Soccer Chaplains United
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Chaplain Appreciation: Meet Chaplain Ben Pflederer – Part 2
This week is part 2 of an interview with Volunteer Chaplain Ben Pflederer. During the month of October in honor of Pastoral Appreciation/Chaplain Appreciation Month we will be interviewing and highlighting some of our newest and best and brightest people involved with Soccer Chaplains United. Today, on the podcast, in part 2 with Ben we […]
Amy Miller a First for Spokane Zephyr FC
The Spokane Zephyr FC represents a number of firsts—one of the first members of the new women’s Division 1 professional soccer league. The first professional women’s team in the city of Spokane. And one of the first professional soccer teams to adopt a European style of season scheduling (fall and spring). Amongst the many firsts, […]
Branham Becomes a Volunteer Chaplain at Velocity
This past year of 2024 has seen an exciting explosion of soccer happening in Spokane, WA. A new United Soccer League (USL) organization has brought professional soccer to the city. The Spokane Velocity play in USL-1, a third-division professional team. Additionally, the organization houses a women’s professional team (Spokane Zephyr FC) as part of the […]
Community First Soccer Means Soccer For All
In late June, Sebastian Navarro with Community First Soccer reached out to Tacoma Defiance Chaplain, Jubal McDaniel. Is there any soccer gear that we might be able to give away to the children participating in our youth camps this summer? Earlier this year, Jubal had gone through the process of closing down his own non-profit, […]
Soccer Gear Heading to Africa
This past week, there has been movement with two different projects and soccer gear fulfillments from our Community Project Program. Read below to learn about each project and the gear we were able to supply. Liberia — Pappie Jones and Soccer Ambassadors First, Pappie Jones and Soccer Ambassadors, have patiently been waiting since their request […]
4th Global Congress Issues Call for Presentations and Papers
The 4th Global Congress on Sport and Christianity has recently released information on submitting papers and presentations for consideration for next summer’s conference in Waco, Texas. Baylor University’s Truett Seminary is the location and the Baylor’s Faith and Sport Institute will play host to the fourth global summit which sees academics and practitioners from around […]