12/27/07

The Saint Stephen Church is an Antiochian Church under the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America led by His Eminence The Most Reverend Metropolitan PHILIP, Primate of the Archdiocese.

The Parish serves the spiritual needs of all Orthodox Christians.

Saint Stephen’s is a Pan-Orthodox Church that welcomes all nationalities and ethnic backgrounds. The services are in English.

St. Stephen’s is located at 609 Lane Ave. in the beautiful town of South Plainfield. The Church and the Church Hall are handicap accessible. The original Church, established in 1978, was a 20’ X 20’ building donated by Frank Wrubleski our next door neighbor. The building was originally a chapel built by his mother who vowed to build a chapel for the Lord for the safe return of her three sons from the Second World War.

Over the years, the Church bought the back property from our next door neighbor for future expansion, and purchased a rectory right next to the church.

In 1997 a 30’ X 60’ building with a basement was added to the existing structure. Right now the 20’ x 20’ original building is divided into a Sanctuary & Church Office, while the 30’ X 60’ addition is divided into Church and Church Hall. The basement is used now for Church School and to host social events.

Fr. Stephen Tewfik was assigned to the Parish in June 1998. He is married to Kh. Beba and has two sons, George and Paul, ages 23 and 21 respectively.

Fr. Stephen and the whole Parish of St. Stephen welcome all who come to worship with us.