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Master Chaplain Roger Lanter
Mariner Chaplaincy

Mariner Master Chaplain Roger D. Lanter was born in Detroit Michigan November 26th, 1954. His father and mother Charles and Ann Lanter were appointed to the Hawaiian Islands as the State Bishop in the 1960's. Growing up on the Island of Oahu, Chaplain Lanter loves the ocean, scuba diving, and spending time on ships.

Chaplain Lanter has been in the ministry for more than 25 years. He has been serving as local pastor of a congregation in Cartersville, Georgia for the past four years. In addition he is serving as a M.O.A. Chaplain Minister for the Atlanta area United States Coast Guard. He has been active as a Staff Officer in the Coast Guard Auxiliary and is a Coast Guard Auxiliary Instructor on Seamanship. . Chaplain Lanter has been privileged to go to sea on the U.S.C.G. Cutter Dallas in Charleston South Carolina, Served on the Cutter Eagle as an Auxiliary security watch, assisting the active duty Coast Guard. The summer of 2003 he was able to go on patrols with the Tybee Island U. S. Coast Guard on Tybee Island Georgia.

Roger and wife Teresa have been married since September of 1973. They had two sons Justin and Clinton. Their ministry has taken them to many states, South Dakota, Colorado, North Carolina, Arizona, Tennessee, Florida and presently the state of Georgia. They have been in every state except Alaska and hope to do that in the coming year with the Coast Guard. His wife and family have an active boating life as well spending time on Lake Allatoona or Lake Lanier near their home.

Chaplain Lanter has a Masters Degree in Theology and has served as a Seminary instructor while working on his Doctorates Degree. He has served as an Evangelist, Pastor, Regional Overseer, State Director, and Youth Camp Staff Director in North Carolina and Arizona.

The Largest area of growth in his local congregation has come in the area of mariner groups like local Coast Guardsmen and boat clubs on the local area lakes. The state of Georgia is a state that has an eastern coast on the Atlantic Ocean and host many large lakes. This seem to just open up new doors for my ministry and outreach, said Chaplain Lanter. God is truly blessing this work with new souls excepting Jesus as their personal savior. In just one service I had five to come to the Lord. As a Mariner Chaplain I seek to spend time on ships and work local area marinas. He offers his services as a Chaplain and friend with these families. It is a unique way of life that most are not familiar with and are not able to understand.

Where did Mariner Ministries begin? The very first place this is noted is found is in the book of Matthew.

Matthew 4:18-22 18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. 19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. 20 And they straightway left their nets, and followed him. 21 And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. 22 And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.

He called for men of the sea, Mariners! Jesus began this tradition of teaching from a ship -

Matthew 13:1-3 1 The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. 2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. 3 And he spake many things unto them …….

Mariners learn to trust in God …….Psalms 107:23-30 23 They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; 24 These see the works of the LORD, and his wonders in the deep. 25 For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof. 26 They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble. 27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end. 28 Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses. 29 He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still. 30 Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven.

As a Mariner Chaplain we hope to fulfill our commission of GO YE THEREFORE, AND TEACH ALL NATIONS ……. Three fourths of the world is covered in water and we will be at sea or on shore ministering.

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