BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 FN:Reverend James Chase TITLE:Pastor URL;TYPE=WORK:https://www.sneucc.org/churchdetail/2095470 GEO:42.1323379;-71.9696831 REV:20221127T010206Z SOURCE: CATEGORIES:United Church of Christ 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ORG:Charlton Federated Church NOTE:Rev. Jim Chase has been pastor of the Federated Church since coming to us in 1987. Prior to becoming our pastor he studied geophysics at Boston College. Following graduation he worked as an exploration geophysicist for Amoco Oil Company in New Orleans. Upon returning to the Northeast he entered a master’s degree program at UMass/Boston, and then attended seminary at Andover Newton Theological School. He is married and has an adult daughter. Rev. Chase leads our worship services each week, as well as being involved in other church programs including conducting our adult education program which comprises bible studies and mini-retreats where we explore our Christian spirituality. He also teaches our 9th and 10th grade students as part of our Confirmation Program. Rev. Chase also directs mission trips for our teenagers and adults. Our teenagers travel to cities such as St. Louis, Chicago, New York, and Philadelphia where they serve at soup kitchens and homeless shelters. The adults have traveled to New Orleans, Joplin, Missouri, Lake City, Florida, and Biloxi, Mississippi to help people rebuild after natural disasters. Rev. Chase’s ministry extends into our local community through his role as fire chaplain for the Charlton Fire Department. In that role he has been deployed to various crises around the country including : New York City during 9/11, the Station Night Club fire in Warwick, Rhode Island, the school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, and Boston for the Marathon bombings in 2013. He was recognized as Charlton’s Citizen of the Year in 2012 for his service. Further afield, during a recent sabbatical, Rev. Chase taught at a seminary in Johannesburg, South Africa, for three months. TEL;TYPE=WORK,VOICE:(508) 248-5550 TEL;TYPE=WORK,FAX: N:Reverend James Chase ADR;TYPE=WORK:;;;;;; END:VCARD