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Chaplain services

Chaplain locations

Cheyenne VA Medical Center
2360 East Pershing Boulevard
Cheyenne, WY

Loveland VA Clinic
5200 Hahns Peak Drive
Loveland, CO

Contact a chaplain

You can contact a chaplain 5 different ways:

Call our VA chaplains at 307-778-7377 Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. MT. They will return phone messages during regular business hours.
Ask your nurse or health care provider to schedule a chaplain consult.
Walk into the chaplain office for a visit if the chaplain’s schedule is open. Our chaplain’s office is on the second floor.
Call the emergency room and ask them to page a chaplain if it is after hours.
Dial telehealth through VA Video Connect at 307-778-7550, ext. 3879

Worship services

People of all faiths and traditions are invited to attend every Sunday at 9 a.m. MT in our interfaith chapel on the medical center’s first floor near the community living center.

Memorial services

Held at 3:30 p.m. in the canteen. (We are updating our 2020 schedule.)
If possible, please call ahead so we can expect you.
Large groups should contact VA Cheyenne’s Chaplain Service at 307-778-7377.

Interfaith Chapel

Cheyenne VA Medical Center
First floor near the community living center
Map of Cheyenne campus
Hours: 24/7 for prayer and meditation

Spiritual counseling and religious services

Our chaplains help patients and family members through outpatient treatment, hospital stays, and extended care. If needed, they will contact your personal clergy or spiritual care provider in the community. Our chaplains are clinical pastoral care specialists who provide religious and non-religious people with services such as:

Baptisms
Bereavement (grief and loss) care
Comfort and counseling
Communion
Funerals
Marital support
Weddings

Benefits

Research shows that spiritually active patients experience or report:

Faster healing
Greater coping skills
Reduced pain
Better quality of life

Support groups

Chaplains understand the importance of having the support you need, when you need it. We serve and support our Veterans in many different groups, like:

Combat trauma
Grief
Meditation
Mindfulness
Moral Injury
Significant other
Vietnam Veterans
Warrior to Soul Mate (W2SM)
Women Veterans Spirituality

Telehealth counseling

You can talk to our chaplains through VA Video Connect. The process is simple:

Call VA Video Connect at 307-778-7550, ext. 3879.
You will receive an email with a link that will open the video chat room.
A chaplain will join then lock your private video meeting so no one else can join.

Learn more about VA Cheyenne’s telehealth program

Volunteer with the Chaplain Service

VA Cheyenne health care’s program No Veteran Dies Alone supports Veterans who would otherwise be alone at the end of life. We need mature and caring volunteers to help with:

Clerical support
Family support
Patient support
Program coordination

Learn more about VA Cheyenne’s program

Community Clergy Training Program (CCTP)

The CCTP program teaches community leaders and groups how to support Veterans and their families who feel alone or helpless and face unique challenges. The free program is open to community clergy and anyone interested in helping Veterans, such leaders in government, health care, Veteran organizations, non-profits, caregivers, and businesses. This free program involves 4 modules:

Module 1: Military culture and the wounds of war
Module 2: Pastoral care for Veterans and their families
Module 3: Mental health services and referrals
Module 4: Building community partnerships

Additional training may be included during the lunch hour. For training dates and locations, please call a VA Cheyenne chaplain at 307-778-7377.
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