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Adventist Chaplaincy Ministries

Mario Ceballos, Associate Director/Endorser
Adventist Chaplaincy Ministries
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
12501 Old Columbia Pike
Silver Spring, MD 20904-6600
(301) 680-6780
Fax: (301) 680-6783
mario.ceballos@nad.adventist.org
www.adventist.org

Gary R. Councell, Director/Military Endorser
Adventist Chaplaincy Ministries
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
12501 Old Columbia Pike
Silver Spring, MD 20904-6600
(301) 680-6784
Mobile: (703) 895-7130
Fax: (301) 680-6783
gary.councell@nad.adventist.org
www.adventist.org

Alliance of Baptists

Alliance of Baptists
Christopher T. Copeland, Minister for Leadership & Congregational Life
1328 16th Street NW
Washington, DC 20036
202-745-7609
202-745-0023 (f)
chris@allianceofbaptists.org
www.allianceofbaptists.org

American Association for Ministry in the Workplace

George R. Schurman, Director
400 Travis Street
2020 Beck Building
Shreveport, LA 71101
(318) 425-7211
Fax: (318) 425-1552
Joschurman@aol.com
www.aamw.org

American Association of Pastoral Counselors

Douglas M. Ronsheim, D.Min., Executive Director
9504A Lee Highway
Fairfax, VA 22031
(703) 385-6967
Fax: (703) 352-7725
doug@aapc.org
www.aapc.org

Dale Kuhn, Vice-President
Care and Counseling Inc.
12141 Ladue Road
St. Louis, MO 63141
(314) 878-4340
Fax: (314) 878-4524
dkuhn@careandcounseling.org
www.aapc.org

Ann Ross Stewart, D.Min., President
6656 Highview Terrace
Fairhaven, MD 20779
(301) 869-8428
Fax: (410) 257-2863
revdranne@aol.com
www.aapc.org

American Association On Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

William Gaventa
Coordinator of Community and Congregational Supports
The Boggs Center
P.O. Box 2688
New Brunswick, NJ 08903
(732) 235-9304
Fax: (732) 235-9330
gaventwi@umdnj.edu
www.aaidd.org

Mary Beth Fox Grim; Treasurer
Lifeline Partnership
309 E. Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20001-2942
(202) 628-4819
lpship@hotmail.com
www.aaidd.org

American Baptist Churches, USA

Director Chaplaincy/Pastoral Counseling Services
P.O. Box 851
Valley Forge, PA 19482-0851
(800) 222-3872 x2428
Fax: (610) 768-2470
chaplaincy@abc_usa.org
www.abc-usa.org

American Correctional Chaplains Association

Rev. Anthony Bruno; President
American Correctional Chaplains Association
24 Wolcott Hill Road
Wethersfield, CT  06109
(860) 692-7577
Anthony.Bruno@po.state.ct.us
www.correctionalchaplains.org

Dale Hale, First Vice-President
American Correctional Chaplains Association
P.O. Box 4205
Bismarck, ND  58502-4205
(701) 223-1889
dale_hale@usc.salvationarmy.org
www.correctionalchaplains.org

A. J. Sabree; Second Vice-President
American Correctional Chaplains Association
2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive
East Suite 856
Atlanta, GA  30334
Sabrea00@dcor.state.ga.us
www.correctionalchaplains.org

Rev. Vance L. Drum, D.Min; Treasurer
American Correctional Chaplains Association
108 Lincolnshire Lane
Crockett, TX  75835
(936) 544-4819
Fax: (936) 636-7321
vdrum@nctv.com
www.correctionalchaplains.org

Apostolic Catholic Orthodox Church

Most Rev. Diana C. Dale, D.Min.
1770 St. James Place, Suite 550
Houston, TX 77056
(713) 266-2456
fax: (713) 266-0845
dcdale@apostoliccatholic.org
www.apostoliccatholic.org

Assemblies of God

Manuel Cordero, Correctional Ministies Representative
Assemblies of God
42 S. Friendship Court
Colora, MD  21917
(410) 658-2452
Fax: (417) 863-7276
M_Cordero@hotmail.com
www.ag.org

Al Worthley
Director, Chaplaincy Ministries
1445 Boonville Avenue
Springfield, MO 65802-1894
(417) 862-2781
Fax: (417) 863-7276
chaplaincy@ag.org
www.ag.org

Emanuel Williams, Healthcare Ministries Representative
Assemblies of God
2995 Piney Wood Drive
East Point, GA  30399
(417) 693-0670
Fax: (417) 863-7276
ewilliams94@comcast.net
www.ag.org

Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc.

