help aid in the spiritual and relational growth of the young women who participate in the program. 1 Timothy 4:12 and Titus 2:3-5

Girl Scouts
At SSBC Girl Scouting inspires girls to the highest ideals of character, conduct, patriotism, and service so that they become happy and resourceful citizens. Proverbs 31

Marriage Ministry
The SSBC Marriage ministry exists to provide biblical insight and relational support in order to bring couples (man and woman) into a stronger relationship that honors God. Ephesians 5:21-33

Men�s Ministry
The SSBC Men�s Ministry supports the Church�s mission statement: To educate, equip and unite men, by the aid of the Holy Spirit. We seek to spiritually position ourselves to edify, and to encourage each other; to effectively evangelize and witness to the lost; to promote personal relationships with Christ, and t exalt the Savior. This ministry encourages men to be the spiritual leaders in their homes, in the church and in the workplace. I Corinthians 13:11

Singles Ministry
SSBC strives to assure an ongoing, growing, effective Single Adult program which ministers to the special needs of Single Adults and develops outreach opportunities and fellowship. I Corinthians 7:32

Women�s Ministry
The SSBC Women�s Ministry supports the Church�s mission statement: To educate, equip and unite women, by the aid of the Holy Spirit. We seek to spiritually position ourselves to edify, and to encourage each other; to effectively evangelize and witness to the lost; to promote personal relationships with Christ, and to exalt the Savior. Proverbs 31

Young Lions
The purpose of Young Lions is to shape African-American boys into followers of Christ and leaders of their families and communities. The Young Lions program of SSBC IS AN African-American mentoring program for boys 13-18. The program is designed to help young boys experience and work through the rites of passage to becoming a man. The group addresses spiritual, emotional, and social needs.

The goal of Young Lions is to teach Black boys what it means to be African American men, spiritually, culturally, and physically. These three dimensions of self are explored thoroughly to infuse the boys with a strong self-image and positive self-esteem by knowing who they are in Christ. The basic method by which this goal will be met is to invite Christian African-American men to engage the boys in personal relationships and thus model and teach Black, Christian manhood to them. The Young Lions curriculum provides a format and structure to facilitate this dynamic.

Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn form it. Proverbs 22:6

Youth Ministry
At SSBC we know that our youth are one of our most valuable assets. This ministry�s focus is to equip our youth to be spiritual leaders in their homes, church, government and workplace. This ministry seeks to teach our youth to apply biblical principles to everyday life situations. I Timothy 4:12