The Seamen's Church Institute (SCI) promotes the safety, dignity and improved working environment for the men and women serving in North American and international maritime workplaces. Founded in 1834, the Institute is a voluntary, ecumenical agency affiliated with the Episcopal Church. Take a closer look…
River Mariners
What’s fashionable on the high seas this winter? Some mariners will sport a new hat designed by Kristine Byrnes of Allentown, NJ, winner of a contest
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Underway Reflections from a River Chaplain April 19, 2013 Most port chaplains minister to international seafarers on board a docked vessel, but River Chaplain Kempton Baldridge tells us about getting “underway”—actually moving on a vessel—a practice unique More...
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SCI’s Most Clicked January 28, 2013 Explore the Institute’s most viewed website news articles from 2012, stories connecting mariners and those who support them. More...
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Gearing Up for the Future
May 6, 2010
SCI signs the contract for the first phase of SCI’s Houston simulator upgrades with Kongsberg Maritime.
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SCI Ministries Work Together in Houston
April 26, 2010
by the Rev. David M. Rider, President & Executive Director
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SCI Appoints New Ohio River Chaplain
April 12, 2010
The Rev. Kempton D. Baldridge begins work in June as SCI’s newest Ministry on the River chaplain, serving inland river mariners working on the waterways of northern and central United States.
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America’s First River Chaplain
March 22, 2010
The Rev. James R. Wilkinson retires at the end of April from the Seamen’s Church Institute’s ministry of pastoral care for US inland river mariners.
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Training a Future Generation of Mariners
January 25, 2010
SCI's Director of Inland Training, Buddy Compton, gives Fifth-Grader Austin Brindley a chance to steer a virtual towboat using the Institute's new simulators in Paducah, KY.
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Thanks from Mariners to Volunteers
January 22, 2010
by Jeanette DeVita, Program Director, Christmas at Sea
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Ann Mills Concludes Her SCI Ministry
January 21, 2010
Ann Mills, Chaplain for SCI’s Ministry on the River, wraps up her work at the Institute after serving inland river mariners for several years.
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