We have a dream to see an expression of God’s love and compassion in every community called sport. The community of sport consists of more than 160,000 clubs, engaging around 30 million men, women and children.

As a charity, our MISSION is to positively impact the community of sport. We do this by seeking:

“To initiate, nurture, support and resource high-quality sports chaplaincy within the community of sport” and to “equip, challenge and enable the local church to engage with its community called sport.”

Our VISION is to:

“Provide and support Christian chaplains in every professional and amateur sport in the UK & Ireland”

Sports chaplaincy is now commonplace across many sports, including men’s and women’s sport, all-ability and mixed-ability sport, and disability sport. However, there are still thousands of chaplaincy opportunities waiting to be filled.

We seek to make a positive difference within this community by working in partnership with sports governing bodies, leagues and clubs, as well as with Christian churches, denominations and agencies.

Sports Chaplaincy UK & Ireland is a Christian charity committed to providing consistent, high-quality sports chaplaincy through:

• Training
• A professional sports chaplain appointment process
• Continuing professional development
• A sports chaplains’ support network
• A sports chaplains’ resource library
• Professional accreditation

For all the sports chaplains you will read about on this site, our priority is not winning at all costs; our priority is to serve and care for people.

The vast majority of a sports chaplain’s work is confidential. We are not involved because of the kudos or because we are fans. Neither are we there to impose our beliefs or proselytise. We are there to be an expression of God’s love and compassion to everyone—regardless of race, ethnicity, faith, creed, background or lifestyle—within the sporting community.

We want to see the 30 million men, women and children engaged in the community of sport cared for within a community they love, by someone they trust. Sports chaplains invest their time and energy in providing pastoral, practical and spiritual care for everyone.

SUPPORT OUR MISSION