Linda Diepenbrock

New Life Bible Church,
Disaster Relief Chaplaincy
New Life Bible Church
October 16
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About My Family

I have been married 43 years to Tom. We have five daughters and 11 grandchildren.

We enjoy travel, “RV-ing” and hiking. I dabble with acrylics and watercolors, read, and try to write a memoir for the grandchildren.

About My Ministry

I’m an endorsed disaster relief chaplain with the Oklahoma Baptists. It is gratifying to travel with teams following weather related disasters and minister to those impacted. I help monthly in our church’s children’s ministry, and my husband and I meet regularly with the retiree senior adult group.

Also, I’m an endorsed community service chaplain with The Mission OK, the Union Baptist Association’s Hope food pantry and Eden Clinic, which is a pro-life women’s pregnancy care clinic in Norman, Okla. I am currently interning to become a patient advocate.

At New Life, I lead a bi-weekly virtual women’s community group called Bible Zoomers. And, I recently interviewed at Norman High to assist counselors with student career counseling.

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 their institution 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.

Pray

Pray for boldness to share the gospel and open hearts among the people to whom I minister. Pray for people to come to saving faith in Jesus. Pray more believers will become missionaries and chaplains.

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