Basic Membership - First Responders Chaplain Association

Step One – Must be endorsed by a local church, to be submitted with Membership Request Form.

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Step Two – Three letters of recommendation, to be submitted with Membership Request Form.

Step Three – Pastoral letter of recommendation, to be submitted with Membership Request Form.

Step Four – Complete and submit Admission Request Form (available online).

Step Five – Complete and submit Background Check Consent Form (available online).

Step Six – Successfully pass Chaplains Certification 20 hour training class.

Step Seven – Successfully pass Red Cross Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED Blended Learning.

Step Eight – Successfully pass FRCA C.E.T. (Certification Evaluation Test).

Step Nine – Application of Ordination (Applying to the Board of Ordination requires to have had completed steps 1-8).

All eight steps must be completed and fulfilled for FRCA Certification.
FRCA recommendation letters must be attached to the Admission Request Form.
We, as the FRCA, are required to run our own background checks even with the Background Check Consent Form.
All applicants must meet the criteria before approval by the Board of Admissions.
All chaplains must complete training and meet examination requirements before graduation and/or ordination.
Opportunities for miniseries within the F.R.C.A. are available by recommendation from the Board of Directors only (must be endorsed by a mentor).