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by E-mail (all addresses are @aumethodists.org if not specified)
General Information: aumethodists@
United Methodist Chaplain: chaplain@
United Methodist Student Association: umsa@

by Phone
(202) 885-3304 (United Methodist Chaplain)
(202) 885-3320 (Kay Center main line)
(202) 885-3329 (Part-time chaplains office)

by Mail
Kay Spiritual Life Center
4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, D.C. 20016-8010

by Fax
(202) 885-3317

YOUR CHAPLAINS

United Methodist Chaplain

Reverend Mark A. Schaefer is the United Methodist Chaplain at American University. Mark grew up in Upstate New York and studied Russian Language at SUNY Albany. He studied law at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. and received his Master of Divinity degree from Wesley Theological Seminary, adjacent to the AU campus. Rev. Schaefer is an ordained United Methodist minister in the Baltimore-Washington Conference of the United Methodist Church. Mark can be contacted at:

Kay Spiritual Life Center
4400 Massachusetts Ave NW
Washington, D.C. 20016
Tel. (202) 885-3304
Fax (202) 885-3317
Cell (202) 486-6061
chaplain@

Affiliate Chaplains
A number of Protestant Chaplains are affiliated with the United Methodist community and help out in our ecumenical worship. They represent a number of different denominations.

Rev. Joe Eldridge
University Chaplain (United Methodist)
(202) 885-3336
eldridg(at)american.edu

Rev. David Gray
Presbyterian Chaplain (part-time)
(202) 885-3329
davidegray(at)yahoo.com

Marinetta Hjort
Baptist Chaplain (part-time)
(703) 536-1810
marinetta(at)msn.com

Rev. Tom Omholt
Lutheran Chaplain (part-time)
(202) 966-5489
StPaulsLuth(at)olg.com

Ms. Carolyn Seaton
Episcopal Lay Chaplain (part-time)
(301) 585-2063
cseaton1(at)starpower.net

Rev. Jim Weaver
United Church of Christ Chaplain (part-time)
(301) 229-1958
jweaver733(at)aol.com

Chaplain Interns
Every year, the community is served by chaplain interns from Wesley Theological Seminary who are studying for and preparing for ministry. The interns generally assist with program, service projects, retreats, and with the United Methodist Student Fellowship.

Our current Chaplain Interns are Sara Emmerich and Cody Nielsen. Sara can be contacted via e-mail at sara@... and Cody can be contacted at cody@....

AU United Methodist Chaplaincy • Kay Spiritual Life Center—American University
4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20016-8010
Tel. (202) 885-3304 • Fax (202) 885-3317
aumethodists@aumethodists.org