community service Chaplaincy
Community Service Chaplains are men and women dedicated to the spiritual, emotional, and physical well-being of the employees, residents, patients, or inmates, of the institution or agency wherein they volunteer. A CSC may be professional clergy or a layperson dedicated to serve as a volunteer outside the four walls of their local church.
The Church of God Chaplains Commission Community Service Chaplaincy program purposes to build a spiritual bridge between the local church and the community through concern that evokes compassion and manifests in care.
Where Can a Community Service
Chaplain Volunteer?
The opportunities to volunteer as a Community Service Chaplain are numerous and can be found in agencies and institutions such as:
- Hospitals
- Jails and prisons
- Juvenile detention facilities
- Hospice
- Emergency Service Agencies
- Disaster areas
- Homeless shelters
- University campuses
- Industries
- Athletic teams
- Fire departments
- Nursing homes
These are a few of the many agencies, institutions, and community outreaches you will find the opportunity to serve your community as a volunteer of your local church. Chaplaincy can happen wherever a need arises.
How Do I Become a Community Service
Chaplain?
The Church of God Chaplains Commission is committed to training volunteer chaplains in areas that enhance compassionate outreach. The Commission offers training classes to equip clergy and lay persons to operate as a Community Service Chaplain as volunteers of their local church. The training includes general overviews in the areas of spiritual guidance, peer to peer counseling, stress management, grief, critical incident management, ministry in a pluralistic setting, guidance in the workplace, as well as thorough training on the history and theology of chaplaincy.