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Mission
Statement and Ministry Needs for Stability and Future Advancement
You can become a part of Chaplain Fellowship
Ministries and help put trained chaplains in the street
Please
never let anyone tell you that a few loving kind and caring people
can't change the world. For in reality they are the only ones who
ever have. The members of Chaplain Fellowship Ministries by the
grace of our Lord are doing just that every day. Remember that evil
can only prosper when good men and women choose to do nothing.
Many
of us here at Chaplain Fellowship Ministries have been given a vision
and wonderful calling to build a mighty ministry for the Glory of
God's Kingdom. We trust completely in the love of GOD to the end
of our days and will stand strong forever in our faith and knowledge
of who is really in charge of Chaplain Fellowship Ministries. We
as simple human beings always take for granted that there will be
a tomorrow. Rather than worrying about the world coming to an end
any day, we should be focusing on keeping our faith in the Lord
strong and reaching out to those in need and suffering. Our lives
or the lives of our loved ones could be taken away in the blink
of an eye. I have seen it many times in my life: as a young Marine
serving in Vietnam, as a police officer in the streets, and as a
law enforcement chaplain holding a grieving mother in my arms after
her child had just died.
Just
take a little time and look around ... Domestic violence is up over
two hundred percent; armed robbery is on the rise everywhere; murder,
rape and suicide are becoming more common place; large numbers of
children are being abducted, abused and murdered; school shootings
and violence are in the news each week and natural disasters leaving
our neighbors homeless are becoming more and more common. The effect
of these crisis situations and tragedies touch our lives and the
lives of our own families, rich and poor alike ... death and sickness
can strike any of us at any moment and cause us to loose those we
love, and everything we have ever known and believed in.
These
are just a few reasons we work so hard to put chaplains in every
city, community, police department, fire department, nursing home,
hospital, active duty military, the national guard, prison, funeral
home, churches and home churches. Just like you, we see what is
going on in the world today. We know how bad chaplains are needed
in the streets working to reach those who suffer and are in need.
Simply put ... we deal with reality, in a very real world, where
tremendous pain and suffering are all around ... no matter where
we live, the need is there. Chaplain Fellowship Ministries is one
of the fastest growing ministries of our kind, if not the fastest
growing in the nation today. There are no saints here, just hard
working people of Faith that follow the gospel that Jesus taught
and died for so we may be saved! God bless you, and thank you,
for your times. Chaplain Gibson
Chaplain
Fellowship Ministries Mission
Statement
1.
The Needy: One of the major functions of any church, faith
based organizations, or ministry SHOULD be to reach out when we
have the means and help all those who are in need. It is the vision
of Chaplain Fellowship Ministries that by the grace of God we
will be blessed to be able to help families who have lost everything
in a fires, disasters, sickness and senior citizens who do not
have enough money and have to make a decision between buying medication
or food each month. Chaplain Fellowship Ministries will always
do what we can to help when people in need come to us with no
where else to turn. When they turn to God in prayer, God sends
those He has called to help in any way we can.
2.
Domestic violence shelters and training centers: Chaplain
Fellowship Ministries will help start shelters for abused women
and children. Folks, I don't know how many times over the years
I have heard people make comments regarding domestic violence
when they have no idea what they are talking about. Most people
that do not know any better will say that victims of abuse don't
have to live with an abuser, they think they can leave anytime
they want to. No woman wants to be abused, let alone allow their
children to be abused. However, anyone who has worked with domestic
violence victims knows that they are almost never able to leave
on their own. Many of those who have tried were found by the abuser
and beat even worse, in some cases the abusers have even killed
them. They need a safe place where they and their children can
go to be isolated and protected from the abuser. Therefore, we
have a vision to help provide safe houses and training centers
nationwide designed to help abused women and children. Training
centers will help abused women to learn a new vocation in a safe
environment. Many abused women stay in abusive relationships because
they have no choice; most have no job skills which means that
they can not support themselves or their children. Right now,
as you are reading this there are women and children being beaten,
some even killed, by drunks, drug addicts or men who just have
a bad attitude or temper.
