Membership

Membership Dues

(Please Note: Dues run on a calendar year and should be renewed as soon after January 1st as possible. You can pay early)

* $150.00 Initial Fee

* $125.00/yearly Dues

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Benefits to Members:

Written materials designed to help chaplains implement and sustain effective programs.
Educational opportunities are offered to chaplains in annual conferences and regional training events
The member is provided access to a directory of all members to provide a network of mutual support and information sharing.
Provides standing in a professional organization. Certificates for completed training are provided.
Chaplain identification is provided through ID cards, membership certificates, arm patches, and automobile decals.
Outlines and programs for annual Memorial Services are provided.
Access to the ‘members only’ section of the website.

Benefits to Departments:

Provides information on establishing a chaplaincy program.
Offers chaplain training through conferences, lesson material, and articles.
Provides support and encouragement to the chaplain.
Keeps the chaplain up to date with the latest programs and developments in the field.

Membership is open to all who are involved with the fire service chaplaincy. Some of our members are full-time career chaplains. The majority are volunteers. Others are firefighters or paramedics who have religious training, denominational officials, lay persons, or seminary students.

Membership Qualifications:

Members are:

Appointed to the chaplaincy by a fire service agency.
Endorsed by their religious body for the ministry as a chaplain.
Must have taken the FFC Essentials of Fire Chaplaincy course from an approved FFC instructor. To find a scheduled class, check in the Events section of our website.
Please Note: You can join without having the Essentials class, but it must be taken within one year of joining.
Agree to adhere to the Federation of Fire chaplains Code of Conduct.

Associate Members are:

Individuals who lack one or more of the following: Appointment to serve as a chaplain by a fire service agency, lack the ecclesiastical endorsement or failure to take the Essentials class.
Former Fire Department chaplains who are not currently serving in that capacity but wish to remain in the organization.
Individuals or groups that have an interest in and are supportive of the objectives and goals of the Federation of Fire Chaplains.

***Any exception will be evaluated on a case by case basis***

Office: (469) 503-1566 Cell: (469) 955-1522 Email: FFC.chaplain@gmail.com Address: P.O. Box 567748, Dallas, Texas 75356