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Contact Persons For Religious Body Endorsements
The following religious endorsing bodies have designated the specific persons listed as the contact for religious body endorsement for AAPC members/candidates affiliated with these religious endorsing bodies. For those marked with asterisks (**), the process of obtaining the endorsement may take an extended period of time and may require meeting with a committee. It is therefore recommended that requests for endorsement be made well in advance of the due date for AAPC applications.
BAPTIST
ALLIANCE OF BAPTISTS
Rev. Christopher T. Copeland
Minister for Leadership & Congregational Life
Alliance of Baptists
1328 16th Street NW
Washington, DC 20036
(202)-745-7609
Email: chris@allianceofbaptists.org
Website: http://www.allianceofbaptists.org
**AMERICAN BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. Paul E. Clark
American Baptist Churches, USA
National Ministries
P.O. Box 851
Valley Forge, PA 19482-0851
(610)-768-2428
Email: Paul.Clark@abc-usa.org
Website: http://www.abc-usa.org
BAPTIST GENERAL CONVENTION OF TEXAS
Dr. Bobby R. Smith, D.Min., Director
Office of Chaplaincy Relations
333 North Washington
Dallas, TX 75246-1798
(214)-828-5381
Email: brsmith@bgct.org
**COOPERATIVE BAPTIST FELLOWSHIP
Dr. George C. Pickle
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
P.O. Box 450329
Atlanta, GA 31145-0329
(770)-220-1600
Email: gpickle@thefellowship.info
**SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION
Chaplain John Samb
Chaplaincy Evangelism
North America Mission Board of the SBC
4200 North Point Parkway
Alpharetta, GA 30202-4174
(770)-410-6365
Email: jsamb@namb.net
CHRISTIAN CHURCHES & CHURCHES OF CHRIST
Rev. John Craycraft
Christian Churches & Churches of Christ
Chaplaincy Endorsement Commission
3192 Tabago Court
Lexington, KY 40509
(859)-294-0693
E-mail: jcray@qx.net
CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST)
Rev. Susan E. Galasso
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
1208 Lake Avenue
N. Augusta, SC 29841
(803)-270-9054
Email: sgalasso@dhm.disciples.org
Website: http://www.disciples.org
CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH IN NA
Rev. Herman Keizer, Jr.
Executive Director, Chaplaincy Ministries
Christian Reformed Church in NA
2850 Kalamazoo Avenue SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49560
(616)-224-0733
Email: keizerh@crcna.org
CHURCH OF GOD
Official endorser is either the state assembly area
administrator or the credentials chairperson
CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN
Dr. Mary Jo Flory-Steury
Executive Director of Ministry
Church of the Brethren General Board
1451 Dundee Ave.
Elgin, IL 60120
(800)-323-8039
Fax: (937)-274-0897
E-mail: mjflorysteury_gb@brethren.org
Website: http://www.brethren.org
EPISCOPAL
Rev. George E. Packard, Bishop Suffragan
Office of the Bishop Suffragan for Chaplaincies
The Episcopal Church Center
815 Second Avenue
New York, NY 10017
(800)-334-7626
E-mail: gpackard@episcopalchurch.org
Website: http://www.ecusa-chaplain.org
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS
Dr. Marty Feldbush, Associate Director
Adventist Chapalincy Ministries
12501 Old Columbia Pike
Silver Spring, MD 20904-6600
(301)-680-6780
E-mail: martin.feldbush@nad.adventist.org
Website: http://www.adventist.org
LUTHERAN
**EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN AMERICA
Rev. Judith Simonson
227 Creek Road
Artemas, PA 17211
(202)-253-0603
Email: judithsimonson@aol.com
Diplomate, Fellow, Member (Certified), and Certified Pastoral Counselor: appearance before a regional Inter-Lutheran (SPC) Consultation Committee is required.
Members (Pastoral Counselor-in-Training): a committee is not mandatory but may be requested for consultation.
All inquires, requests, and arrangements for committee meetings are to be made through Rev. Carlson and Synodical Bishop.
**LUTHERAN CHURCH – MISSOURI SYNOD
Judy Ladage
Specialized Pastoral Care Coordinator
The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod
1333 S. Kirkwood Road
St. Louis, MO 63122-7295
(800)-248-1930 ext. 1388
Email: judy.ladage@lcms.org
Diplomate, Fellow, Member (Certified), and Certified Pastoral Counselor: must have specialized pastoral care ecclesiastical endorsement. This will include an appearance before a Lutheran Regional Consultation Committee and include the district president's acknowledgement of his/her active roster status. Moving from one certified category to another does not require an additional consultation committee appearance, but is available to the AAPC member for their personal consultation.
Pastoral Counselor-in-Training: a Lutheran Regional Consultation Committee appearance is not mandatory. The applicant may request a consultation for his/her own benefit.
ROMAN CATHOLIC
Diocesan Priests: All candidates must obtain endorsement from their local ordinary.
Members of Religious Orders: All candidates must obtain endorsement from their Major Superior.
JEWISH
Please contact the appropriate official of one’s Board or other relevant body.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (USA)
Stated clerk in applicant’s presbytery. Presbytery determines through action of its Committee on Ministry whether persons within its jurisdiction are in good standing.
Website: http://www.pcusa.org
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
Chairperson, Association Church & Ministry Committee
(Association of current standing)
The completed and signed endorsement form is to be sent for verification to:
Rev. Richard O. Sparrow
Parish Life and Leadership Ministry Team
United Church of Christ
700 Prospect Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115-1100
(216)-736-3881
FAX: (216)-736-2237
Email:sparrowr@ucc.org
Website: http://www.ucc.org
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
The Rev. Patricia Barrett
Division of Chaplains and Related Ministries
P.O. Box 340007
Nashville, TN 37203-0007
(615)-340-7411
Email: umea@gbhem.org
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST
The Rev. Beth Miller
Ministerial Development Director
Unitarian Universalist Association
25 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108
(617)-948-6407
FAX: (617)-742-2875
Email: bmiller@uua.org
COALITION OF SPIRIT-FILLED CHURCHES
Rev. David B. Plummer, LMFT
Endorsing Executive
Post Office Box 6606
Newport News, VA 23606
(877)-CSC-CHAP
FAX: (757)-596-7690
Email: Chaplaincy@spirit-filled.org
ALL OTHER RELIGIOUS ENDORSING BODIES
Persons who are affiliated with other religious endorsing bodies will be required to follow the protocol, which pertains to their own group in obtaining ecclesiastical endorsement in support of their AAPC membership or application.