Rev. Dr. Teresa E. Snorton, Executive Director
1549 Clairmont Rd. Suite 103
Decatur, GA 30033
(404) 320-1472
Fax: (404) 320-0849
teresa@acpe.edu
www.acpe.edu

William E. Scrivener, President (2008-2009)
Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc.
Childrens Hospital Medical Center MLC 5022
3333 Burnet Avenue
Cincinnati, OH  45229-3026
(513) 636-4376
Fax: (513) 636-4971
bill.scrivener@chmcc.org
www.acpe.edu

Rev. Dr. A. Arthur Schmidt, Jr., Immediate Past President (2008)
Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc.
2122 North 26th Street
Tacoma, WA  98403
(253) 223-1720
Fax: (253) 944-7988
aarthurschmidt@gmail.com
www.acpe.edu

Association of Professional Chaplains

Josephine N. Schrader, Executive Director
1701 E. Woodfield Road, Ste. 760
Schaumburg, IL 60173
(847) 240-1014
Fax: (847) 240-1015
schrader@professionalchaplains.org
www.professionalchaplains.org

Susan Koehne Wintz, President-Elect: APC
Association of Professional Chaplains
Chaplain
350 West Thomas Road
Phoenix, AZ  85044
(602) 406-6590
Fax: (602) 406-4189
sue.wintz@chw.edu
www.professionalchaplains.org

Mary S. Whetstone, President
Pastoral Care Department
Riverside Methodist Hospital
3535 Olentangy River Road
Columbus, OH 43214
(614) 566-4573
Fax: (614) 566-6889
whetstm@ohiohealth.com
www.professionalchaplains.org

Baptist General Convention of Texas

Bobby R. Smith, D.Min., Director
Office of Chaplaincy Relations
333 North Washington
Dallas, TX 75246-1798
(214) 828-5381
Fax: (214) 828-5284
brsmith@bgct.org
www.bgct.org

George “Will” Bearden, Associate Endorser
Office of Chaplaincy Relations
333 North Washington
Dallas, TX 75246-1798
(214) 828-5381
Fax: (214) 828-5284
www.bgct.org

Brad Riza, Associate Endorser
Office of Chaplaincy Relations
333 North Washington
Dallas, TX 75246-1798
(214) 828-5381
Fax: (214) 828-5284
brsmith@bgct.org
www.bgct.org

Chirstian Church (Disciples of Christ)

Susan Galasso; Disciples Institutional Chaplaincy Endorsement Officer
Disciples Home Missions
P.O. Box 1986
Indianapolis, IN 46206-1986
(317) 713-2666
Fax: (317) 635-4426
sglalasso@dhm.disciples.org
www.homelandministries.org

Christian Reformed Church in N.A. (CRCNA) Chaplaincy Ministries

Rev. Herman Keizer, Jr., Director of Chaplaincy Ministries
2850 Kalamazoo Ave. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49560
(616) 224-0733
Fax: (616) 224-0834
keizerh@crcna.org
www.crcna.org

Church of God Ministries - Anderson, Indiana

R. David Erb, Chaplain Ministries Coordinator
1201 East 5th Street
P.O. Box 2420
Anderson, IN 46018-2420
(800) 848-2464
Fax: (765) 642-5652
derb@chog.org
www.chog.org