3.
Shelters and counseling centers for Veterans: Americans would
be amazed at the number of veterans currently living on our streets.
Some of them are disabled Vietnam veteran some are disabled Iraq
veterans who a year ago was fighting defending our nation. Many
Vietnam veterans have committed suicide or died on the streets,
or in prison. We pray that Iraq veterans will be treated better.
Many of these veterans are disabled and have no one to help them,
no place to go. How did this happen folks? There are many reasons
but most people don't want to hear about it. It helps them to
sleep at night to just put all the blame on the veterans or the
government. God help us! We sure enjoy the freedoms we have in
our country. It is a disgrace that we have combat disabled veterans
from living and dying in the streets. Chaplain Fellowship Ministries
will help start faith based counseling centers for combat Vietnam
veterans, Iraq veterans and their families. These centers will
be run by veterans themselves who understand what the combat veteran
is going through. The goal is to help these veterans learn how
to live with the trauma they witnessed and lived with in combat.
They will be taught how to live and function in a world that they
can no longer understand. Combat veterans will never look at life
or people the same way ever again, they can't no matter how hard
they try, but they can be taught by other combat veterans who
have survived how to live with it and survive themselves.
4.
Food Ministry for senior citizens and poor families: Chaplain
Fellowship Ministries has been blessed to be able to help set
up several food ministries across our nation that feed poor families
and senior citizens on a regular basis every week. We are always
looking for chaplains who are serious about starting food ministries.
We will do everything possible to help them get started by providing
them with the tools they need. Chaplain Fellowship Ministries
believes in reaching out to help our poor families and senior
citizens in our nation. Many times they have to decide to buy
medicine or food, but can not afford both. We will do everything
in our power by the Grace of our Lord to help our senior citizens
and poor families in their time of need.
5.
To
have trained and ordained chaplains in every state in the United
States, and every other country worldwide serving in ministries
that help those in need within their communities.
6.
To offer biblical and crisis intervention training and ordination
to all of Gods' people who have been called into a ministry of presence
no matter what their ethnic, educational or gender may be. Who better
to take the gospel to the streets than those who have had to live
on the streets.
7.
To have trained and ordained chaplains in every Police Department,
Fire Department, Federal and State Agencies, Nursing Homes, Hospitals,
City and County Jails, Prisons, Drug Rehab Centers, Domestic Violence
Shelters, Veterans Counseling Centers, Street Ministries and any
other type of ministry the Lord calls chaplains to do. There are
a lot of combat veterans becoming law enforcement officers, under
the right circumstances you can be sure there will be problems.
Police departments are starting to realize there starting to be
a problem. Chaplains trained in crisis intervention and anger management
are an valuable assist.
8.
To create a network of professional crisis responders and emergency
services chaplains through HomeLand Crisis Institute, the professionl
emergency response division of Chaplain Fellowship Ministries.
9.
To build a chaplaincy network worldwide enabling chaplains to be
able to network with each other and share ministry and chaplaincy
resources.
10.
To have trained and ordained biker chaplains who will take the ministry
of presence into the biker community worldwide in a non-threatening
manner.
11.
To have trained liaison chaplains that will network with churches
and pastors within their communities during crisis and disaster
situations.
12.
To have trained and ordained native American chaplains taking the
ministry to native American reservations nationwide in a non-threatening
manner
13.
To have trained and ordained Spanish speaking chaplains taking the
ministry to the Hispanic community and the intercities nationwide
in a non-threatening manner.
Chaplain
Fellowship Ministries Needs
for future Advancement
Funds for training: Chaplain Fellowship Ministries believes
that chaplains must have proper training to minister to the public
at large. Chaplain Fellowship Ministries will offer distance learning
courses to prepare chaplains for the work they have been called
to do. We pray that one day CFMI will be able to offer help with
scholarships for many of the training programs that chaplains need
to do their work in the ministry.
Chaplain's
relief fund: Many of our Chaplains give so much, to so many
who are in need. From time to time, even chaplains find themselves
in financial need with no where to turn. Some loose their jobs,
or their vehicle needs repair, their children get sick. Some do
not have what is needed just to get by at times from week to week.
