Supporting The SJAFC
Support The Ministry Of ACNA Chaplaincy
The ministry of the Special Jurisdiction for the Armed Forces and Chaplaincy is sustained through the faithful generosity of chaplains and supporters who believe in the mission for those who serve in uniform, in hospitals, prisons, schools, and a wide range of chaplaincy settings. Your gifts directly strengthen the ongoing work of the SJAFC and help ensure that its clergy are equipped, encouraged, and able to minister effectively wherever they are called.
During this time of transition, all donors—including chaplains—may designate their giving to the Special Jurisdiction through The Province. This process provides a transparent and accountable way for contributions to be received and directed, ensuring that the ministry of the SJAFC continues to flourish in its unique calling to serve Christ and His Church.
For Individuals, Parishes, and Dioceses - A Call to Support Those Who Serve Where Others Cannot Go
When a young Marine faces death on a battlefield thousands of miles from home, when a corrections officer struggles with the moral weight of their work, when a patient dies alone in an ICU, or when a first responder arrives at an unspeakable tragedy - in these moments, an Anglican chaplain stands ready. They are the Church's presence in places most clergy will never go, ministering to souls in spaces where traditional parish ministry cannot reach.
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The Special Jurisdiction for the Armed Forces and Chaplaincy supports over 200 Anglican chaplains who have answered God's call to this extraordinary ministry. These men and women serve not from the safety of a parish church, but embedded in military units, hospitals, prisons, police departments, and federal agencies. They bring the sacraments to soldiers in combat zones, offer last rites in trauma wards, lead worship in maximum-security prisons, and provide pastoral care to those whose service to our nation and communities comes at a profound personal cost.
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Your support directly enables:
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Training and credentialing chaplains to meet rigorous professional standards while maintaining Anglican orthodoxy
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Providing pastoral care and spiritual covering for chaplain families who sacrifice stability for service
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Maintaining Anglican services on military bases worldwide, ensuring Anglican worship continues in military communities.
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Supporting chaplains through the unique spiritual and emotional toll of ministering in crisis, conflict, and confinement
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Preserving Anglican identity and liturgical tradition in institutional settings that can be spiritually isolating
This is kingdom work that your parish cannot do alone. While your local church ministers faithfully to your community, these chaplains are your extended hands and feet - carrying Anglican witness into courtrooms and cell blocks, emergency rooms and battlefields, ensuring that no one serves alone, suffers alone, or dies alone without access to the means of grace.
When you support the SJAFC, you're not just funding an organization - you're sending the Gospel to where it is needed most! You are supporting a Chaplain on the ground ministering to Marines in the Middle East, a Chaplain bringing Christ's comfort to a dying patient, a prison chaplain offering redemption to the incarcerated, and standing with those who protect and serve our communities. You're ensuring that wherever duty calls our service members, healthcare workers, first responders, and even the imprisoned, the Anglican Church is there - faithful, present, and ready to minister in Christ's name.
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Will you stand with our chaplains today and support those who serve in the hardest places?