Dn. Stephen Heffelfinger began attending Holy Cross Antiochian Church in Palmdale, California in 2003. He was tonsured a reader in 2005 and became a Subdeacon in 2008.

He has continued to serve at St. Simeon Orthodox Church in Santa Clarita, California since 2018. He was ordained Deacon on February 2, 2020.

He has been married to his wife Madeline for 33 years and they have three children and 4 grandchildren. He enjoys spending time with family, reading, and being outdoors.

He is also a graduate of Los Angeles College of Chiropractic.  He has been serving the Antelope Valley in California since 1994.