Mission: The mission of the Air Force Chaplain Corps is “to inspire the spirit of the warfighter through religious accommodation, spiritual fitness, and leadership advisement.”
Core Capabilities: Religious Accommodation | Spiritual Fitness | Leadership Advisement
Vision: Every Warfighter…Spiritually Fit and Ready!
Our Motto: HC Ready
Administrative Offices
Located at 5875 Summersill Ave: Duty hours are Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Phone: 606-5773
All services are held at the Base Chapel. The chapel is located across the street from the AAFES Gas Station. If you need to contact a Chaplain after hours, you can do so by calling Command Post 805-606-9961.
- Catholic Mass
- Monday- Thursday 1130-1200
- Sunday - 0900
- The Protestant Service 1100
Catholic Community
- Confession by appointment only Mon-Fri and on Sundays.
- RCIA/Children’s Religious Education: Mondays 1730-1845 Building 16140
- Women’s Group: Wednesdays 1900-2030 in Spiritual Care Center, Room 3
Protestant Community
- Sunday Worship Service:1100 at the Chapel
- Men’s Bible Study: Thursdays @ 1130 – Bowling Alley Surf’s Lane
- Women’s Group: Tuesdays @ 1830 in Spiritual Care Center
- AWANA (Kids preK-12): Wednesdays 1800 -1915
- Marriage Group – last Thursday of the month at 1830 in the Annex
- Youth Group – Sundays from 1700-1900 in the Chapel Annex
Jewish Community
- Hebrew School: Thursdays at 1830 at Spiritual Care center
- Torah Talks: Sundays at 1900 at Spiritual Care center
Other Faith Groups
Contact the Chapel for more details.
Location:
- Chapel 1, Building 16200 is located at 587 Summersill Road.
- R.E. Complex, Bldg 16140, behind the Spiritual Care Center.
- Spiritual Care Center, Bldg 16114, across the street from Chapel 1.
Privileged Communications with Chaplains
The privilege of having absolute and total confidentiality in communications with United States Air Force chaplains is an essential component of the chaplain's ministry. Although the absolute policy against any Air Force-compelled disclosure has been in place for several years (see AFM 52-103, Atch 10), some have questioned whether chaplains may exercise their own personal or professional discretion in disclosing information received in the course of practicing their ministry. The purpose of this memorandum is to clarify the nature and scope of the privilege of confidentiality. The privilege of absolute confidentiality in communications with chaplains belongs to the client, not to the chaplain. There are no circumstances where a chaplain can disclose information revealed in the practice of his or her ministry without the client's informed permission. Similarly, Air Force authorities will never require a chaplain to disclose privileged information for any reason whatsoever. There should be no misunderstanding: it is the policy of the United States Air Force Chaplain Service that under no circumstances (except with the client's consent) will a chaplain ever compromise the privilege by disclosing information revealed in a confidential setting. Actions inconsistent with this policy may constitute a failure to meet Air and Space Force standards, with resulting adverse consequences.
Current as of January 28, 2025