We have identified several dozen professional associations that support chaplains and spiritual caregivers from a range of backgrounds working in a broader range of settings. If you’ve got questions or think we’re missing an organization, let us know at info@chaplaincyinnovation.org.
| Sector | Faith Tradition | Organization | Contact | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal government | Presbyterian | Presbyterian Federal Chaplaincies | Lyman Smith, Endorser | lsmith@pccmp.org |
| Seventh-Day Adventist | Adventist Chaplaincy Ministries | Mario E. Ceballos, D.Min., B.C.C., Director | ceballosm@gc.adventist.org | |
| Prison | American Correctional Chaplains Association (ACCA) | Tim O’Dell, President | prophetim@icloud.com | |
| Catholic | Archdiocese of the Military | Timothy P. Broglio, J.C.D., Archbishop | archbishop@milarch.org | |
| Assemblies of God | Assemblies of God Chaplaincy Ministries | Manuel Cordero, Senior Director Chaplaincy Ministries | chaplaincy@ag.org | |
| Higher Education | Association for Chaplaincy and Spiritual Life in Higher Education | Maytal Saltiel, President | https://www.nacuc.net/ | |
| Education | Association for Clinical Pastoral Education | Trace Haythorn, Ph.D., Executive Director | trace@acpe.edu | |
| Muslim | Association of Muslim Chaplains | Salahuddin M. Muhammad, D.Min., President | communications@associationmuslimchaplains.org | |
| General | Association of Professional Chaplains | Martha H. Rucker, President | info@professionalchaplains.org | |
| Buddhist | Buddhist Chaplaincy | Jennifer Block, Webmaster | contact@buddhistchaplains.org | |
| Workplace | Corporate Chaplains of America | Larry Griffith, CEO | info@chaplain.org | |
| Prison | Correctional Ministries and Chaplains Association (CMCA) | Joseph Williams, Executive Director | n/a | |
| Crisis | Disaster Chaplaincy Service | Janise Poticha, President | info@dcs-ny.org | |
| Public Service | Federation of Fire Chaplains | Ed Stauffer, Executive Director | chapdir1@aol.com | |
| Healthcare | Christian | HCMA | Jonathan Harrell, Chair of the Board | hcmachaplains.org/contact-us/ |
| Healthcare | HealthCare Chaplaincy Network | Eric J. Hall, President and CEO | comm@healthcarechaplaincy.org | |
| Air | International Association of Civil Aviation Chaplains | George Lane, President | president@iacac.aero | |
| Maritime | Christian | International Christian Maritime Association | Jason Zuidema, General Secretary | gensec@icma.as |
| Public Service | International Conference of Police Chaplains | Mark Bardsley, President | Mark.Bardsley@icpc4cops.org | |
| General | International Fellowship of Chaplains | Wayne A. Williams, President | n/a | |
| General | Jewish | Jewish Chaplains Council (under the JCC Association of North America) | Irving Elson, Director | ielson@jcca.org |
| Workplace | Marketplace Chaplains | Doug Fagerstrom, Executive President and CEO | jasonbrown@mchapusa.com | |
| Methodist | Methodist Chaplaincy | Rev. Lewis Mitchell, Director of Endorsement | mlewis@gbhem.org | |
| Military | Military Chaplains Association | Fr. Razz Walk, DMin, BCC | chaplains@mca-usa.org | |
| Recreation | Motor Racing Outreach Association (MROA) | n/a | n/a | |
| Recreation | NASCAR: Master's Men Racing | Jim Coté, Founder and President | info@mastersmen.com | |
| General | National Association of Black Chaplains | Michael McCoy, Executive Director | Michael.McCoy@va.gov | |
| General | Catholic | National Association of Catholic Chaplains | David A. Lichter, D.Min., Executive Director | dlichter@nacc.org |
| Baptist | National Baptist Convention | Jerry Young, President | president@nationalbaptist.com | |
| Travel | Catholic | National Conference of Catholic Airport Chaplains | Fr. Michael G. Zaniolo, STL, CAC, President | office@nccac.us |
| Armed Forces | Navy Chaplain Corps | RDML Brent Scott | n/a | |
| General | Jewish | Neshama: National Association of Jewish Chaplains (aka Neshama) | Rafael Goldstein, Executive Director | rgoldstein@jewishchaplain.net |
| General | Hindu | North American Hindu Chaplains Association | Asha Shipman, Board Chair | NAHCA108@gmail.com |
| Maritime | North American Maritime Ministry Association | Jason Zuidema, Executive Director | jason.zuidema@namma.org | |
| Multiple | Baptist | North American Mission Board | Kevin Ezell, President | n/a |
| Healthcare | Pediatric Chaplains Network | Lavender Kelley, President | lkelley2@childrensnational.org | |
| General | Spiritual Care Association | info@spiritualcareassociation.org | ||
| General | Spiritual Care Association | Eric J. Hall, President and CEO | info@SpiritualCareAssociation.org | |
| Recreation | Sports Chaplains Network | Ken Cross | KenCross@sportschaplains.org | |
| Unitarian | Unitarian Chaplaincy | Susan Frederick-Gray, President | pr@uua.org | |
| Armed Forces | VA Chaplains Association | Barbara Speyer, President | Barbara.Speyer@va.gov | |
| Education | Clinical Pastoral Education International | Dallas Spight, Executive Director | executivedirector@cpei.us |