Published on
June 27, 2011

These congregational resources are provided as many voices are calling for the church to be a significant partner in the complex readjustment process of returning home for military veterans.

As many military veterans return from warfare with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), many voices are calling for the church to be a significant partner in the complex readjustment process. These websites are provided to enable the church and families to be more alert to the needs of veterans and to understand how to help.

Sampling of media coverage

Sampling of denomination-based resources

  • : Resources for Ministry to Soldiers and their Families, Christian Reformed Church 
    (CRC)
  • , Minneapolis Area Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
  • “” (or “H.O.S.T.”), the Office of the Bishop Suffragan for Chaplaincies of the Episcopal Church to lead our church’s response to the growing number of persons impacted when a loved one is deployed in harm’s way and when he or she returns.

  • An Order for Blessing Service members deploying for war
    An Order for Welcoming Service members returning from war
     
  • “,” Evangelical Covenant Church
  • The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod
    ‘’ looks to support those back from war

Learn More about PTSD

  • from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
  •   by Dalene Fuller Rogers (Routledge, 2002)
  • (Available from the Department of the Army, Office of the Chief of Chaplains, 2700 Army Pentagon, Washington DC 20310-2700).
  • “Information Paper for Normalization of Experiences. (Available from the Department of the Army, Office of the Chief of Chaplains, 2700 Army Pentagon, Washington DC 20310-2700).
  • "" from The Boston Globe, April 18, 2008
  • Locations for Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities can be found at .
  • is a website that has a 24/7 veterans hotline: 1-800-342-9647.