The National Black Chaplains Associationr was established in 1988 to help strengthen cultural diversity within Veterans Affairs. Michael L. McCoy is president.

The National Association of Veterans Affairs Chaplains is the professional association for veterans affairs chaplains. Chaplain Stephen Brandow, a Catholic priest, of the VA Medical Center in Alexandria, La., is president.

The Maryland National Guard works with a network of churches to support guard members and their families during and after active service.

The International Conference of Evangelical Chaplain Endorsers in Greenville, S.C., endorses chaplains from evangelical religious groups.

The Archdiocese for the Military Services USA, which has its headquarters in Washington, D.C., includes 1.4 million Catholic military personnel and families. Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio heads the archdiocese.

The American Muslim Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs Council serves Muslim military personnel and veterans. Executive director is Qaseem Ali Uqdah. Contact through the website.

The Jewish Reconstructionist Movement, previously the Jewish Reconstructionalist Federation, contains hundreds of resources based on the values, beliefs and history of Reconstructionist Judaism. It is operated by the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Council. Email through the Reconstructionist Judaism website.

The Union of Orthodox Rabbis of the United States and Canada, or the Agudath Harabonim, is an association of Haredi rabbis. It was once a part of the Orthodox Union but split away in 1901. The association does not have a website.

Chabad-Lubavitch is one of the largest Hasidic groups within the Orthodox branch of Judaism. It is based in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, and its followers are students of a line of seven rabbis, the last of which was Rebbe Menachem Schneerson, who died in 1994. Outside of New York and Israel, Chabad […]