Church of God - Cleveland, Tennessee

Dr. Robert D. Crick, Director/Chaplains Commission
Church of God - Cleveland, Tennessee
900 Walker Street NE
P.O. Box 3330
Cleveland, TN  37320-3330
(423) 478-7706
Fax: (423) 478-7954
cricksot@att.net
www.cogchaplains.com

Dr. Jerry E. McNabb, Assistant Director/Chaplains Commission
Church of God - Cleveland, Tennessee
900 Walker Street NE
P.O. Box 3330
Cleveland, TN  37320-3330
(423) 478-7706
Fax: (423) 478-7954
jerrymcnabb@bellsouth.net
www.cogchaplains.com
 

Coalition of Spirit-filled Churches

Rev. David B. Plummer, BCCC, BCC - Endorsing Executive
PO Box 6606
Newport News, VA 23606
(877) 272-2427
Fax: (425) 977-1360
chaplaincy@Spirit-filled.org
www.Spirit-filled.org

Rev. Ronald C. Phelps, Board of Advisors
Coalition of Spirit-filled Churches
1407 Chesapeake Avenue
Hampton, VA  23661
(757) 244-1246
chaplaincy@Spirit-filled.org
www.Spirit-filled.org

Chaplain Russell Davis, Board of Advisors
Coalition of Spirit-filled Churches
Chaplaincy Services/Sentara Southside Hospital
600 Gresham Drive
Norfolk, VA  23507
(757) 668-2850
Fax: (757) 668-2869
rhdavis@sentara.com
www.Spirit-filled.org

College of Pastoral Supervision & Psychotherapy

Francine Angel; CPSP President
College of Pastoral Supervision & Psychotherapy
Episcopal Health Services
168 Long Hill Road
Oakland, NJ  07436
(201) 405-2222
Fax: (212) 305-5666
fangel@chs.org
www.cpsp.org

Chaplain John deVelder, Director of Pastoral Care
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
One Robert Wood Johnson Place
New Brunswick, NJ 88901
(732) 937-8504
Fax: (732) 937-8699
johndevelder@cpsp.org
www.cpsp.org

Rev. Charles D. Kirby, CPSP Treasurer
College of Pastoral Supervision & Psychotherapy
P.O. Box 6551
Hendersonville, NC  28793-6551
(828) 696-1168
Fax: (828) 696-1167
charles.kirby@pardeehospital.org
www.cpsp.org

Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

Rev. Dr. George C. Pickle
Associate Coordinator for Chaplaincy and Pastoral Counseling
PO Box 450329
Atlanta, GA 31145
(770) 220-1617
Fax: (770) 220-1685
gpickle@cbfnet.org
www.cbfnet.org

Episcopal Church

The Rt. Rev. George E. Packard, Bishop for the Armed Services
Bishop for the Armed Services, Healthcare and Prison Ministries
815 Second Avenue
New York, NY 10017
(212) 716-6065
Fax: (212) 867-1654
gpackard@episcopalchurch.org
www.ecusa-chaplain.org

The Rev. Babs Meairs; Field Coordinator
Episcopal Church
Office of the Bishop Suffragan for Chaplaincies
815 Second Avenue
New York, NY  10017
(646) 262-1853
Fax: (212) 867-1654
bmeairs@episcopalchurch.org
www.episcopalchurch.org

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)

Theresa Duty, Vocation and Education
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
8765 W Higgins Road
Chicago, IL  60631
(773) 380-2417
Fax: (773) 380-2750
Theresa.Duty@elca.org
www.elca.org

Federation of Christian Ministries

Rev. William Manseau
1905 Bugbee Road
Ionia, MI 48846-9663
(616) 527-0419
info@federationofchristianministries.org
www.federationofchristianministries.org

The HealthCare Chaplaincy

The Rev. George Handzo
HealthCare Chaplaincy
Vice-President; Pastoral Care Leadership and Practice
307 East 60th Street
New York, NY 10022
(212) 644-1111x205
Fax: (212) 486-1440
ghandzo@healthcarechaplaincy.org
www.healthcarechaplaincy.org

