2024 Law Enforcement Chaplains Conference

The Georgia Sheriffs’ Association Chaplains’ Division was created to promote the availability of chaplains to meet the spiritual and emotional needs of the sheriffs and their staff, families, and members of the community.

Every March the Division offers a conference for chaplains who serve their Sheriff as a law enforcement chaplain. This year’s training will include the ADVANCED and BASIC course. Do not miss out!

Mark your calendar!
March 13-15, 2024
Registration: $300

Join us at:

19-hour BASIC Law Enforcement Chaplaincy Training

Registration – Brown Auditorium Foyer

• Tuesday – March 12, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Training – Jones Auditorium

• Class begins promptly at 7:00 pm, Tuesday, March12
• Training concludes at 10:30 am on Friday, March 15, followed by graduation at 11:00 am.
• Certified deputies will receive P.O.S.T. credit according to the hours attended.

20-hour ADVANCED Law Enforcement Chaplaincy Training

Registration – Brown Auditorium Foyer

• Tuesday, March 12, 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
• Wednesday, March 13, 7:15 am – 7:45 am  

Training – Brown Auditorium

• Class begins promptly at 8:00 am Wednesday, March 13
• Training concludes at 10:30 am on Friday, March 15, followed by graduation at 11:00 am.
• Certified deputies will receive P.O.S.T. credit according to the hours attended.

Epworth by the Sea
100 Arthur J. Moore Drive
St. Simons Island, Georgia 31522
912-638-8688

Lodging & Meals:
The cost of one-night lodging includes three meals.  You must select the motel you wish to stay at on the property, make your reservations, and pay Epworth by credit card or check.  Check-in is at 4:00 pm; check-out is 11:30 am.  Present a tax-exempt form at check-in to eliminate taxes.

• You must pre-register by completing the online registration form below.
• Registration deadline is February 27, 2024.
• The registration confirmation email is sent only to the email address in the Individual Completing this Form field. Therefore, if you are NOT the attendee please forward a copy of the registration confirmation email to the attendee. 
• Registration fees are non-refundable for cancellations made 10 days or less prior to the starting date of the training event.
  • IMPORTANT! – During 2019, the Law Enforcement Chaplains Division Basic training curriculum was revised.
    • The 40-hour Basic Course now includes three parts.  Prior to attending the 19-hour classroom instruction of the LE Chaplain’s Basic Course offered in March during the odd years, the student must complete the following: (1) 5-hours of online training via zoom with GSA’s Training Division, and (2) 16-hours of Peer & Crisis Support for Individuals in Distress. https://crisissupportsolutions.com/peer-training/
• IMPORTANT! Conference attendance must be approved by the sheriff. Click here to download the Attendance Approval Form.

Registration & Lodging

Training & Lodging

Visit this site after February 24, 2023 for final training details. Essential details may include a tentative agenda, training materials, registration/training times, or other important information.

Note: This tab serves as a reminder that we are also currently collecting annual membership dues. Payment of annual membership dues is separate from conference registration.

On December 28, 2023 the below e-mail was sent regarding Chaplains’ Division Membership dues.

In order to maintain your membership in the GSA Chaplains’ Division, it is time to pay annual Chaplains’ Division membership dues.

The 2024 dues letter/invoice with your new credential card will be mailed to your home address that we have on file. If you do not receive it in the next two weeks, please let us know so that we can ensure that we have the correct address on file for you.

• The letter/invoice will contain a membership credential card and a remit slip if you prefer to mail a check.
• If you mail a check, please write “2024 Chaplains Dues” in the memo line of the check.
• If the sheriff’s office pays annual dues on behalf of the chaplain, the chaplain should provide the invoice to the appropriate sheriff’s office for payment.
• Once payment is received at our office, a receipt will be mailed to the chaplain or to the sheriff’s office if paid by the sheriff.
• If you are a new chaplain paying dues for the first time, we need your home address in order to send you your credential card. Please e-mail Missy Sammons your home address to msammons@georgiasheriffs.org

You can submit a check with the remit slip enclosed with the letter or below is a link if you prefer to pay the dues on line with a credit card.

Because of your generous contribution by payment of your annual dues, Senior Chaplain Joey Meeks presented multiple checks on behalf of the GSA Law Enforcement Chaplains’ Division at the 2023 Sheriffs Summer Conference at Lake Lanier. The presentations included a tithe for $3,318.88 to the Georgia Sheriffs’ Youth Homes and $225 to three of the five Youth Homes campuses for back to school supplies.

From July 2022 – July 2023, the Chaplains Division also paid $1250 in line of duty death benefits to the families of fallen officers. The families receive this monetary gift immediately along with a check from the GSA to help with expenses while the family is waiting for life insurance benefits to be received. 

Click here to pay annual membership dues with a credit card.