As part of Lutheran Church–Canada’s service in congregations and reaching out to others, LCC serves our nation by mandating Ordained Pastors to serve as chaplains for His Majesty’s Canadian Armed Forces. Whether at home in Garrisons, Dockyards, Wings and chapels or overseas in the field or in warships, the blessings of the Gospel are carried forth by our faithful Padres to men and women in uniform, and their families.

Chaplains of the Canadian Armed Forces serve both God and nation by bringing their unique gifts with which they are endowed by God, to the military personnel of our nation in the broad, challenging, diverse, and ever-changing environment of the Regular and Reserve forces of Army, Navy and Air Force. 

Lutheran Church–Canada is grateful to God for providing faithful chaplains to serve the men and women of our Canadian Armed Forces.

Apply to the Royal Canadian Chaplain Services (RCChS)

War is hell, and no one can speak to it more articulately than a military chaplain who sees life and death through the lens of God’s love and eternal protection in Jesus Christ.

Peacetime, too, can be a lesser hell for men and women serving in faraway lands or on distant seas, in dangerous skies, or even in another part of this country. Wherever he or she serves, a soldier is still a long way from home, from family, and often from a Christian congregation. Lutheran Church–Canada has a proud heritage of providing Christian witness and nurture to those who serve their country in war and peace.

Information for LCC Clergy applying to the RCChS