SERVING OUR COMMUNITY
2021 marks the 50th anniversary of Chaplaincy Health Care. Since the day in September of 1971 when four members of Richland Lutheran Church had an idea for a program that would provide outreach to people in jails and nursing homes, and people coping with dying or the loss of a loved one, we have worked hard to serve the spiritual, emotional, and physical needs our community.
Learn more about our history, decade by decade.
Our chaplains, circa 1978. Standing (left–right): Kent Schaufelberger, Gary Rose, John Moody. Seated: Richard Nordgren and Cathy Herderiey
1990s – Community Spirit
In 1996, Chaplain Tim Ledbetter offered a prayer for a new hospice house and counseling center which...
1980s – The Hospice Movement
The story of the Chaplaincy was once summarized as follows, “…our Lord threw together the elemental gifts of a...
The 2000s – Expand and Contract
Chaplaincy’s mission has been to serve others with exemplary spiritual, emotional and physical care. Throughout this year, we have walked through Chaplaincy’s 50-year journey of growth, and we end with the events from the year 2000 to present. Looking Back on Where We...
Providing Compassionate Care – Together
Each year Chaplaincy Hospice Care provides an average of $150,000 in charity care, helping people complete their end-of-life journey in comfort and dignity without the fear of hospice care costs. Hospice Charity Care is possible because of the generosity of our community of donors, volunteers, friends, families, and partners.
In honor of our 50 Year Anniversary, we would like to invite you to support this very important program.
Please consider making a gift for Hospice Charity Care today to help others when they need it most.
“The Chaplaincy provides an opportunity for connection and flow of communication between the medical community, the religious community and the social services community.”
– Rev. John Moody, 1973
SHARE YOUR STORY
Over the past 50 years, Chaplaincy Health Care has served and cared for tens of thousands of local Tri-City residents of all ages. We invite you to share a memory, special experience, a prayer or blessing for our next 50 years together.
My husband and I have had the privilege of being a part of volunteering with the wonderful Hospice people for over 15 years. We miss being at the HH since the pandemic.
God blessed us in so many ways by HIS loving thru us, praying thru us, being still to listen cry, or hold a hand.
We thank all of the Hospice servants who are GOD”S angels and look forward to the time when we can safely be a part once again.
May GOD protect you and keep you safe.
We placed my husband in hospice care for 3-1/2 weeks. At the Hospice House they were the kindest people to him. They not only took care of him but also myself, daughter & son.