Soccer Chaplains United

UNITED BY A COMMON CODE AND A SHARED VISION TO PROVIDE SPIRITUAL CARE, WISE COUNSEL, AND MEANINGFUL SERVICE FOR SOCCER

ABOUT US

Soccer Chaplains United is a Christian organization dedicated to providing spiritual care, wise counsel, and meaningful service to those in the world of soccer.

Our primary emphasis is on chaplaincy development that considers and cares for the whole person — whether an athlete, coach, staff member, official, alumni, fan, or family member. We train our chaplains to pastorally and spiritually care for the greater soccer community.

Soccer Chaplains United also facilitates meaningful service opportunities between the faith and soccer community. Through our Community Project initiatives we resource different groups with new and used soccer gear to affect change locally and globally.

Soccer Chaplains United is a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization.

CHAPLAINS

BRAD KENNEY

COLORADO RAPIDS

GREG JOINER

NASHVILLE SC

BEN DUDLEY

PORTLAND TIMBERS

TROY READY

PORTLAND TIMBERS

CARLOS "CALI" ALEJANDRO

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES

JASON ROLLINS

COLORADO SPRINGS SWITCHBACKS FC

MIKE RICHARDS

EL PASO LOCOMOTIVE FC

GREGORY AYDT

MEMPHIS 901 FC

TATE MADIZMA

NEW MEXICO UNITED

ROBERT BRIGGS

SACRAMENTO REPUBLIC

BILLY CERVENY

SPORTING JAX

JONATHAN HYDE

CHATTANOOGA FC

KEVIN HASENACK

COLORADO RAPIDS 2

JUBAL MCDANIEL

TACOMA DEFIANCE and WEST COAST CHAPLAIN MANAGER

GERAUD BRUMFIELD

CENTRAL VALLEY FUEGO

RUSSELL BRANHAM

SPOKANE VELOCITY

FELIPE OLAVARRÍA

UNION OMAHA

GAVIN BRAND

BALLARD FC

JOSH BAILEY

WEST VIRGINIA UNITED

College and High School

LUCA SEAZZU

CALVIN UNIVERSITY

KIMBERLY BEACH

VICTORY CHRISTIAN (IN)

BEN PFLEDERER

COLORADO RAPIDS ACADEMY

Other Chaplains/Support Team

CESAR DURAN

SPANISH TRANSLATION

MICHAEL KELL

SO CAL REGION

JORDAN MEDAS

EAST COAST CHAPLAIN MANAGER

CLINT MOORE

NEW MEXICO

RICARDO ORELLANA

SPANISH TRANSLATION

ISIDRO PIÑA

SAN ANTONIO

JORDAN RIVERA

MONTERREY, MX

TIAGO SOUZA

PORTUGUESE TRANSLATION

NEWS

Partner Church Creek Seeks Gear For Ghana

July 25, 2024

One of Soccer Chaplains United’s partner churches, Cherry Creek Presbyterian Church (CCPC), will send a short-term mission team to Ghana, next month. The team will be in country for two weeks and work primarily to support several women at a vocational school working to empower women and support their children. The vocational school is part […]

Geraud Brumfield is “en Fuego”

July 19, 2024

Geraud Brumfield recently has started serving as volunteer chaplain to Central Valley Fuego FC, a team that plays in the United Soccer League 1, otherwise known as USL1. Fuego FC has a bit of a “rise from the ashes” kind of story after the USL Championship side folded in 2019. The team was founded in […]

Gavin Brings His Brand To Ballard

July 16, 2024

Gavin Brand has become Ballard FC’s first volunteer club chaplain. One of the United Soccer League 2’s (USL 2) premier clubs from the Pacific Northwest, Ballard FC has a storied, albeit, short history. Beginning play in 2022, the club won the league championship in 2023 and continues its winning ways with an opening playoff match […]

4th Global Congress On Sport and Christianity Set

July 12, 2024

The fourth iteration of the Global Congress on Sport and Christianity has been announced and will be held at Baylor University’s Truett Seminary, next summer. The dates have been announced for July 31 – August 2. The congress, which gathers every three years, was first held in York, England in 2016. The purpose of the […]

2024 Iglesia Cristiana Bethel Community Project Fulfillment

July 11, 2024

A few weeks ago, Soccer Chaplains United received a request from a small church in El Paso, Texas. Iglesia Cristiana Bethel. The church, a sister church to Iglesia Maranatha in Juárez, MX is led by Pablo Mata, brother to Jorge Mata. The church has a vision to build a community soccer team which will include […]

Halftime: Yellowstone is Wild

July 24, 2024

I shared. last week, a reflection from a recent family vacation to Yellowstone National Park. This week, another reflection from my time there and this time it has to do with the wildness that we encountered there. It might seem a far stretch to speak about wildness and connect it somehow into faith and football, […]

Halftime: Yellowstone is like Heaven

July 17, 2024

A return from family vacation last week to Yellowstone National Park has been reflecting on a couple of things. Perhaps, the greatest takeaway is that I imagine that Yellowstone is something like Heaven — indescribable, unimaginable, and more. Even like certain elements of the Beautiful Game — there is just a limit to how much one can […]

Halftime: Platforms and Politics

July 10, 2024

One of the headlines that is seemingly more and more fused with football is the issue of politics. A few weeks ago, high profile players came out and urged young people in their nation to get out and vote. Around the world, there has been a rise of the “activist super-player” who seemingly has more […]

Halftime: Differences in Freedom

July 3, 2024

Currently, in the U.S., there are two days set aside for recognizing freedom: Juneteenth (June 19) and July 4th. One celebrates a freedom fought for and won from British colonialism, the other celebrates the eventual and final execution of a proclamation of freedom. Today, on the podcast, in the time that a team might have […]

June Soccer with Jordan – Part 2

June 26, 2024

Today on the podcast, it is part 2 of my conversation with Jordan Medas. Jordan serves as a volunteer chaplain with Soccer Chaplains United and as the East Coast Chaplain Manager. Jordan and I continue our reflections about the 2022 Men’s World Cup Devotional and the subsequent (2024) revision, The Light is Coming. Jordan and […]