New D.C. Fire Dept Chaplain
The newest Regular Baptist lay chaplain is Lt. Craig Duck of the Washington DC Fire Department. Craig is the Lieutenant of Engine Company 11 and a member of the Fellowship of Christian Firefighters International. On April 12 Chaplain Murdoch had the privilege of visiting with Lt. Duck and riding with him and his team on Engine 11 for one of their shifts. Lt Duck has been asked to develop the Washington DC Fire Department chaplain corps. He is also…
Chaplain Butler Retires from Arizona National Guard
On 31 May Ch Dan Butler retired from ministry with the Arizona National Guard after twenty-four years of service. Ch Butler was the Joint Forces Chaplain for the State of Arizona and retired with the rank of Colonel. Thank you to the Butler family…
Ch Browne Retires from USAF
On 14 May Ch Murdoch had the honor of being the Presiding Official at the Retirement Ceremony and Worship Service for Ch, Maj Kevin G. Browne, USAF. The service was held in the chapel at F.E. Warren AFB in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Ch Browne’s son, sisters and niece were among those in attendance. Chaplain Browne’s official retirement date was 1 June 2010. Chaplain Browne has faithfully served his God, country and this Fellowship for twenty years on active duty and is…
New Air National Guard Chaplain
Ronald Faith, pastor of Evangel Baptist Church, Hagerstown, Md., is the Regular Baptist Chaplaincy’s newest Air National Guard chaplain. He has been assigned to the 167th Air National Guard in Martinsburg, W.V.
Recently Chaplain John Murdoch had the privilege of speaking at Evangel Baptist Church and then conducting an endorsing visit to the 167th. During Chaplain Murdoch’s visit, Faith gave Murdoch a briefing of his duties and a tour of the base. Chaplain Murdoch met the base commander and Chaplain Lieutenant…
Ch Hamblin, USNR, Retires
After 32 years of military service, CDR Gerald Hamblin (CHC, USNR) has retired. A retirement ceremony was held April 10 at the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery in Washington, D.C., where Hamblin served as the senior reserve chaplain. Along with family and friends in attendance were personnel from his various duty assignments, including the senior reserve chaplain for the Navy, Chaplain Admiral David Stinson. Chaplain Murdoch had the privilege of representing the GARBC as well as singing the national anthem.…
Iowa National Guard Support Chaplain
Chaplain (MAJ) Michael Crawford, IAARNG has been activated and is serving in Boone, Iowa ministering to Iowa National Guard soldiers who are returning from deployments and with soldiers who are preparing to deploy. In a recent visit Ch Murdoch was able to observe Ch Crawford as he ministered to the troops and was able to get a briefing on Chaplain Crawford’s ministry. Counseling and travel are a large part of his ministry along with ministering to families left behind. Suicide…
Ch Alford at Joint Base Lewis McCord
Dr. Ken Alford is the pastor of Family Baptist Fellowship in Graham, WA, which is a mission work in our Fellowship; and he is also serving as a chaplain with the United States Army Reserve. Chaplain (MAJ) Alford has been mobilized and assigned to the Four Chaplains Memorial Chapel on joint base Lewis McCord. God has been doing some great things during this mobilization, and Ch Alford says with gratitude that he senses the support and prayers of our Regular…
Ch Webber Sailing on the Abraham Lincoln
CDR Tom Webber, CHC, USN, has been assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln and is due to deploy soon. The Abraham Lincoln, the fifth ship in the Nimitz class of nuclear powered aircraft carriers, is over three football fields long and has a crew of more than 5,000. As supervisory chaplain for five other chaplains, Ch Webber is excited about his unique and varied ministry. “Thank you for your prayers and concerns,” he says. God has been working in sailors’…
Hawaiian Vow Renewal
Jan. 31 at sunset was the day and time set aside for a vow renewal service for Chaplain (CPT) Mark Worrell and his wife, Shelly. Mark has been deployed to Iraq since May 2009 and had his midterm leave Jan. 24–Feb. 7. The Worrells had decided to spend most of Mark’s two-week leave in Hawaii. When Shelly learned that the GARBC has a chaplain stationed in Hawaii, she began corresponding with Kezia, wife of Chaplain (CPT) Randy Curry, to surprise…
Marine Corps League Toys for Tots
CORTLAND, N.Y.—Members of Faith Baptist Church and community volunteers joined the Cortland County Marine Corps League to make Toys for Tots a great success. Individuals, families, and the college and career group hauled, sorted, wrapped, and tagged 272 bags of gifts for area children. Distributing the gifts were (in photo, from left) Kevin Grewe (League scribe/historian), “Santa” Matt Anderson (sergeant at arms), and Norm Stitzel (commandant/chaplain, Toys for Tots coordinator, and GARBC lay chaplain), all members of Faith Baptist Church.
The greatest…
Chaplaincy around the World
One hundred fifty messengers representing 22 partnering associations from 10 countries recently converged in Bangkok, Thailand, for the first biennial conference of the International Partnership of Fundamental Baptist Ministries. Building on the Biblical concept that “two are better than one” (Ecclesiastes 4:9–12), each speaker and workshop leader endeavored to transform the passive theory of partnering into an active strategy.
Workshop sessions produced interaction as the groups wrestled with ministry issues that have common denominators across…
Jeremiah Cates Graduates from Chaplaincy Course
COLUMBIA, S.C.—Congratulations to Ch (CPT) Jeremiah Cates, who graduated from the Chaplain Basic Officer Leadership Course at the United States Army Chaplain Center and School at Fort Jackson. Chaplain Cates, his wife, Jennifer, and their sons, Ethan and Evan, live in Wyoming, where he serves with the Wyoming Army National Guard as a Rear Detachment chaplain.
Ch John Murdoch was present to pin Jeremiah with the Army Chaplain Corps Crest. While at the ceremony, Ch Murdoch was introduced to Brigadier General (Retired) James H.…
Chaplaincy in the South Pole
ANTARCTICA—Chaplain Rick Steen has been leading Christmas Eve and Christmas services for military personnel in Antarctica, where the current “summer” temperature hovers around 16 below zero.
Chaplain Steen, deployed with the Tennessee Air National Guard, describes Antarctica as a place where everyone is preoccupied with nature—but often distracted from the truth of God’s Word.
“Please continue to pray that God would open hearts to His truth in order that His glory would truly be seen when one gazes upon…