Michael Guglielmo
HealthCare Chaplaincy
Director, Pastoral Care Management
307 East 60th Street
New York, NY  10022
(212) 644-1111x232
Fax: (212) 486-7060
mgaglielmo@healthcarechaplaincy.org
www.healthcarechaplaincy.org

Jeanne Lee
Executive Vice-President and COO
307 East 60th Street
New York, NY 10022
(212) 644-1111x201
Fax: (212) 486-1440
jlee@healthcarechaplaincy.org
www.healthcarechaplaincy.org

Healthcare Chaplains Ministry Association (HCMA)

Jeffrey R. Funk, HCMA Executive Director
377 E. Chapman Avenue, Suite 260
Placentia, CA 92870
(714) 572-3626
Fax: (714) 572-0585
hcmaorg@aol.com
www.hcmachaplains.org

Kennedy B. Heuer, HCMA Board Chair
Healthcare Chaplains Ministry Association (HCMA)
901 Arbolada Drive
Fullerton, CA  92835
(714) 871-0025
Fax: (714) 572-0585
kennedybheuer@juno.com
www.hcmachaplains.org

International Church of the Foursquare Gospel

Chaplain Will Ghere, Endorser for Institutional/Industrial Chaplains
International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
Foursquare Chaplaincy
P.O. Box 26902
Los Angeles, CA  90026-0176
(213) 989-4246
Fax: (213) 989-4554
chaplainghere@comcast.net
www.foursquare.org

Jeff Mink, Administrator
International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
Foursquare Chaplaincy
P.O. Box 26902
Los Angeles, CA  90026-0176
(213) 989-4246
Fax: (213) 989-4554
jmink@foursquare.org
www.foursquare.org

International Ministerial Fellowship

Frank Masserano
P. O. Box 32366
1109 E. Moore Lake Drive
Fridley, MN 55432-0366
(763) 571-5967
Fax: (763) 571-6835
gsl@l-m-f.org
www.l-m-f.org

Lutheran Church Missouri Synod

Rev. John Fale, Associate Executive Director
Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
1333 S. Kirkwood Road
St. Louis, MO 63122
(314) 996-1384
Fax: (314) 996-1128
john.fale@lcms.org
www.lcms.org

Judy Ladage, Specialized Pastoral Ministry Coordinator
Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
1333 S. Kirkwood Road
St. Louis, MO 63122
(314) 996-1388
Fax: (314) 996-1128
john.fale@lcms.org
www.lcms.org

National Association of Jewish Chaplains

Rabbi Zahara Davidowitz-Farkas
120A East Rock Road
Norwalk, CT 06851
(203) 849-3173
DavidoZ@usa.redcross.org
www.najc.org

Rabbi Barbara Speyer, Treasurer
11358 Chalon Road
Los Angeles, CA 90049
(310) 471-2321
Fax: (310) 268-4743
bjspeyer@yahoo.com
www.najc.org

Cecille Asekoff, National Coordinator
901 Route 10
Whippany, NJ 07981
(973) 929-3168
Fax: ((973)-736-9193
cecill3@juno.com
www.najc.org

National Association of Veterans Affairs Chaplains

Ted Bleck-Doran, Chair-Board of Directors
Chief, Chaplain Service
VA Medical Center
P.O. Box 787
Mountain Home, TN 37684-0787
(585) 613-5922
Theodore.Bleck-Doran@med.va.gov
www.navac.net

Michael Vasquez, Treasurer
VA Medical Center
P.O. Box 84341
Los Angeles, CA 90073
(310) 478-3711x84676
Michael.Vasquez@va.gov
www.navac.net

John L. Prater, Secretary
VA Medical Center
3600 30th Street
Des Moines, IA 50310
(515) 699-5463
John.Prater3@va.gov
www.navac.net

National Conference of Veterans Affairs Catholic Chaplains (NCVACC)

William F. Vander Heyden, Past-President
VA Chaplain Service (125)
3001 Green Bay Road
North Chicago, IL 60064
(847) 688-1900 x83163
Fax: (847-578_6938
William.VanderHeyden@med.va.gov
www.ncvacc.org

