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Spiritual Care and Chapel
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Spiritual Care and Chapel

Patient & Family Needs

Missouri Baptist Medical Center offers chaplain and spiritual care visits upon request. Chaplains respond to spiritual needs with sensitivity to culture, ethnicity and religious diversity. Belief systems and denominational requests are always honored. Community clergy and religious leaders may be contacted to help with special requests. Our chaplains are here for those who seek spiritual help in times of crisis. They are experienced in helping people talk about, understand and process their feelings. Emotional and spiritual support is available to those who are: 

  • Feeling discouraged
  • Coping with a difficult diagnosis
  • Making end-of-life decisions
  • Coping with a long-term or chronic illness
  • Facing the death of a loved one
  • Seeking prayer support
  • Feeling abandoned by God
  • Facing a surgery
  • Looking for someone to listen to a problem
  • Not understanding the application of spiritual life to health

Other Services

  • Prayer
  • Pastoral visits
  • Sacraments (assistance in contacting priests or clergy)

To request support from the Spiritual Care department, call 314-996-5105.

Chapel

We welcome you and your family to use our chapel for prayer and reflection. Located on the first floor near the west entrance, it is open from 6 a.m.– Midnight daily. To visit the chapel after hours, call Public Safety at 314-996-4770

A weekly Catholic mass is held in the chapel on Saturdays at 3 p.m.

 

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