North Dakota
North Dakota Crisis Chaplains help first responders across the state
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) – The North Dakota Crisis Chaplains are ensuring the state’s first responders are being taken care of.
Its focus is on bringing chaplains and support to law enforcement and first responders in small, rural communities. The organization is already serving in 17 counties, and its goal is to serve in every county in the state.
“We thought everyone had what Bismarck had, and they didn’t. There were just a couple of pockets of active, trained, engaged chaplains serving first responder agencies, primarily in the cities,” said lead chaplain, Bryan Holchhalter. “There were maybe one or two small chaplain-served agencies in the state out of 53 counties, and some of those weren’t trained, some of those weren’t active, they weren’t during ride-alongs, they weren’t engaged with their departments, and there was basically a canyon of need.“
You can donate to the cause at ndcrisischaplains.com.
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