EPC chaplains serve in a variety of ministries

Mark Ingles, EPC Chaplain Endorser and Teaching Elder in the Presbytery of the West, introduced the denomination’s chaplains to attendees of the 37^th General Assembly in Sacramento, Calif.

Ingles noted that a chaplain can be defined as a spiritual representative attached to a secular institution.

“Chaplains provide calm in the midst of crisis and chaos,” he said. “They are on the front lines of ministry and at times carry the weight that falls on first responders. They make a difference emotionally, spiritually, and even physically.”

Among the 60 individuals who serve as EPC chaplains in settings around the world, 16 were in attendance at the Assembly on June 22 (pictured left to right):

• Dana Perreard
  Campus Pastor and Associate Chaplain, University of Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa.
• Jason Riggs
  G. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center, Salisbury, N.C.
• John Torres
  105^th Airlift Wing, Stewart Air National Guard Base, Newburgh, N.Y.
• Daniel Situka
  Vitas Hospice Services, Houston, Texas
• Helen Fransell
  Capitol Caring Hospice, Aldie, Va.
• Karen Bolte
  Sutter Care at Home Hospice, Sacramento, Calif.
• Josh Schatzle
  U.S. Navy Reserve Recruiting Command, Carbondale, Ill.
• Tim Foster
  U.S. Navy Reserve, Cordova, Tenn., supporting U.S. Navy Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, San Diego, Calif.
• Jennifer Prechter
  Arnold Palmer Children’s Medical Center, Orlando, Fla.
• J. Werner
  50^th Space Wing, Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colo.
• John Richards
  301^st Regional Support Group, Butler, Pa.
• Dave Snyder
  U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command, Warren, Mich.
• Bryan Knedgen
  406^th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, Ann Arbor, Mich.
• Ted Tromble
  Aurora BayCare Medical Center, Green Bay, Wis.
• Graham Baily
  509^th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo.
• Jason Kim
  Being assigned to Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea.

Also attending the Assembly but not pictured are:

• Marty Carpenter, Candidate Under Care, Sanger, Calif.
• Linda Thompson, Candidate Under Care, Northville, Mich.

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