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Pray for Our Nation > The Senate Chaplain

Pray for Our Nation: The Senate Chaplain

History of the Senate Chaplain

Throughout the years, the United States Senate has honored the historic separation of Church and State, but not the separation of God and State. The first Senate, meeting in New York City on April 25, 1789, elected the Right Reverend Samuel Provost, the Episcopal Bishop of New York, as its first Chaplain. During the past two hundred and seven years, all sessions of the Senate have been opened with prayer, strongly affirming the Senate's faith in God as Sovereign Lord of our Nation. The role of the Chaplain as spiritual advisor and counselor has expanded over the years from a part-time position to a full-time job as one of the Officers of the Senate.

Duties of the Senate Chaplain

In addition to opening the Senate each day in prayer, Dr. Ogilvie=s duties as full-time Chaplain include providing spiritual care and counseling for the Senators, their families, and their staffs (a combined constituency of more than six thousand people) and leading special Bible study groups, discussion sessions, and prayer meetings. His days are often filled with sessions with Senators discussing the spiritual and moral issues of our time as well as personal counseling. He is also available to assist Senate staffs with research on theological and biblical questions as well as personal needs.

Chaplain Ogilvie teaches several Bible study groups each week. He leads the Senators' Bible Study every Thursday at noon and the Senate Spouse Study, which meets regularly on Tuesdays at 1:15 p.m. His Senate Staff Lunch and Bible Study Groups meet at 12:00 noon on Wednesdays and Fridays. The Senate Couples' Bible Study Group meets periodically throughout the year.

In order to keep informed about the needs of people in the Senate family, Dr. Ogilvie has recently developed a program with a volunteer liaison in each office to assist him. A member of his staff directs this program.

The Chaplain's Office

The Office of the Senate Chaplain is located in the Capitol, room S-332. The office phone number is 202-224-2510; fax number is 202-224-9686. Dr. Ogilvie is on call day or night to Senators and their staffs.