Worship
Find out more about our worship services available
infants & children
Infants and children are a welcome part of our services. Children can also attend Sunday School at 10.30am during school terms.
youth
Our youth combine for activities with Bethlehem Lutheran Church on Flinders Street several times throughout the month. On the 1st and 3rd Fridays youth meet at Bethlehem House from 5.15pm-6.30pm for a variety of activities and devotion.  On a Saturday evening or Sunday afternoon youth meet again for fun activities.
prayer group
St Paul urges that ‘supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for everyone’ (1 Timothy 2:1). Jesus is recorded to have regularly taken time out to pray (Mark 1:35, Matthew 14:23; 26:36). We recognize the privilege we have to talk to God without any intermediary and to bring the cares, concerns, joys and sorrow of our community, and our world, before our loving God.
Prayer is a regular, and vital, part of our corporate worship, but we don’t just leave our prayers till Sunday morning. Prayer is an important part of our pastoral care for each other and all those whom God places in our path. Members of the congregation are ready at any time to respond to prayer needs and a prayer group meets each Friday at 11am. Individual prayer needs are supported with sensitivity by our prayer group.
Prayer requests can be forwarded through the office on 8223 5491 or at a[email protected].
bible study
  • Regular group studies (including Saturday at St Stephen’s)
  • Men’s Bible Study group
women's fellowship
For 119 years the Women’s Fellowship has served the St Stephen’s congregation by providing spiritual care through Bible study and fellowship, fundraising for the needs of the congregation and supporting many overseas mission projects.

Meetings
Meetings are held on the first Thursday of the month (except January) at 1.00pm in the Social Centre (and occasionally upstairs in the Chinese Chapel or the Lutheran Homes complex). These include welcome, Bible Study, guest speaker or another activity, business and information sharing, afternoon tea and fellowship.

Key activities involve:
  • Bible study – an integral portion of meetings
  • Fellowship – brings members closer together
  • Support for our congregation – purchase needed items
  • Support for Mission projects in Australia and overseas
Involvement in Lutheran Women of Australia (LWA) and Lutheran Women of South Australia and Northern Territory (LWSA/NT) annual Conventions and Fellowship Days; Inner-City World Day of Prayer services.

Other activities include:
  • Celebrating special birthdays
  • Fellowship lunch & lunch with Bethlehem Guilds
  • Advent Lunch for senior congregation members
  • Cake and cake-less fund-raising stalls
Funds raised throughout the year are used to support Mission projects in Australia and overseas through LWA and LWSA/NT; and our congregation’s requirements. St. Stephen’s Women’s Fellowship enjoys LWA and LWSA/NT membership. Through the SA Tidings newsletter and the Lutheran Women magazine, we are informed about the activities of other Lutheran Women’s groups.

Membership
New members are always welcome to join us. Please contact the Church Office on 8223 5491 or at a[email protected] for more information. ​
friendship groups
We have a number of friendship groups, which meet once or twice a month, in homes or at the church for an hour or two. These gatherings are an enjoyable and casual time for small groups of our congregations to get together and chat. They might include bible studies, discussion, afternoon tea or outings. Please contact the Church Office Secretary on 8223 5491 or at a[email protected] for more information if you’d like to be part of a friendship group.
Hospital visiting
No one wants to be in hospital but, when you are, it can comforting to see a friendly face who is not a member of the medical staff. Thankfully most hospitals now understand the need for holistic care of patients.
St Stephen’s provides a rostered team of accredited Pastoral Care Volunteers who visit Lutheran patients at St Andrew’s Hospital on South Terrace.
For specific pastoral care issues the St Stephen’s pastors are also able to visit by arrangement. If you know you are going into St Andrew’s and would like a visit from one of our friendly volunteers please phone our office on 8223 5491 to let us know.
library
We have a small library of approximately 2000-3000 resources, including books, DVDs, CDs and games, for both adults and children. These include bible studies, Christian resources, church history, mission, devotional, doctrine, encouragement, grief & loss, biographies, music, multicultural, prayer, fiction and picture books. There is a quiet reading space nearby with a box of toys suitable for toddlers.
Greeting cards, seasonal Christmas and Easter cards are available for sale, as are some books and CDs including Robin Mann's music books and CDs, Norm Habel's books and Purple Puzzle Tree DVDs, and Leigh Newton's Christmas music books and CDs. The LCA Yearbook and ACR's devotion books and Christian diaries can also be purchased via the library.
community street library
St Stephens supports a street ministry in our forecourt with our Neighbourhood Street Library on Wakefield Street. It was developed by our congregation to activate the space that meets the many pedestrians and residents who pass by each day with an attractive and ever-changing supply of books. Books in a wide range of genres, including children’s books, are provided by members of our congregation and available as a free gift to people who stop. There is simple seating to allow time to browse and strip lighting provided for people who come by after dark. You are very welcome to visit any time you are in the area.
https://streetlibrary.org.au/library/neighbourhood-free-library/
tennis & table tennis
​Tennis
St Stephen’s has continued to field two teams in the Southern District Tennis Association. This has provided much social and competitive enjoyment as well as physical activity. The teams have played in the Summer with Home Courts being at Concordia College, Highgate. 
Currently the two teams are in Divisions 4 & 5 of the Doubles Competition. Teams comprise four males and four females. The format of the competition is a best of three sets doubles match as well as a single set of mixed doubles. The club continues to be quite successful with teams generally appearing in the finals. Home matches are a very social occasion with many young children out at the matches.

Table Tennis
St Stephen’s Church also has a Table Tennis Club which provides a fun activity as well as a competitive involvement for players of a variety of ages. The club is affiliated with the Combined Churches Association. St Stephen’s provides a number of teams that cater for players of a high standard to those with much less experience.
There are two competitions that run. The main one is the Winter competition running from April through to August. Teams comprises four players. In recent seasons we have fielded three teams – A, B and C. St Stephen’s has excellent success in recent years winning the A grade. The more casual season is the Spring competition with teams composed of three players. This runs through September to November. St Stephen’s commonly fields four teams at a variety of levels. Matches are played on a week night usually on Tuesday and Wednesday and run from about 7.15pm to 9.15pm.
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New players are always welcome. Please contact the Church on 8223 5491 or at a[email protected] if interested.
weddings
Are you looking for a traditional church setting with a central aisle in the heart of Adelaide for your dream wedding?
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