Open Bible ministers serve as chaplains in a variety of settings.
Some are pastors serving in part-time or volunteer positions
while others are full-time chaplains. Together they offer
people hope and faith in Christ far beyond the walls of the
institutional church. The chaplain's calling is a unique one
that takes God's love to work places, hospitals,
jails and prisons, senior citizen centers and residences,
parks and campgrounds, police and emergency services departments,
the military and other strategic locations. If you are interested
in serving the Lord as a chaplain, please contact us. Inquires may be sent to
the Director of Chaplains Ministries:
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Chaplain RADM Robert F. Burt, CHC, USN (ret)
6393 NW Paddington Ct.
Silverdale, WA 98383 |
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Chaplain Burt recently retired as the United States Navy Chief of Chaplains. In that capacity he was responsible for the vision and implementation of all religious ministries in the Sea Services, including the United States Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. Prior to being commissioned as a chaplain he served seven years as an enlisted sailor.
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Chaplain (Col.) R. Terry
Meek
Command Chaplain, First United States Army, Fort Gillem, Georgia |
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| As the First Army Command Chaplain, Chaplain Meek is responsible for overseeing and implementing chaplain ministries for a wide range of First Army personnel. He has served as an Army chaplain for over twenty years. Previous to being commissioned as an Army chaplain, he had prior enlisted time in both the Marine Corps and the Navy. |
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Chaplain (Major) Michael
E. Goecker
Senior Protestant Chaplain, Misawa Air Base, Japan |
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Currently serving as the Senior Protestant Chaplain at Misawa Air Base, Japan. Chaplain Goecker has been an active duty Air Force chaplain for nearly 15 years and served as a chaplain in the Air Force Reserve prior to going on active duty. In April 2010 he began a 6 month deployment in Afghanistan.
(Video) US and coalition forces come to the aid of several hundred Afghan refugee's in Kabul, Afghanistan. |
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Chaplain (Captain) Benjamin
L. Hines
Protestant Chaplain, Fort Bliss, Texas. |
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| Chaplain Hines’ previous assignments have included Fort Lewis, WA and the Pulaski Army Barracks in Kaiserslautern, Germany. Additionally, he has been deployed twice to Iraq. Prior to becoming an active duty army chaplain, he served as a chaplain with the Oregon Army National Guard and before that he was an enlisted soldier with both the active duty army and the National Guard. |
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Chaplain (Captain) Chad
McGinnis
Illinois Army National Guard |
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| Chaplain McGinnis serves with the Illinois National Guard. He has had several deployments including a year in Afghanistan (2008-2009). During that deployment he was awarded the bronze star for exceptionally meritourious service while providing outstanding warrior care while under enemy fire. |
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Chaplain (Col) Timothy Samorajski
Command Chaplain, 416th Theater Engineer Command, USAR |
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| As a career Army Reserve chaplain, Chaplain Samorajski has had many opportunities to serve our citizen soldiers. As Command Chaplain for the 416th Theater Engineer Command he is responsible for all chaplain ministries throughout that Army Reserve Command. In his civilian ministry, Chaplain Samorajski serves as a full-time hospice chaplain. |
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Chaplain James Taylor
Associate National Director, National Chaplains Center, Department of Veterans Affairs |
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| Chaplain Taylor is the first Open Bible minister to become a Supervisor of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE). In his position as Associate National Director at the VA National Chaplain Center with the Department of Veterans Affairs, Chaplain Taylor serves as the National VA (CPE) Advisor for each of the 34 current VA CPE sites nationwide. Additionally, Chaplain Taylor is the VA/DOD liaison for collaboration and cooperation of VA and DOD CPE programs. Chaplain Taylor was previously the Chief of Chaplain Services at the James Haley Veterans Hospital in Tampa, Florida. |
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Chaplain Jan Kolb
Good Samaritan Care Center, Prescott Valley, Arizona |
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| After her husband retired, Chaplain Kolb followed him as the chaplain at Good Samaritan Care Center in Prescott Valley, AZ. Prior to moving to Arizona, the Kolbs served as pastors for many years in several Open Bible Churches. |
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Chaplain Eric Halvorson
Three Rivers Hospice in Mount Vernon, Missouri |
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| Following a fifteen year career as an Open Bible church pastor, Chaplain Halvorson transitioned into the chaplain ministry. Since doing so, he has served in several chaplain ministry assignments and currently serves as a hospice chaplain. |
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Chaplain Ralph Vencill
Ft. Meade VA Medical Center |
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| Ralph Vencill has been serving as a Fee Basis Chaplain at the Ft. Meade VA Medical Center in Ft. Meade, SD since January of 2008. He currently sits on the National Association of VA Chaplains as a board member. Ralph also pastors an Open Bible Church in Sturgis, SD. |
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