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(202) 885-3304 (United Methodist Chaplain)
(202) 885-3320 (Kay Center main line)
(202) 885-3329 (Part-time chaplains office)
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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
Jewel Cripe
Presbyterian Chaplain Intern (part-time)
(202) 364-5840
jewelcripe(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 Intern is Jonathan Tanner, a second-year seminarian from Wesley Theological Seminary. Jonathan can be contacted in the part-time chaplains office at (202) 885-3329, or via e-mail at intern@