Chaplain services
VA Iowa City 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
- Weddings
Worship services
People of all faiths and traditions are invited to attend:
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Protestant Worship Service is on Sundays 9 am to 9:30 am.
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Roman Catholic Mass is on Sundays, 12pm to 12:45 pm (A Catholic Priest is available for confession and sacraments upon request).
Our Motto is: Loving God by Loving all!
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 chaplain at 319-338-0581, ext. 636274.
Interfaith Chapel
Iowa City VA Medical Center
Map of Iowa City campus
Hours: 24/7