Chaplain services
VA St. Louis health care chaplains serve people of all faiths and denominations as well as patients and families looking for non-denominational support. They are here to listen and offer spiritual and emotional support as you struggle with tough questions and ethical decisions.
Spiritual and religious services
Our chaplains help patients and family members through outpatient treatment, hospital stays, and extended care. If needed, they will contact your personal clergy or spiritual care provider in the community. Our chaplains are clinical pastoral care specialists who provide religious and non-religious people with services such as:
- Baptisms
- Bereavement (grief and loss) care
- Comfort and counseling
- Communion
- Funerals
Worship services
People of all faiths and traditions are invited to attend:
- JC Worship Services - Catholic Mass Tuesdays at 11:00 AM
- JB Worship Services - Protestant Services Wednesdays at 3:30 PM and Sundays at 10:00 AM
Benefits
Research shows that spiritually active patients experience or report:
- Faster healing
- Greater coping skills
- Reduced pain
- Better quality of life
Contact a chaplain
For more information, please call our Jefferson Barracks chaplain at 314-894-6566.
Interfaith chapels
John Cochran Veterans Hospital
Basement level (near the Education Wing)
Map of John Cochran campus
Chapels are open for meditation, worship, prayer, and quiet contemplation.
St. Louis VA Medical Center-Jefferson Barracks
Map of Jefferson Barracks campus
Chapels are open for meditation, worship, prayer, and quiet contemplation.