The Seamen's Church Institute (SCI) promotes the safety, dignity and improved working environment for the men and women serving in North American and international maritime workplaces. Founded in 1834, the Institute is a voluntary, ecumenical agency affiliated with the Episcopal Church. Take a closer look…
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Underway Reflections from a River Chaplain
Most port chaplains minister to international seafarers on board a docked vessel, but River Chaplain Kempton Baldridge tells us about getting “underway”—actually moving on a vessel—a practice unique to SCI’s rivers and Gulf ministry. Chaplain Baldridge answers some questions he often gets about this unique work life.
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April 15, 2013 ICMA Regional Conference in Odessa At a regional conference earlier this month in Odessa, Ukraine, SCI’s Douglas B. Stevenson advised port chaplains from various Christian maritime... More...
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February 19, 2013 Fostering Seafarers’ Resilience to Pirate Attacks SCI’s Clinical Researcher discusses how seafarers respond to the experience of a pirate attack, examining how resilience may ameliorate long-term... More...
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- Recovering in the Port November 5, 2012 Despite a waterlogged seafarers’ center, the Seamen’s Church Institute continues steadfast in its mission to help seafarers, greeting vessels returning to the East Coast’s largest port after Hurricane Sandy shut it down for a week. More...
- Hurricane’s Impact on Seafarers’ Center in Port Newark October 31, 2012 Important information on SCI's ministry in the Port of New York and New Jersey More...
- New Tool at SCI Aids in Mariner Assessments October 22, 2012 Additional simulator in SCI’s Houston Center for Maritime Education enlarges capacity for specialized assessment and training. More...
- Agencies Work Together for Seafarers’ Welfare in Taiwan October 10, 2012 Director of SCI’s Center for Seafarers’ Rights Douglas B. Stevenson recently traveled to Taiwan, home to one of the world’s top export-driven economies. More...
- Supporters Cruise San Francisco Harbor October 9, 2012 Increasing support for SCI’s ecumenical partnership of maritime ministry in the Bay Area raised nearly $20,000 during an October evening cruise of the port. More...
- Report Sheds Light on Seafarers Affected by Piracy October 3, 2012 SCI publishes first report from its clinical study to help the maritime industry examine the impact of piracy on seafarers. More...
- Piracy Study Report Presented in London September 25, 2012 A report from SCI’s clinical study of the effects of piracy on seafarers includes a summary of major findings from 154 seafarer interviews. More...
