Chesterfield County Police Department

Chesterfield County Police Department's Chaplain Program

The Chesterfield County Police Department's Chaplain Program is a ministry designed to provide interested clergy from the County an opportunity to serve both the department and the citizens of our community.

The Chaplain Program is nondenominational and staffed by volunteer clergy. The department provides professional training for the participants, uniforms, and equipment, and membership in the International Conference of Police Chaplains. This service is provided to the citizens of Chesterfield County, members of this department, and allied agencies who request such services.

The volunteer chaplain provides a variety of services such as:

•  On-call assistance 24 hours a day in order to assist officers in situations such as death notifications, grief counseling, suicide intervention, and support for the families and individuals in crises due to traffic or injury related fatalities.

•  Provide spiritual counseling and guidance as needed or upon request.

•  Provide ceremonial functions as requested by police administration (awards, events, retirements, funerals).

•  Provide confidential counseling for police personnel and their family members in order to reduce stress, deal with personal needs or problems, and provide support in a time of family crisis.

•  Provide a liaison between police and religious leaders of the community.

•  Ride along with officers regularly in order to form a relationship of trust and respect, and to become familiar with their working environment and situations encountered by the police.

•  Associate with officers, county employees, and other citizen volunteers in a variety of contacts such as roll calls, training events, social events, etc.

For more information or to volunteer, please call the volunteer coordinator at (804) 318-8695.