Evanston Police Department 
CHAPLAIN/CLERGY TEAM
Law Enforcement Chaplains offer comfort, prayer, guidance, wisdom, common sense and expertise to members of the Evanston Police Department, their families, and the community at large.
When there is an unexpected death, a victim/survivor of a violent crime, or a domestic dispute our professionally trained chaplains are a resource to our community in their time of need. During times of crisis, the Chaplain/Clergy Team is available 7 days a week 24 hours around the clock to aid our citizens or just to be a ministry of presence.
If you are in need of a Evanston Police Chaplain please call 847-866-5000 and have the on call Chaplain paged.
Our Chaplains do the following:
- Provide assistance to victims of trauma and crisis
- Make death notifications
- Assist at suicide incidents
- Deal with domestic disputes
- Serve as a member of the Crisis Response Team
- Serve as liaison with other clergy in the community
- Counsel police officers and other members of the department
- Counsel the families of police officers
- Visit sick and injured officers and departmental personnel in home and hospital
- Teach police officers in areas such as stress management, ethics, family life, and pre-retirement
- Provide a variety of events during Police Appreciation Month
- Go on ride-a-longs with police officers
- Furnish expert answers for religious questions
- Offer prayers when requested at times of need and at special occasions
- Serve on review boards, award boards, and other committees
The Evanston Police Department Chaplain/Clergy Team has two tiers. The first tier is made up of volunteer clergy members who have expressed interest in working with the police department. They get introduced to the police community by training with experienced chaplains and attending the Citizens Police academy. From this group the Chief of Police appoints several clergy team members as police chaplains. He chooses those individuals whom have shown and are prepared to make stronger commitment to the program.
If you are a member of the clergy here in Evanston and are interested in joining the Evanston Police Department Clergy Team please call Chaplain Dov Hillel Klein at 847-869-8060 or the Evanston Police Department at 847-866-5019
The current members of the Evanston Police Department Chaplain/Clergy Team are:
Rabbi Dov Hillel Klein, Senior Chaplain
Rev. Kate Gusitolise, Chaplain
Father Robert H. Oldershaw, Chaplain
Major/Rev. Alberto Rapley, Chaplain
Rev. Eliezer M. Tendero, Chaplain
Rev. Hardist E. Lane, Clergy
Rev./Dr. Thomas Scott, Clergy
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Chaplain Program