Chaplain
Hospital chaplains serve in an interfaith capacity, welcoming requests from people regardless of religious tradition. They provide pastoral care and counseling for the religious, spiritual, and emotional needs of patients and their families in the face of a new diagnosis, or dealing with death, grief, and loss. Other roles include exploring bio-ethical issues and providing sacraments, prayer, and scripture.
Rev. Marriott Churchill, an ordained United Church of Christ minister, is Franklin Memorial Hospital’s Director of Chaplaincy Services. She serves as hospital chaplain 24 hours per week, and when not on duty, seven clergy members who make-up the Board of Chaplains are on-call. These chaplains serve patients’ emotional and spiritual needs, 24 hours-a-day, seven days-a-week.
The Tree of Life Chapel and Quiet Room, which is located on the hospital’s first floor, offers a quiet space for patients, staff, and visitors to be alone with thoughts and prayers, sit with family members and friends, or enjoy a time of peace and quiet.
For more information contact Rev. Marriott Churchill at 779-2509.
