Healthcare Chaplaincy
Decatur Illinois
Rochester First Baptist Church
June 4
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About My Family
I have been married to Vickie for 38 blessed years. We have three children: Jared, Alyssa and Levi.
Jared is an Air Force Captain, who is married to Allison. They have two awesome sons, Jace and Gavin. Jared is now resigning from full-time duty to transition into full-time ministry, focusing on missions. He is attending New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, earning a Master of Divinity degree.
Our daughter, Dr. Alyssa Fitgerald, is an audiologist for Decatur Public Schools and is married to Micheal.
Levi is finishing college with a computer engineering degree and is presently preparing for short-term missions in China.
I am blessed with having my wife and all my children and their spouses knowing Christ!
Jared is an Air Force Captain, who is married to Allison. They have two awesome sons, Jace and Gavin. Jared is now resigning from full-time duty to transition into full-time ministry, focusing on missions. He is attending New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, earning a Master of Divinity degree.
Our daughter, Dr. Alyssa Fitgerald, is an audiologist for Decatur Public Schools and is married to Micheal.
Levi is finishing college with a computer engineering degree and is presently preparing for short-term missions in China.
I am blessed with having my wife and all my children and their spouses knowing Christ!
About My Ministry
I have been a minister of music since 1982 in Missouri, Louisiana, Texas and now Illinois. I realized in 2015 there was a moving of God in my life for a different ministry. I stepped down from full-time, church-based ministry to enter chaplaincy ministry in 2017.
I had always enjoyed weekly hospital visitation, so it seemed the door was opening. Upon researching what chaplaincy is and what is required, I decided to move into chaplaincy training and later some aspect of healthcare ministry. I am presently chaplain at three facilities covered by my employing chaplain ministry.
I had always enjoyed weekly hospital visitation, so it seemed the door was opening. Upon researching what chaplaincy is and what is required, I decided to move into chaplaincy training and later some aspect of healthcare ministry. I am presently chaplain at three facilities covered by my employing chaplain ministry.
SBC Chaplaincy
Chaplaincy is a vital frontline ministry and extension of the local church. Chaplains reach the lost among the thousands of men and women in the U.S. Armed Forces, correctional facilities, healthcare settings, public safety, disaster relief sites and corporate environments. SBC Chaplains care for the broken, offer hope to the hopeless and advance the gospel of Jesus Christ in hard to reach places.
The qualifications expected of a Southern Baptist applying for endorsement as a chaplain or counselor are established by the using agency and the Chaplains Commission, SBC. These qualification requirements vary according to the type of chaplaincy or counseling ministry involved but all are expected to meet a high level of ministerial competence.
The qualifications expected of a Southern Baptist applying for endorsement as a chaplain or counselor are established by the using agency and the Chaplains Commission, SBC. These qualification requirements vary according to the type of chaplaincy or counseling ministry involved but all are expected to meet a high level of ministerial competence.
