Harbor Mid-City Church
Staff & Leaders

Stephen Phelan

I grew up in Montgomery, Alabama and then spent eight years in Charlottesville, Virginia, pursuing an undergraduate degree and also a law degree at the University of Virginia. During this time my lovely bride Bradford came waltzing into my life and blessed me beyond any measure that I ever thought was possible. Bradford grew up in Birmingham, Alabama, and went to Auburn University. She graciously put me through law school by using her gifts as a preschool special education teacher, but I just couldn't get enough of the academic world, so I went to Orlando to pursue a Masters of Divinity at Reformed Theological Seminary. After my wife put her foot down and said, "No more school!" we headed West where I became the Director of Mercy Ministry for Harbor Presbyterian Church and also an Assistant Church Planter. While in San Diego, God opened the heavens and rained down the blessing of little Ford Phelan, whom we adopted in Los Angeles upon birth. Nine months later, the heavens opened up again as we gave birth to our precious little daughter, Milly Carlisle Phelan, and once again three years later with our daughter Virginia Grace. Bradford and I, along with an exceptional team, planted Harbor Mid-City Church, a bilingual, multi-cultural church in the Mid-City area that began worshipping in September of 2007 and is seeking to bridge race, class, and culture through the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. Our church is actively involved in the work of Christian Community Development through our community development arm known as Urban Life.