Our Mission
Mission
SCI upholds our enduring legacy of serving and protecting the personal and professional lives of mariners and seafarers with unwavering compassion and dedication. We are committed to partnering with the maritime industry to ensure dignity within the workplace, and the safety of vessel operations and maritime environments. Through our efforts, we strive to foster a safer, more respectful, and sustainable maritime community, both internationally and domestically.
Values
In 2024, as part of our latest strategic plan, SCI identified the core values that guide our mission and shape our work on behalf of mariners and seafarers.
Compassion
Above all, SCI profoundly cares for mariners and seafarers: recognizing their needs, the challenge of their work, and the vital contributions they make to world commerce.
Dependebility
SCI is resolute in our mission. We will always stand with mariners and seafarers in support of the human element within the maritime community.
Integrity
SCI and its programs are dedicated to operating with transparency, professionalism, and a deep sense of purpose.
Vision
- SCI will leverage the interdisciplinary strengths of our institution by emphasizing teamwork among our employees so we can positively impact mariners’ quality of life.
- SCI will take an integrative approach connecting our work in maritime ministry to other fields, like law, education, public health, and public policy.
- SCI will continue to provide thought leadership, domestically and globally, on the maritime workplace and mariner quality of life.
The Seamen’s Church Institute is a qualified 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. SCI’s EIN number is 13-5562356.