Chaplaincy
There are many definitions of what chaplaincy is. Perhaps the most accurate is 'loitering with intent'. Chaplains are at large in the community in all sorts of areas. They are found in prisons, schools, hospitals, aged care facilities, in sporting clubs, in police stations, in detention centres, in universities, among people with disabilities and in times of disaster. Chaplains are present building relationships, providing encouragement and understanding. They loiter with the intent of being a resource in all of the highs and lows of human life.
Chaplains are in a very real sense on the front line of representing (making present again) Jesus to the world God loves. These are key roles and demand the best people the church has to offer. It takes a special gift to be accepted among a largely unchurched community and to journey with people starting wherever they are.
There are chaplains in many of the community and aged care services, hopsital, schools and colleges associated with the Uniting Church. A number of these come from other denominational backgrounds. There are also a variety of ecumenical chaplaincies overseen by the South Australian Heads of Christian Churches Chaplaincy Committee (HC4). Uniting Church ministers are among those in these appointments.
Chaplains work with caring professionals in a veriety of settings, from prisons to hospitals, aged care and schools.
For information on supporting Mental Health Chaplaincy or Prison Chaplaincy, please click here.
Uniting Church chaplains
To contact a chaplain please use the links below or for general enquiries about Uniting Church chaplaincy please ring the Pastoral Relations Team (08) 8236 4204.
Aged Care
Eldercare - Acacia Court/ Evanston Park/ Oxford
Rev Andrew Diprose
Eldercare - Cottage Grove
Rev Jim Spiker & Mary Hobbis
Eldercare - Maitland/Stansbury
Andrew Chambers
Eldercare - Sash Ferguson
Jo-Anne Lane
Eldercare - Seaford
Rev Adam Tretheway
Eldercare - Trowbridge/The Lodge
Carol Boyce
Eldercare The Lodge
Kim Thoday
Helping Hand Aged Care
Rev Gayle McClimont
Resthaven - Malvern, Mitcham, Bellevue Heights
Rev Priscilla Hein
Resthaven - Craigmore
Rev Trevor Whitney
Resthaven Marion/Aberfoyle Park
Rev Bruce Grindlay
Resthaven - Mt Gambier
Dianne Bailey-Walters
Resthaven - Leabrook, Paradise
Rev Cate Baker
Resthaven - Murray Bridge
Rev Frances Bartlett
Resthaven - Westbourne Park, Port Elliott
Rev Anne Butler
Education
Annesley Junior School
Peter Morton
Flinders University
Rev Dave Williamson
Lincoln College
(please contact the college directly for more info)>
Pedare Christian College
John Morton
Pilgrim School
(please contact the school directly for more info)>
Prince Alfred College
Rev Mark Dickens
Scotch College
(please contact the school directly for more info)>
Seymour College
Lynne Moten
Westminster School
Rev Phil Hoffman
Healthcare
Ashford Hospital
Liz Dyson
Flinders Medical Centre
Rev Leanne Jenski
Flinders Private Hospital
Rev Robyn Caldicott
Memorial Hospital
Jeanette Lennon
Royal Adelaide Hospital
Rev Judy Knowling
St Andrew's Hospital
Rev Peter Morel
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Nicholas Rundle
Women's and Children's Hospital
Ecumenical team
Disabilities Ministry
Mental Health Chaplaincy
Rev Wendy Prior: Please contact via Lyell McEwin Hospital
Rev Mark Boyce: Please contact via Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Prison Chaplaincy
Ian Schneider, Coordinating Chaplain - 0419 855 156