Professional Organizations Chaplaincy,
Public Safety/Community Chaplaincy,
Disaster Relief Chaplaincy
Chicago Illinois
Crossroads Community Church (Home Church) and Wilderness Gathering (New Work)
May 3
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About My Family
I have been a believer in Jesus Christ since my youth. My husband, Ric, and I live in northeastern Illinois. We serve together in ministry and have been married 51 years. I am an SBC licensed minister and an SBC-endorsed chaplain for law enforcement and Disaster Relief (DR). We have two adult children and seven grandchildren.
My main joy is reading my Bible. I have been reading my Bible almost every single day since 1974 since my little brother asked me if I had five minutes a day for the Lord to read His Word. That five minutes became 10 and then an hour plus. Reading the Bible became a love for the Lord and the center and strength of my life.
My hobbies are sewing, quilting and making jewelry. Ric and I love serving the Lord together.
My main joy is reading my Bible. I have been reading my Bible almost every single day since 1974 since my little brother asked me if I had five minutes a day for the Lord to read His Word. That five minutes became 10 and then an hour plus. Reading the Bible became a love for the Lord and the center and strength of my life.
My hobbies are sewing, quilting and making jewelry. Ric and I love serving the Lord together.
About My Ministry
Prior to serving in chaplaincy, I was in youth ministry. Ten years were with nursery, kindergarten and first grade, then 12 years with junior high and high schoolers. I am currently the women’s ministry leader for a local church. I have also led Bible study there for the past seven years. We served at a Messianic congregation for four years.
In 1998, we started Police Shomreem Ministries. It is a 501(c)(3). We both serve as police and disaster relief chaplains. We serve police agencies in Illinois, the Chicago Area-Airport Chaplaincy Emergency Response Team and the Chicago Office of Emergency Management & Communications. We are instructors and master chaplains for the International Conference of Police Chaplains. We are SBC DR Blue Caps and chaplaincy instructors. We also currently serve as NAMB Chaplain Ambassadors for Region #6.
In 1998, we started Police Shomreem Ministries. It is a 501(c)(3). We both serve as police and disaster relief chaplains. We serve police agencies in Illinois, the Chicago Area-Airport Chaplaincy Emergency Response Team and the Chicago Office of Emergency Management & Communications. We are instructors and master chaplains for the International Conference of Police Chaplains. We are SBC DR Blue Caps and chaplaincy instructors. We also currently serve as NAMB Chaplain Ambassadors for Region #6.
SBC Chaplaincy
Chaplaincy is a ministry where the chaplain ministers to people, outside the walls of the church. Chaplaincy is a frontline ministry that is vital to the 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.