Joseph L. Kiene, OFM
Chair; Certification Committee
1481 W. 10th St.
Indianapolis, IN 46202-2884
(317) 554-0042
Fax: (317) 554-0168
joseph.kiene@med.va.gov
www.ncvacc.org

James Burnett, President
8505 Hemlock Lane
Darien, IL 60561
(708) 202-1040
Fax: (708) 202-2231
james.burnett@med.va.gov
www.ncvacc.org

National Institute of Business & Industrial Chaplains

Rev. Diana Dale, D.Min., Executive Director
National Institute of Business & Industrial Chaplains
1900 St. James Place, Suite 880
Houston, TX  77056
(713) 266-2456
Fax: (713) 266-0845
dcdale@worklifeinstitute.com
www.nibic.com

Rev. Greg Edwards, Treasurer
National Institute of Business & Industrial Chaplains
P.O. Box 644
China, TX  77613
(409) 752-3541
Fax: (409) 752-3541
gedwards@txcumc.org
www.nibic.com

Dr. Tim Bancroft, President
National Institute of Business & Industrial Chaplains
110 Early Street
Wellsville, NY  14895-1312
(800) 252-4555 x115
Fax: (713) 266-0845
bodymind7@yahoo.com
www.nibic.com

National VA Chaplain Service

Keith Ethridge, Acting Director
301/111C
Hampton, VA 23667
(757) 728-3181
Fax: (757) 728-3179
keith.ethridge@va.gov
www.va.gov/chaplain

Will Kinnaird, Associate Director
P.O. Box 14; Suite 375
2301 East Lamar Ave
Arlington, TX 76006
Telephone: 817-385-3735
Fax: 817-385-5900
Will.Kinnaird@va.gov
www.va.gov/chaplain

Navy - Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Pastoral Care

Captain W.C. Douglass, III, Chaplain Corps, U.S. Navy
Pastoral Care (M00G)
2300 E Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20372-5300
(202) 762-0498
Fax: (202) 762-0965
wcdouglass@us.med.navy.mil
http://navymedicine.med.navy.mil

NCMAF/ECVAC

Jack Williamson, Executive Director
7708 Griffin Pond Court
Springfield, VA 22153
(703) 455-7908
Jack@ncmaf.org
www.ncmaf.org

New York Board of Rabbis

Rabbi Stephen Roberts
Associate Executive Vice President
136 East 39th Street
New York, NY 10016
(212) 983-3521
Fax: (212) 983-3531
sroberts@NYBR.org
www.nybr.org

Oklahoma Health Center Clinical Pastoral Education Institute, Inc

Ken Blank
VAMC #125
921 NE 13th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
(405) 270-0501x5522
Fax: (405) 270-1589
ken.blank@med.va.gov
www.cpeokc.org

Orthodox Church in America

Rev. Steven Voytovich
P.O. Box 675
Syosset, NY 11791
(516) 922-0550
Fax: (516) 922-0954
info@oca.org
www.oca.org

Pediatric Chaplains Network

Doreen McGoldrick Duley, President
Pediatric Chaplains Network
1600 7th Avenue
Birmingham, AL 35233
(205) 939-6196
Fax: (205) 939-9010
Doreen.Duley@chsys.org

www.pediatricchaplains.org

Del Farris, Past President
Pediatric Chaplains Network
Arkansas Children's Hosptia
62 Lefever Lane
Little Rock, AR  72227-3304
(501) 228-0109
Fax: (501) 978-6425
delfarris@sbcglobal.net
www.pcanet.org

Presbyterian Church (USA)

Rev. Nancy K. Troy, Associate Social Welfare Organizations
PC (USA) - National Ministries Division
100 Witherspoon St.
Louisville, KY 40202-1396
(502) 569-5794
Fax: (502) 569-8034
ntroy@ctr.pcusa.org
www.pcusa.org

