Category - chaplains

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11 Feb 2012

'Games pastors' to help visitors at London Olympics

More Than Gold, an ecumenical charity originally launched during the 1996 Atlanta Games, is recruiting and training 1,000 volunteer 'Games Pastors'.
18 May 2010

Hertfordshire police are the first to add Humanists to their chaplaincy team

Hertfordshire Constabulary have added two Humanists to their chaplaincy teams, making them the first force in the country to include non-religious chaplains.
13 Dec 2009

Metropolitan Police appoint overseer for pastoral and spiritual care

The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has appointed a clergyman as its senior chaplain, but emphasises that his role will be to ensure that the diverse pastoral and spiritual needs of the service are met.
16 Jan 2008

New church report argues the case for chaplains in higher education

A new report commissioned by the Church of England says that university and college chaplains are making an important contribution to educational life and calls on Higher Education Institutions and the government to back them.