I am the full time chaplain for Central Pierce Fire and Rescue. Our Department serves 135,000 citizens in the 70 square miles of the district, so I respond to a large volume of calls each month.

What a privilege to be able to assist people when they are going through the greatest crisis of their lives.

Chaplaincy is my passion. When I am able to come alongside a member of this or other Department or a citizen, and help them work their way through the difficult situation, there is a great feeling of accomplishment. I know that I am doing exactly what God would have me to do.

As a full time chaplain, I am completely reliant on the support I receive from Central Pierce Department personnel, friends and other citizens. I am always open for opportunities to share my ministry with civic and church groups or individuals.

Thank you for enabling to me serve.

Chaplain Benthien may be reached by phoning:
work: 253-538-6473
cell: 253-381-0972
pager: 253-428-1022

Since I committed my life to the Lord over thirty years ago I have served in some kind of ministry. I love helping people and serving those who serve, the men and women of the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department.

In all honesty, I am an adrenalin junkie and enjoy being where the action is. I believe that God has equipped and called me through my background as a combat vet, volunteer firefighter and coming from a long family line of emergency responders.

God has me exactly where He wants me and I am delighted to serve Him.

I may be reached:
Office 253-798-3882
Cell 253-377-3640
E-mail rbulman@co.pierce.wa.us

Chaplain Wilby Casey began his service as a volunteer with the Tacoma Fire Department in January of 1981. Soon after, in 1986, he became a full time chaplain with T-PCC.

Chaplain Casey serves the firefighters of the Tacoma Fire Department in times of need and also responds with the Department in times of death and other crises.

Chaplain Casey is an integral and important part of the service provided by the Tacoma Fire Department. His mission is “to be visible and available to those in need.”

As the chaplaincy receives no public funding, it is funded entirely by donations. In spite of that, the T-PCC works diligently to keep chaplains available around the clock for families in their time of need.

Chaplain Casey can be reached by phone at:
(253) 564-7848

Prior to coming to the Tacoma Police Department in late 2005, Chaplain Russ Guppy served multiple police departments for 19 years in suburban Portland, Oregon. He also is a chaplain for the Seattle-Tacoma office of the FBI, and is a retired Army Reserve chaplain.

Russ was called to emergency service chaplaincy because of the high stress on cops and their families, the importance of their role in society, and because they are often detached from regular pastoral support.

All T-PCC chaplains feel privileged to assist local citizens with godly compassion at the worst moments of their lives, frequently around sudden death.

Russ and his wife, Margie, especially enjoy spending time with their five grown children who live in the greater Seattle area.

Thank you for your interest in supporting the Tacoma-Pierce County Chaplaincy.

Chaplain Russ can be reached:
cell phone: 253-405-3437
e-mail: Russ.Guppy@cityoftacoma.org

Art Sphar is a graduate of the University of Washington, has a Master of Divinity Degree from Emmanuel School of Religion and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Fuller Theological Seminary.

Art has been a volunteer chaplain for 26 years and currently serves as chaplain for the Sumner and Bonney Lake Police Departments, and the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department. He is the Suburban Chaplain Coordinator for T-PCC and Director of the Police and Fire Chaplain’s Training Academy.

He is a Senior Certified Chaplain with the International Conference of Police Chaplains and serves as their State Representative. He is also certified as a Trainer for the Pierce County Department of Emergency Management and serves on their Training and Exercise Committee.

Art may be contacted:
Office: 253-863-3945
Cell phone: 253-208-5188
Pager: 253-597-4623
E-mail: chaplainart@comcast.net

Gifts to support Art’s chaplaincy may be sent
directly to T-PCC. (Please indicate that the gift is
to support his ministry.)

“Prompt, compassionate, experienced ...[Chaplain Casey] helped my family through an unbelievably tough time. We will never forget him, or the comfort he gave us.”

- A victim

Tacoma-Pierce County Chaplaincy

Mail:
6312 19th St. W. Suite “A”
Tacoma, WA 98466

(253) 564-7848

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