Local Support Committees

A network of Local Chaplaincy Support Committees oversees and administers the work of the stipended hospital chaplains and their voluntary chaplaincy assistants on behalf of the ICHC. The local committees maintain links in their are with the churches, community and hospitals.

These committees are locally appointed bodies that have their own constitution, and  draw their membership from locally appointed representatives of the denominations making up the ICHC partnership, as well as members of other denominations and churches which are members of the local Ministers’ Association. The management of each hospital nominates a representative to serve on the committee.

The primary purpose of the Local Chaplaincy Support Committee is to offer on-the-ground administrative and pastoral support for the chaplain or chaplaincy team.  It administers the personnel policies and procedures laid down by the ICHC Trust Board especially in approving leave, arranging locum cover at the hospital when chaplains are on leave, or training courses etc. It is involved in local fund raising to pay the non - government share of the chaplain's costs. Some committees also act as the paymaster for stipended chaplains.  Each Chaplaincy Committee has a Services Agreement with ICHC.

Hospital Representatives are often drawn form the senior nursing staff or HR staff although in some cases they include doctors or CEO’s. The representative’s role on the committee is to enable optimal cooperation between the churches, chaplains and hospital management to ensure the most effective chaplaincy service for patients and staff.

The appointment of stipended hospital chaplains by ICHC results from input from the Local Chaplaincy Committee, the hospital, ICHC and the appointees denomination.   Christian Volunteer Chaplaincy Assistants and locum chaplains who are in good standing with their denomination are recruited by LSP's for training to assist with the provision of the chaplaincy  service in hospitals.

Hospital Chaplaincy remains a very important service. It is necessary for the ICHC Trust Board and its local chaplaincy support committees, to seek the other  50% ($2.3 million) from the Churches and the wider community each year, if it is to maintain its service at its present level. LSP's oversee the provision of chaplaincy services.

A Guide for Local Support Provider Committees

CONTACTS

Auckland
Chairperson     Dr  David Jamison                09 570 4835

Christchurch
Chairperson    Mrs Heather Walls               03 351 8814

Counties Manukau 
Chairperson    Mr Alex Robinson                09 238 7653

Greymouth
Chairperson    Mrs Thelma Efford               03 768 6414

Hawkes Bay
Chairperson    Dr John Kerr                         021 448 360

Hutt
Coordinator    Rev John McCaul                04 566 6999 ex 8517

Marlborough
Chairperson    Rev Judith Parkes              03 578 9901

Nelson
Chairperson    Rev Barbara Harford           03 548 2601

Otago
Chairperson    Mr Stephen Necklen              03 477 3367

Palmerston North
Chairperson    Mr Ron Gibson                     06 354 7416

Rotorua
Chairperson    Pastor Lex Craig                  07 349 3191

Southland
Chairperson    Mrs Joann Raines                03 216 7575

Tairawhiti
Chairperson     Rev Allan Brown                    06 863 3343

Taranaki
Chairperson    Mr Peter Gaines                  06 759 0281

Taumarunui
Convenor         Ms Tina Baker                     07 896 0020

Taupo
Chairperson    Rev John Howell                   07 378 6812

Tauranga
Chairperson    Miss Betty Owen                  07 576 5627

Te Tai Hauauru
 Contact           Mrs Ruth Clarke                  07 847 7338

Timaru
Chairperson    Rev Joan Clark                    03 689 7172

Waikato
Chairperson    Dr John Moodie                    07 856 2271

Waitemata
Chairperson    Rev Karel Lorier                    09 410 2371

Wanganui
Chairperson    Rev Eric Kearse                   06 343 7735

Whakatane
Chairperson    Rev Robert Bruere               07 308 5809

Whangarei
Chairperson   Rev John Blyth                       09 434 4691