Your Gifts Put to Work: Chaplaincy

Hello friends,
I’m writing to you to share an encouraging story about CRC ministries. As a member or regular attender of a local Christian Reformed Church, you often hear about projects and ministries your church is involved in. Today, I want to share a story you may not have heard yet.

CRC Chaplain Serves Families
Lieutenant Colonel Sang Joon (Tim) Won is a Christian Reformed chaplain who has spent the past three years overseeing an intensive program that prepares military chaplains to serve as community counselors at U.S. Army installations worldwide. As director of the Chaplain Family Life Training Center in Fort Cavazos, Texas, Won is part of a team that provides over 5,000 hours of pastoral counseling annually, serving soldiers, Department of Defense personnel, military retirees, and their families. The center also trains chaplains to earn the Family Life Chaplain designation, equipping them with the skills to provide vital emotional and spiritual support to military communities.

For Won, this role is more than a profession; it is a calling. “God’s grace motivates me to be faithful in my role,” he said. “We have two Chaplain Family Life Training Centers in the U.S. Army, and I am one of two directors entrusted with leading and training military chaplains. As a first-generation immigrant to this country, this is huge. It is such an honor and privilege to have a job that honors God, brings joy to my life, and benefits our community, the U.S. Army, and our nation.”

Chaplain Won remains steadfast in his dedication to equipping the next generation of chaplains. His leadership not only affects those he trains but also reverberates throughout military communities worldwide, offering faithful support to those who serve.

Please continue to keep military chaplains such as Lt. Col. Won in your prayers as they provide the ministry of presence to service members.
Thank you for being part of what God is doing.

Josh Remer, Planned Giving Advisor 
[email protected]
(616) 224-5885

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