Since the rebranding of Soccer Chaplains United, the Board of Directors is moving forward with the search to appoint five new members to the board. The appointments come with two members stepping off the board due to family commitments. In addition, three additional positions are being considered to be filled to bring the board to a more robust, ten-member capacity. The current bylaws state: The number of directors of the Organization shall be at least be three (3), but no more than fifteen (15), and shall thereafter be as determined by the majority vote of the then serving directors. As Soccer Chaplains United looks to fill the remaining board positions, there are particular needs and values that are being sought

Soccer Chaplains United is proud to announce a new partnership with WaterStone, a 501(c)3 Christian foundation. WaterStone comes alongside givers and donors and provides trusted counsel and innovative giving strategies designed to multiply giving impact, minimize taxes and heighten giver's joy of generosity. Soccer Chaplains United’s mission today and in the future can only be fulfilled through the generosity of supporters to the organization.  WaterStone offers specialized tools and strategies to unlock full giving potential. Some reasons for the development of this partnership: Soccer Chaplains United recognizes that many choose to maximize the tax benefits of giving with year end gifts. Tax reform is front of mind for many.  Soccer Chaplains United is partnering with Waterstone in assisting donors with customized

This past weekend, I met with the Board of Directors for Soccer Chaplains United for our quarterly meeting. We accomplished a lot within our time together. Amongst some of the highlights were reviewing the bylaws that were initially formed as CrossTraining, accepting a couple of board resignations, and reviewing the work over the 3rd quarter. The difficult piece was financially. Soccer Chaplains United is currently at 50% of our budget raised and we've only 6-weeks left to go in our fiscal year. With the rebranding from CrossTraining going on this year, we've struggled with fundraising. We couldn't build and promote CrossTraining knowing that our new doing business as name was going to be Soccer Chaplains United and we couldn't promote

Announcing our latest App Update! Soccer Chaplains United App now features devotional material in English and Spanish! We've just added a devotionals to the Media section of our app. Roger Lipe, chaplain for the American football collegiate Southern Illinois Salukis, has graciously given Soccer Chaplains United permission to link to his online devotional materials. His daily devotionals feature short scriptural reflections written for the sports person in mind and are excerpts of his book Heart of a Champion. The book is available in English and in Spanish. Soccer Chaplains United will continue to add and develop original content and are grateful for the partnership and support of others to help serve the community and sport of soccer. You can download

The past month of October has flown by for Soccer Chaplains United. An early October trip to Nashville, TN to scout out a team chaplain kicked off the start of Soccer Chaplains United's work in further developing chaplaincy in soccer. Nashville, TN Nashville SC begins play in the United Soccer League (USL) in 2018. With Head Coach Gary Smith currently working to form the team that will begin play in the U.S. second division of soccer, the opportunity exists to help the club place a chaplain from the beginning. Nashville, a city rising in prominence, has also risen in the eyes of Major League Soccer (MLS) and may soon discover if its bid to join the top flight has been accepted. I