The Department of Institutional Chaplaincies supports the ministry of full and part-time hospital, hospice, long-term care, prison, fire, police chaplains, and in other settings.

The Orthodox Church in America is a member of the Commission for Ministry in Specialized Settings (COMISS Network) and endorses chaplains toward certification with the Association of Professional Chaplains (APC), the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE), and the College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy (CPSP), and to serve in institutional settings.

Fr. Steven Voytovich serves as the Department’s Director, supporting the formal endorsement process for institutional chaplains and facilitating dialogue among those ministering in a variety of institutional settings.

His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah is the Orthodox ecclesiastical endorser for OCA clergy and laypersons who are clinically trained and serving as institutional chaplains, and recommendations for endorsement are initiated by his office.

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Links:

Endorsement Letter (PDF)
Endorsement Application (PDF)