Chaplaincy Division

The vision of ANOCC Chaplaincy Division

The vision of ANOCC Chaplaincy Division is generally to promote spiritual,ethical, and human wholeness, fostering hope and well-being within specific communities like universities, hospitals, militaries, or workplaces. The mission involves providing compassionate spiritual care, guidance, and support to individuals regardless of their beliefs, acting as a resource to address spiritual and emotional needs, and empowering people to grow in maturity and resilience while respecting diversity and common values.

• Spiritual Wholeness: To create environments where individuals can grow spiritually, find wholeness, and connect with a deeper sense of purpose.

• Transformation: To inspire transformed lives and communities, fostering personal growth, resilience, and positive change.

• Compassionate Presence: To be a visible, caring, and supportive presence in secular or challenging environments.

• Community Building: To unite diverse individuals in a spirit of mutual respect, shared purpose, and understanding.

Common Mission Themes

• Spiritual Care: To offer guidance, comfort, and spiritual support through prayer, counseling, and compassionate listening.

• Ethical Leadership: To provide ethical guidance and support to members of a community, especially in contexts like the military or workplaces.

• Crisis Intervention: To respond with care and support during times of crisis, grief, or personal challenges.

• Resource Provision: To act as a vital resource for individuals and institutions, addressing spiritual and emotional needs on personal and institutional levels.

• Multi-faith and Multicultural Engagement: To promote inclusivity and respect for diverse beliefs, fostering an environment where different faith journeys can be shared and understood.

• Partnership: To build partnerships with parents, communities, and other organizations to better serve individuals and achieve common goals.

Statement of Faith

Our statement of faith is based on the calling of Jesus Christ to love one another as He first loved us. God has called us to be a people of justice. We are to love our neighbor as ourselves, and that includes those who protect and serve our communities - Law Enforcement. We have an opportunity to be the hands and feet of Jesus to those who put their lives on the line for us every day. It is a way for us to say, "thank you for your service" by doing everything we can to ensure that these brave men and women have the resources they need to have emotionally, physically, and spiritually healthy lives.

For if the trumpet produces an indistinct sound, who will prepare himself for battle? 1 Corinthians 14:8

• We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God revealing the love of God to the world. 1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Timothy 3:15-17; John 3:16.

• We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Matthew 28:19; John 10:30; Ephesians 4:4-6.

• We believe in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood on the cross, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory. Matthew 1:23; John 1:1-4 and 1:29; Acts 1:11 and 2:22-24; Romans 8:34; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Philippians 2:5-11; Hebrews 1:1-4 and 4:15.

• We believe that all men everywhere are lost and face the judgment of God that Jesus Christ is the only way of salvation, and that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, repentance of sin and faith in Jesus Christ results in regeneration by the Holy Spirit.

Furthermore we believe that God will reward the righteous with eternal life in heaven, and that He will banish the unrighteous to everlasting punishment in hell. Luke 24:46-47; John 14:6; Acts 4:12; Romans 3:23; 2 Corinthians 5:10-11; Ephesians 1:7 and 2:8-9; Titus 3:4-7.

• We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, whose indwelling enables the Christian to live a godly life. John 3:5-8; Acts 1:8 and 4:31; Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 2:14; Galatians 5:16-18; Ephesians 6:12; Colossians 2:6-10.

• We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; the saved unto the resurrection of eternal life and the lost unto the resurrection of damnation and eternal punishment. 1 Corinthians 15:51-57; Revelation 20:11-15.

• We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in the Lord Jesus Christ and that all true believers are members of His body, the church. 1 Corinthians 12:12, 27; Ephesians 1:22-23.

• We believe that the ministry of evangelism (sharing and proclaiming the message of salvation only possible by grace through faith in Jesus Christ) and discipleship (helping followers of Christ grow up into maturity in Christ) is a responsibility of all followers of Jesus Christ. Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Romans 10:9-15; 1 Peter 3:15.

• We believe God’s plan for human sexuality is to be expressed only within the context of marriage, that God created man and woman as unique biological persons made to complete each other. God instituted monogamous marriage between male and female as the foundation of the family and the basic structure of human society. For this reason, we believe that marriage is exclusively the union of one genetic male and one genetic female. Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:5-6; Mark 10:6-9; Romans 1:26-27; 1 Corinthians 6:9.

• We believe that we must dedicate ourselves to prayer, to the service of our Lord, to His authority over our lives, and to the ministry of evangelism. Matthew 9:35-38, 22:37-39, and 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Romans 10:9-15 and 12:20-21; Galatians 6:10; Colossians 2:6-10; 1 Peter 3:15.

• We believe that human life is sacred from conception to its natural end; and that we must have concern for the physical and spiritual needs of our fellowmen. Psalm 139:13; Isaiah 49:1; Jeremiah 1:5; Matthew 22:37-39; Romans 12:20-21; Galatians 6:10.