Several ministers in our community serve as Community Chaplains. The Chaplains are on call by our Chief of Police, as well as our Mayor to respond to any incident in the community which has caused serious harm or the loss of life. 

This can include a fire, auto accident or shooting incident. The Chaplains are committed to praying at the site where a life has been lost within a few days after the incident. During those prayer vigils, they talk with the neighbors and offer pastoral care to the community. 

After the murder of George Floyd, several of us responded to the call of our brothers and sisters in the Hill District to march on downtown for racial justice and equity. We also formed our own prayer motorcade in June of 2020 to pray down the double pandemic of Covid 19 and racism.

Knowing how stressful policing was during the pandemic, we offered an outdoor picnic for Wilkinsburg officers so that we could get reacquainted with them. Those critical relationships are crucial to our mission of peacemaking in our community.

Our Community Chaplains are on call to members of the community who need counseling and prayer support.  Call 412-906-1179 OR 412- 295-8287.

Now that the borough building has reopened, the Chaplains will return to providing Bible Study and prayer to our police department, securing credentials for new clergy and training programs. Look for us at community events in our new yellow vests!