Chaplain Corps

Description
Salt Lake County Sheriff's Chaplain Corps consists of ministers and chaplains who represent most religious denominations found in the Salt Lake metropolitan areas.   Volunteers are trained to provide spiritual services in an ecumenical way without expounding their own beliefs or religious ideas.  They offer counseling, bring consolation and spiritual solace to people who have been victimized by acts of violence, crime, death and other crises, and help them deal with their pain and anger in constructive ways.  Some volunteers extend their service to the Metropolitan Jail, Sheriff's Office and Salt Lake City Police Department employees and their families.

Program Coordinator
Steven Kirts, Sheriff's Office, 2001 S. State Street, Suite S2700, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84190.  Telephone (801)468-3948 or pager (801) 325-8853.

Volunteer Opportunities
Chaplain Corps Member  On-call two 24-hour periods a month to respond to the emergency needs of the community.  Counsel and offer spiritual solace to people caught in traumatic situations due to crime, violence, death, natural disasters or accidents.

Volunteer Requirements
*  Must be an ordained and authorized minister, rabbi, chaplain, priest, L.D.S. bishop, or other recognized member of the clergy.
*  Members appointed by the Salt Lake County Sheriff based on a letter of endorsement from the candidate's ecclesiastical leader.

Training & Support
Volunteers receive monthly training sessions on pertinent law enforcement issues.

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