Chaplain Brian Stewart

Director of Project 1816 

Pastor Brian Stewart and his church in Monroe County have long been supporters of PSP. About 8 years ago, Pastor Stewart felt led to minister to his community’s public servants on a local level, similar to what we do at the Statehouse. When he found out that his local government meets on Wednesday nights, right when his church has midweek service, he realized he wouldn’t be able to attend. He looked for other ways to connect, began meeting with the township government officials, and soon discovered a need for chaplaincy at the local volunteer fire department which he was happy to fill. Since that time, Pastor Stewart has been asked to be the official chaplain for all of the Monroe County fire departments. His ministry now includes a regular route, meeting with firefighters in their various areas, and he is even called out to emergency situations when the need arises. He has become an integral part of the fire department community and a real blessing to the county fire departments. God has opened up many additional ministry doors in his community as a result of his efforts.

This is the vision that we have for reaching the tens of thousands of local government elected and appointed leaders, police, fire, and emergency personnel across the state of Indiana. We would like to see God lay it on the heart of local pastors throughout the state (and every state!) to expand their ministries to include ministering to their local public servants. Our goal is to see at least one church in all 92 counties across the state of Indiana ministering in some way to these local public servants. We currently have about 12 counties being served, and we're glad to have Pastor Brian Stewart now leading this effort to help further establish this vital chaplaincy program. If you are interested in starting a ministry to your local public servants, please feel free to reach out to Pastor Stewart for more information.