Stephen joined the Blackheath and Lewisham Circuit as Superintendent Minister in 2011, and continued in this capacity when the Circuit merged with the Sydenham and Forest Hill Circuit in September 2012 to form the Blackheath and Crystal Palace Circuit. He has the pastoral care for the congregations at Eltham Park and Lewisham Methodist Churches.
Stephen has also served in the Gosport and Fareham, and Hastings, Bexhill and Rye Circuits, and before entering the ministry worked with children with special educational needs and their families.