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United Methodist Chaplain: chaplain@
United Methodist Student Association: umsa@
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(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
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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@....


