Annual Reports
Our Numbers
In 2023, we had two part-time paid pastors and 9 volunteer pastors. We serve approximately 70 care communities each month in the San Francisco Bay Area. Our numbers are still fluctuating, because some communities close their doors to services when they COVID flares up in their environment.
Milestones
- 1987 founded as San Mateo Convalescent Ministry by chaplains Rev Harry and Winnie Washburn
- 1995 Rev. Merv Chaplin became Executive Director and Chaplain
- 2000 31 care homes served, 8462 people attended services, 108 friendly visitors, 13,000 hours of contact with residents
- 2002 name was changed to SpiritCare Ministry to Seniors
- 2002 a single page website, spiritcareministry.org, is built
- 2002 Grant Schoenhard takes over from Walter Ramseur as board president
- 2005 Rev Dr Tom Nibbe takes over from Rev Merv Chaplin
- 2009 a multi-page website, spiritcareministry.org, is built
- 2016 the website is redesigned
- 2018 Angela Hey takes over from Grant Schoenhard as board president
- 2020 Rev Tom Nibbe is the first SpiritCare pastor to meet online with a care community
- 2022 Rev Sue Ann Yarbrough retires but continues as a volunteer pastor for a year
- 2023 Rev Jeremiah Montejo takes over from Rev Sue Ann Yarbrough