Presbyterian and Reformed Joint Commission on Chaplains and Military Personnel

Doug Lee; Endorser, Executive Director
Presbyterian and Reformed Joint Commission on Chaplains and Military Personnel
Mission to North America - Chaplain Ministries
6613 Thurlton Drive
Alexandria, VA  22315
(703) 719-6685
Fax: (703) 601-5828
www.pcanet.org

Gary Hitzfeld, Associate Coordinator
Presbyterian and Reformed Joint Commission on Chaplains and Military Personnel
Mission to North America - Chaplain Ministries
6120 FM 953
Cuero, TX  77954
(678) 825-1251
Fax: (678) 825-1252
ghitzfeld@pcanet.org
www.pcanet.org

Reformed Church in America

Ellen Ratmeyer, Manager, Ministry Services
475 Riverside Dr., 18th Fl.
New York, NY 10115
(212) 870-2957
Fax: (212) 870-2499
eratmeyer@rca.org
www.rca.org

Regular Baptist Church

Dr. John B. Murdoch, Director of Chaplaincy Ministries
2304 Canterbury Drive
Kokomo, IN 46902
(765) 455-9727
Fax: (765) 455-9727 *51
jmurdoch@garbc.org
www.garbc.org

Sacred Well Congregation

David L. Oringderff, PhD, IEC Executive Agent, SWC
Sacred Well Congregation
9011 Trainer Hale Rd
Shertz, TX  78154
(210) 885-9912
Fax: (210) 650-2384
Pilgrim3@ix.netcom.com
www.sacredwell.org

Tama Oringderff, Executive Director
Sacred Well Congregation
9011 Trainer Hale Rd
Shertz, TX  78154
(210) 286-6543
tama.oringderff@us.army.mil
www.sacredwell.org

Marci H. Drewry, Director of Military Affairs
Sacred Well Congregation
34356 Turkey Pen Rd
Wakefield, VA  23888
(757) 371-5056
marci.h.drewry@us.army.mil
www.sacredwell.org

Southern Baptist Convention

Keith Travis, Chaplaincy Director
Southern Baptist Convention
North American Mission Board
4200 North Point Parkway
Alpharetta, GA  30022-4176
(770) 410-6366
Fax: (678) 624-3416
ktravis@namb.net
www.namb.net

John Samb; Chaplaincy Associate, Healthcare and Counselors in Ministry
North American Mission Board
4200 North Point Parkway
Alpharetta, GA 30022-4176
(770) 410-6359
Fax: (770) 410-6023
jsamb@namb.net
www.namb.net

David Mullis, Team Manager/Military
Southern Baptist Convention
North American Mission Board
4200 North Point Parkway
Alpharetta, GA  30022-4176
(770) 410-6368
Fax: (678) 624-3416
dmullis@namb.net
www.namb.net

United Church of Christ

Richard Sparrow
Parish Life and Leadership
700 Prospect Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115-1100
(216) 736-3844
Fax: (216) 736-2237
sparrowr@ucc.org
www.ucc.org

The Rev. John F. Gundlach, III, Minister for Government Chaplaincies
United Church of Chirst
2635 Mount Pleasant Road
Sherrills Ford, NC  28673
(828) 478-5551
Fax: (216) 736-2237
gundlacj@ucc.org
www.ucc.org

United Methodist Church Chaplains

Tom Carter
United Methodist Church Chaplains
Director of Endorsement
1001 19th Avenue South
Nashville, TN  37212
(615) 340-7411
Fax: (615) 340-7358
tcarter@gbhem.org
www.gbhem.org

Greg Hill, Director of Endorsement and Pastoral Care
United Methodist Church Chaplains
GBHEN/DOM/SCRM
PO Box 340007
Nashville, TN  37203-0007
(615) 340-7411
Fax: (615) 340-7358
umea@gbhem.org
www.gbhem.org

VA National Black Chaplains Association

Chaplain Michael L. McCoy, President
National VA Chaplain Center
301/111C
Hampton, VA 23667
(757) 728-3180
Fax: (757) 728-3179
Michael.McCoy@med.va.gov
www.vablackchaplains.org

 

 

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