Chapel Services

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Sunday Services:

  • 0900 Catholic Mass @ Main Post Chapel
  • 1100 Unity Fellowship Protestant Service @ Main Post Chapel

Services Throughout the Week:

  • Protestant Women of the Chapel (PWOC): Every Tuesday 0930 @ Main Post Chapel
  • Protestant Adult Bible Study: Every Wednesday 1800-1930 @ Main Post Chapel
  • Catholic RE: CCD/RCIA weekly after MASS 1000 @ Main Post Chapel
  • Catholic Children's Liturgy: Weekly during MASS 0900 @ Main Post Chapel
  • Parents of Little Kids at Polk: Every Thursday 0930 & 4th Thursday 1730@ Main Post Chapel
  • Youth of the Chapel: Every Wednesday 1830-1930 @ MPC (September - May)
  • Unity Fellowship Children's Church: three times a month during service from 1100-1200 @ MPC
  • Little Explorers: First Wednesday of each month from 1800-1930 @ Main Post Chapel

*Religious Education events may be altered due to holidays*

Chapel Events

Click the link below to access chapel events 

https://sites.google.com/view/reinfofp/home

Contact Information

 Fort Polk Religious Support Office

 CH (COL) Michael Jeffries Garrison Chaplain
  337-353-3275
  SFC Robinson Religious Affairs NCOIC
  337-208-2642
  CH (LTC) David Meyer Deputy Garrison Chaplain
  337-353-3314/337-531-4628
  CH (MAJ) Jeremiah Snyder Family Life Chaplain
  337-718-8822
  Chrissa M. Gross Director, Religious Education
  337-531-7056
  CH (CPT) Grant Gaskin
  337-531-6433

FORT POLK CHAPLAIN’S CONTACT INFORMATION

 (337)3/10 BCT Chaplains: BDE 531-8577, 718-7286
  2/2 Infantry 531-5724
  2/4 Infantry 531-7637
  3/89 Cavalry 531-4123
  2/30 Infantry 531-6028
  5/25 Artillery 531-9757
  710 BSB 531-6102
  317 BEB 531-5068
  46th Engineer Battalion Chaplain
  337-424-0972
  519th Military Police Battalion Chaplain
  337-378-5104/910-257-5636
  115th Combat Support Hospital Chaplain
  903-539-1279
  JRTC Operations Group Chaplains
  337-208-3108/337-487-6867
  1-509 IN REG (Geronimo)
  385-477-7256
  Hospital Chaplain (BJACH)
  337-531-3728                                                                                                                                                                             32D Hospital Center                                                                                                                                                                 903-539-1279

On call Duty Chaplain available 24/7
337-208-2868

Mission & Vision

Command Chaplain Intent

We are the best trained Unit Ministry Teams living up to the highest standards of our Chaplain Corps legacy, intentionally being at the right place at the right time with something eternal to offer those in normal life experiences and during their most challenging life circumstances.

Command Chaplain Vision

Ensure Title 10 religious support of all faith groups for the Soldiers, Family members, and authorized Civilians throughout the Fort Polk areas of operations and responsibility. Oversee a collaborative effort among the garrison and mission UMTs to achieve first class and outstanding religious support activities for the Post Community. Coach, mentor, train and partner with all UMTs to ensure each UMT is fully resourced and professionally equipped to meet the various faith based needs to make all personnel Fort Polk Strong.

Command Chaplain Mission:

Ensure the free exercise of all faith groups

Enhancing personal spirituality

Trained and resourced Unit Ministry Teams

Leadership

  CH John Vianney Ijeoma was born in Aba, Nigeria and was ordained   to the    Catholic   priesthood   in 1988.  He   currently leaves in   Fort Johnson, Louisiana after serving for more than Five years in Germany. His hobbies include   traveling, riding bicycle and birdwatching.

CH Ijeoma came to the United States in 1997 as a missionary to the Diocese of Lake Charles, Louisiana due to shortage of priests to help provide coverage with parish ministry.

CH (COL) Ijeoma joined the Army chaplaincy in May of 2004 and attended Chaplain Basic Course in Fort Jackson, South Carolina and his Captain Career Course in 2011.  Subsequent assignments include Fort Lewis, WA (now JBLM), Camp Casey/Hovey, South Korea, Fort Riley, KS, USAG BENELUX, Belgium, Fort Leavenworth KS, Camp Humphreys South Korea, Fort Jackson and USAG-Stuttgart. John has three deployments of 30 months, 12 months to Iraq in 2005 to 2006, 6 months to Afghanistan, July 2006 to January of 2007 and 12 months to Iraq in 2010.

CH Ijeoma’s military education includes Chaplain Basic Officers Course, Chaplain Captain Career Course, Command and General Staff College residence. His civilian education includes bachelor’s in philosophy and master’s in theological studies.

CH Ijeoma’s awards include two Bronze Star, four Meritorious Service Medal, three Army Commendation Medal and two MUC from two deployments.

As a MAJ CH Ijeoma served with CHBOLC Team as an SGL for two years after a one year with C4 Team as an SGL at the United States Army Institute for Religious Leadership, training new chaplains and CPT chaplains consecutively. CH Ijeoma got promoted to the rank of Colonel on 1 Dec 2024 and moved to his current assignment on April 28, 2025. He served in Stuttgart from 27 Dec 2019 to 1 Oct 2022, PCS’ed to Wiesbaden, Germany where he served for nine months with USAEUR-AF as SAG-U chaplain from October 2022 to July 2023 and moved back to Stuttgart, Germany from 1 July 2023 to 28 April 2025.