3. In 1997 Stephen Ministries received word that the complex on Dale Avenue would fall to eminent domain—the city of Richmond Heights planned a community center on the site.

4. In November 1997 the Stephen Ministries Center was complete and ready for business!

5. Hundreds of future Stephen Leaders fill the Loyola conference room at the Baltimore LTC.

6. An ETC ChristCare Group pairs up for sharing. During the week each group builds an emblem like the one in the center of the table.

7. Training for Caring Bears.

8. Congregations often show their support for LTC and ETC participants by sending care packages, flowers, or balloon bouquets.

9. Joel Keen, presenter and conference director at many training conferences, chats with several participants.

10. LeSTeR, mascot for Stephen Series 2000, poses with Stephen Leaders at the April 2000 LTC in St. Louis.

11. Stephen Ministries celebrates 25 years of equipping the saints for ministry— November 3, 2000.