Stephanie and her husband, Mike, started attending First United Methodist Church in 2004 and were married here in 2005. Trained with the Befrienders group in 2011, Stephanie began volunteering on staff in 2016. In 2023 she became part of the paid staff at FUMC.

Stephanie graduated in 1995 from Central Michigan University with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a double minor in Child Development and English. When not hanging out with family and friends, she enjoys cooking and papercrafting.