The Department of Pastoral Care at The Johns Hopkins Hospital continues to carry on a tradition of spiritual care that began with the Visiting Clergy Service. The first full-time paid director was the Rev. Harry Price (1956-1963), a Methodist minister. The Rev. Clyde Shallenberger (1963-1993), a Church of the Brethren minister, succeeded Rev. Price, providing leadership in the creation of the Hospital’s Ethics Committee and Consultation Service. The Rev. Stephen Mann, a Presbyterian Minister, served as director of pastoral care from 1996-2004. In 2002, Rev. Dr. Paula Jeanne Teague was appointed as the first full time Manager of Clinical Pastoral Education. Rev. Dr. Uwe Scharf has been serving as the Director of Pastoral Care since January, 2006. He is an ordained minister of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and an ACPE, Inc. certified CPE Supervisor. An interfaith chapel for private prayer and meditation open 24 hours a day is located on the first floor of the Hospital in a corner of the Children’s Center lobby. Another interfaith chapel, also always open, is located off the main lobby in the new Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Building, which houses the Johns Hopkins Comprehensive Cancer Center, as well as a medical and surgical pavilion.
*CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT* WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE HUMAN: A PUBLIC DISCOURSE ON GENETICS, ETHICS AND SPIRITUALITY May 15-17, 2006 The 56th Johns Hopkins Institute for Spirtuality and Medicine will provide the attendee with information about a variety of perspectives on decision making, public policy and implications for the individual concerning genetics. We will look at the implications of genetic science and genetic testing on ethics and spirituality. We hope to create an environment where dialogue can occur concerning theology, genetic science, public policy and ethical practice.
To speak with a chaplain at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, arrange a visit or request a cleric of a particular faith, please call 410-955-5842 during the day. Evenings and weekends, patients at the Hospital may ask their nurse to contact a chaplain. A patient’s own cleric is always welcome at the Hospital. Catholic Mass: Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 7:30 a.m. in the chapel, on the first floor of the Hospital in a corner of the Children’s Center’s lobby; Saturdays at 4 p.m. in the Marburg Conference Room; and Sundays at noon in the Marburg Conference Room, opposite the cafeteria entrance on the first floor of the Hospital. Protestant Worship: Sundays at 10 a.m. in the Marburg Conference Room, opposite the cafeteria entrance on the first floor of the Hospital. Jewish Minyan: Weekdays at 2 p.m. in Blalock 175. Muslim Prayer: Fridays at noon in the Meyer 2 Gymnasium. For more information, please contact: Department of Pastoral Care at Johns Hopkins
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
600 North Wolfe Street, Blalock 173
Baltimore, Maryland 21287-4170 USA
410-955-5842 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays, EST)
410-955-4331 (Evenings, weekends and holidays)
Accredited by The Association for Clinical Pastoral Education
1549 Clairmont Road, Suite 103
Decatur, GA 30033
Phone: 404-320-1472
The hallmarks of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) at Johns Hopkins include the integration of theology and the behavioral sciences, the ability to correctly assess and provide appropriate spiritual care in an interfaith and pluralistic context and personal reflection on one’s gifts and opportunities for improvement in ministry. CPE Students at Johns Hopkins are provided an opportunity to visit patients, family and staff in a specific medical area under the supervision of a certified CPE Supervisor. There are also structured educational sessions including didactics, speakers from Hopkins, presentations of ministry cases or verbatims and open agenda seminars for group learning. Individual Supervisory sessions are also offered. There are three levels of CPE; Level One part time and full time summer programs, CPE Residency including a Second Year Residency in Family Advocacy with the Organ Procurement Program and non-stipended Supervisory Education. Johns Hopkins CPE is also able to offer many opportunities for learning through the School of Medicine, School of Nursing and the School of Public Health. There are four faculty members on the CPE staff: Rev. Paula Teague is a Society of Friends (Quaker) minister and has been a certified CPE supervisor for over 15 years. The Department Director, Rev. Uwe Scharf, Ph.D. is an ACPE, Inc. CPE Supervisor. Rev. Marla Coulter-McDonald is an African Methodist Episcopal minister, Sr. Staff Chaplain at Hopkins and a Supervisory Candidate with ACPE, Inc. Rev. Tammy Wooliver is an Episcopal Priest and currently engaged in supervisory education while also serving as Episcopal chaplain at Hopkins. Our goal in the CPE program is to help all persons interested in spiritual/pastoral care to become more effective ministers to the sick or injured, as well as their families, with a solid and flexible faith, a thorough understanding of interpersonal relationships and a deep sense of oneself. For information about clinical pastoral education at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, please contact: The Rev. Dr. Teague
BCC and ACPE, Inc. CPE Supervisor
Halstead 140
Baltimore, MD 21205
410-614-4154
pteague1@jhmi.edu The Clinical Pastoral Education program at The Johns Hopkins Hospital is currently a satellite of the Mental Health Services of Washington, D.C. accredited with The Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc. in Decatur, Georgia.  | The "Christus Consolator" or "The Divine Healer" statue, shown above, is located in the lobby of the domed Billings Administration Building at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. |
The "Christus Consolator" or "The Divine Healer" statue, shown above, is located in the lobby of the domed Billings Administration Building at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. A gift to the Hospital by one of its trustees, William Wallace Spence, the statue is a replica of a work from 1820 by the Danish sculptor Bertel Thorwaldsen. The original statue stands on the high altar of the Cathedral in Copenhagen. There, on either side of the statue, along the walls, stand the 12 Apostles. The angel Gabriel, holding the baptismal font, completes the group of figures. Why the nonsectarian hospital founded by a Quaker acquired the religious symbol is open to speculation, but the day it opened in 1889, Daniel Coit Gilman, the first Hospital and University president, publicly voiced a wish that a copy of Thorwaldsen’s work be donated and placed in the Hospital’s rotunda. It is believed the gift was sought to offset criticism from the more conservative element in late 19th century Baltimore that the Hospital had no religious affiliation. Between 1894 and 1896, the replica of the Christus Consolator was sculpted for the Hospital. Theobald Stein, director of the Royal Academy of Arts in Copenhagen, was commissioned to do the job. The statue, cut from a single block of Carrara marble, was unveiled at the Hospital on October 14, 1896. Over the years, the statue has served as a focal point in various Hospital traditions and commemorative events, from farewell ceremonies for the Hopkins Hospital Units in World War II to an annual Christmas caroling service. At the base of the statue an inscription reads: "Come unto ME
All Ye That Are Weary And Heavy Laden
And I Will Give You
REST" For some, the statue of Christus Consolator is a sign of spiritual comfort and hope. For others, it is a symbol of compassion and caring. [Return to Top] Other Related Web Sites - Association of Professional Chaplains
- The Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc.
- National Institute For Healthcare Research
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