Stephen M. Anderson Memorial Service

Friday, October 11, 4-7 PM
Gathering for Family and Friends at
Pilgrim United Church of Christ
2206 Briggs Road, Silver. Spring, MD 20906

Saturday, October 12, 11AM
Service of Remembrance and Thanksgiving at
Christ Congregational Church
9525 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20901.

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Stephen M. Anderson

April 16, 1942 – September 8, 2024

Former pastor of Pilgrim United Church of Christ in Wheaton, Rev. Stephen M.
Anderson died September 8, 2024. He was 82 years old. A native of
Nacogdoches, Texas, he attended Oberlin College and Drew University where he
nurtured a love of history, finance, politics, and issues of social justice. At Oberlin
he met his wife Jane with whom he just celebrated 60 years of marriage. Their
family included two children – Luke Anderson of Milton, GA and Marian
Anderson of Elkridge, MD – and five grandchildren.

Feeling called to ministry at a young age, Steve served churches in Port Bolivar,
Texas; Short Hills, New Jersey; Baltimore, Cambridge, and Wheaton, Maryland.
For nine years he also served as Associate Director of Hoffman Homes for Youth
in Gettysburg, PA. In Baltimore he was instrumental in the founding of Harford
Senior Center and in organizing Baltimore’s first Habitat for Humanity project.
Steve also found deep fulfillment in supporting the tuition-free mission of Berea
College in Kentucky and offering his time as a companion through Caring
Matters, a non-medical hospice serving individuals in Montgomery County.

Steve is particularly remembered for his firm handshake, hearty laugh, and
stories from Texas. He loved preaching, country music, rustic camping, and
Airedales. He loved and was very proud of his family. He loved and maintained
contact with his friends. He loved the people in the churches he served and
deeply valued the work they did together to create a more compassionate, just
world. He treasured opportunities to grow in understanding with persons of
different life styles, faith traditions, and ways of finding purpose and joy in living.
He lived fully and well. He touched many lives and will be missed by many.

Suggestions for memorial gifts include Pilgrim United Church of Christ, 2206
Briggs Rd., Silver Spring, MD 20906; Berea College, 101 Chestnut St., Berea,
Kentucky 40404 (Anderson Scholarship); and Caring Matters, 518 Frederick Ave.,
Gaithersburg, MD 20877.