There are many things that can and do go wrong. Chaplain Fellowship
Ministries will be there for our chaplains when possible during
their time of need. Please keep in mind Chaplains and their families
are only human and experience many of the same problems everyone
else faces. Please keep our chaplains and their families in your
prayers.
Administrative
Cost: It would be so nice to not have to worry about financial
obligations like it used to be several years ago. To just go out
and do the Lords' work and feel those wonderful blessings that He
bestows upon us when we are in the field reaching out to those in
need, but things change when a ministry grows. Chaplain Fellowship
has grown so much folks, the Lord knows our hearts, and He
knows if we could we would give everything away without question
like we used to. But if we are going to keep His ministry
going that is no longer possible, every one of us has to do our
part and keep the commitments we make for the stability and advancement
of Chaplain Fellowship. Every year the cost of office supplies and
office equipment becomes more and more expensive due to ministry
growth. This year alone we have had to replace four old computer
with new ones, two were over seven years old. These cost must be
meet if Chaplain Fellowship is to survive and keep all our members
and affiliate ministries covered. Chaplain Fellowship now has two
employees, they both are full time secretarys on payroll, both of
them do the work of four people. Everyone else including chief chaplains
and senior staff members and directors are non paid and work countless
hours every week, seven days a week, 365 days a year. We always
give thanks no matter how large or how small the gifts are that
come in. If
you would to help keep this ministry going and growing you can do
so by clicking on the donation button on the right. God
bless you, and thank you for your time, Chaplain Gibson
Please
Note: Anyone who gives to any ministry has a right to know their
private information will not be sold or made public. All Ministries
and public charities must demonstrate a commitment to your privacy.
All Ministries or Public Charities should have their donor privacy
policy prominently displayed on their web site(s). Furthermore, if
the charity is a 501(c) 3, they are required by the IRS to have their
501 (c) 3 determination letter prominently displayed for public inspection
on their web site. Chaplain Fellowship Ministries has made a commitment
to respect our members and partners' privacy. We treat every gift
with sensitivity and confidentiality. Please view our donor privacy
policy.
Folks
many people will tell you that a ministry having a 501 (c) 3 does
not mean anything, they will tell you that we are doing what man
says instead of the word of God. That is not true, it is really
silly to even make such a statement.These people have a problem
being held accountable for their action and what they do with the
money they receive in good faith. What it does it really meanto
be tax exempt? Folks it means that a ministry is being held accountable
for their actions and the funds they receive. People need to understand
that the IRS does not tell a ministry what to do with the Lords'
money when it come to the work that we do for the Glory of the Lords'
Kingdom. But I can assure you of one thing, the IRS does watch for
those who abuse the trust of good hearted people who give their
hard earned money in donations to a ministry. Chaplain Fellowship
Ministries believes that accountability and credibility are very
important to all who claims to be a ministry. Chaplain Fellowship
has a CPA firm that oversees all our accounting practices and all
required paper work needed for reporting to the Internal revenue
service that is thoroughly monitored. We use Jackson Hewitt in Temple
Texas as our CPA firm, they take care of our 990's and all other
issues dealing with the IRS. You can find our 990's posted online
with GuideStar, connecting people with nonprofit information for
the whole world to see, we have nothing to hide or to be ashamed
of. In compliance with the rules and regulations of the Internal
Revenue Service Chaplain Fellowship Ministries 501 (c) 3 tax exempt
public charity documentation has been posted for the whole world
to see. 
Please
never let anyone tell you that a few loving kind and caring people
can't change the world. For in reality they are the only ones who
ever have. The members of Chaplain Fellowship Ministries by the
grace of our Lord are doing just that every day. Where there is
no vision, the people perish! Chaplain Fellowship Ministries
International Inc. is a faith based nondenominational non profit
charity legally Incorporated with chaplains, pastors, minister,
priests, missions,training institutions, and ministries working
worldwide. © -All rights reserved. Last updated on 10/05/2008.
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