Sheriff's Chaplaincy Program
The program is a Volunteer Police Chaplaincy program. The chaplains serve the department on a rotational on call status. They may ride along with the deputies whenever they have the opportunity. The Chaplains respond to crime scenes at the request of the department. Several of the Chaplains are trained in the Mitchell Model to do Critical Incident Peer Debriefings. They will respond to officers that are involved in crisis situations to help reduce the Post Traumatic Stress that follows critical incidents if unchecked. The chaplains are getting ready to begin a training program within the department to be better prepared them to assist the officers in the field if required and to better understand what it means to be a Law Enforcement Officer in the community.

If you would like more information about our Chaplaincy program or would like to contact a chaplain, please call (803) 576-3057.

We are proud of our Chaplains and many seek out their guidance.  Click on picture for short bio of each chaplain.


Michael Baker


Leroy Cannon


Paul Cheezem


Henry Cleare


Gene Harper


Gaye Hayes


Stephen Johns


Stephen Johnson


Willie Roberson


Richard Rusnak


Mike Smathers


Paul St. John

 
5623 Two Notch Road 
Columbia, South Carolina 29223 
(803) 576-3000 phone (803) 576-3195 fax
sheriff@rcsd.net

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