Welcome, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Whiting, NJ, as a new lead congregation in the VMFC.

We are pleased to announce that St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church is the newest Veteran and Military-Friendly Congregation member to the VMFC network.

Thank you, The Reverend Charles Lochner, and Lay Leader Bill Bodine III, for joining our mission—blessings of good health.

We at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Whiting, NJ, are very proud to help veterans and become a veteran-friendly parish 😁🙏 We are very honored to be a parish of this status, and we thank you very much for the designation. God bless 🙏

VA telehealth and tele-counseling are available and a good way to help veterans who are isolated and alone during this crisis. You can click here to learn more about the VA’s Video Connect Help Desk Support.

VA IMH Training

The VA Integrative Mental Health (IMH) Video Training Series aims to support care providers in their efforts to collaboratively address spiritual and psychosocial needs, build communities of care, nurture integrative practices, and sustain systems of wholistic care. The first in a series of three Bridging Videos from our program addresses the need to consider including spiritual care providers as part of the treatment team to provide holistic, patient-centered care. This video explores the rationale for integrating mental health and chaplain services, presents research findings in the domains of religion, spirituality, and health, and highlights cautionary considerations for interpreting and applying these findings. For more information, please click here. God bless America.