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The BLAZE Chapel: Coming to a unit near you

Chaplain (Maj.) Bradley Kimble, 14th Flying Training Wing deputy chaplain, holds a rosary in the BLAZE Chapel March 25, 2019, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Although the chapel mainly offers Catholic and Protestant services, the chapel team will assist any Airmen with finding the right worship service that suits them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Beaux Hebert)

Chaplain (Maj.) Bradley Kimble, 14th Flying Training Wing deputy chaplain, holds a rosary in the BLAZE Chapel March 25, 2019, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Although the chapel mainly offers Catholic and Protestant services, the chapel team will assist any Airmen with finding the right worship service that suits them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Beaux Hebert)

Tech. Sgt. Aubery Daniels, 14th Flying Training Wing Chapel NCO in charge of readiness and resources, and Chaplain (Maj.) Bradley Kimble, 14th FTW deputy chaplain, talk with Lorena Brady, 14th Comptroller Squadron unit program coordinator, March 25, 2019, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The chapel team makes sure to talk and get to know Airmen from every shop on base through programs, events and walk-throughs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Beaux Hebert)

Tech. Sgt. Aubery Daniels, 14th Flying Training Wing Chapel NCO in charge of readiness and resources, and Chaplain (Maj.) Bradley Kimble, 14th FTW deputy chaplain, talk with Lorena Brady, 14th Comptroller Squadron unit program coordinator, March 25, 2019, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The chapel team makes sure to talk and get to know Airmen from every shop on base through programs, events and walk-throughs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Beaux Hebert)

Retired Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Cecil Richardson, former Air Force Chief of Chaplains, preaches during a National Prayer Breakfast March 20, 2019, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The BLAZE Chapel’s new program, Chapel-on-Demand, brings their team and resources to the Airmen so they don’t have to worry about missing work. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Beaux Hebert)

Retired Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Cecil Richardson, former Air Force Chief of Chaplains, preaches during a National Prayer Breakfast March 20, 2019, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The BLAZE Chapel’s new program, Chapel-on-Demand, brings their team and resources to the Airmen so they don’t have to worry about missing work. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Beaux Hebert)

Chaplain (Maj.) Bradley Kimble, 14th Flying Training Wing deputy chaplain, speaks with Airman 1st Class Logan Snodgrass, 14th Contracting Squadron journeyman, March 25, 2019, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The chapel team routinely visits shops around base and talks with Airmen about their work and personal lives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Beaux Hebert)

Chaplain (Maj.) Bradley Kimble, 14th Flying Training Wing deputy chaplain, speaks with Airman 1st Class Logan Snodgrass, 14th Contracting Squadron journeyman, March 25, 2019, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The chapel team routinely visits shops around base and talks with Airmen about their work and personal lives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Beaux Hebert)

COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. --

The 14th Flying Training Wing Chapel team is switching up their routines in order to connect the chapel with Team BLAZE.

The chapel’s new mission is to bring the chapel to the Airmen, and the Airmen to life.

Rather than hosting every event at the chapel, the Chapel-on-Demand initiative is meant to make spiritual and religious services readily available to the wing by bringing chaplains, guest speakers and food to a unit versus the unit having to go to them.

“Our goal is to bring the resources, interventions, knowledge, passion and innovation of the chapel to the Airmen,” said Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Steven Richardson, 14th FTW wing chaplain. “We want to bring the entire chapel to the people, so they can thrive in their personal and work lives.”

Some of the events the chapel has hosted include worship services on the flight line, unit prayer breakfasts, bible studies and vacation bible school.

Although the mission has changed, the chapel team still provides counseling services, weekly church services and they help meet the religious needs of Airmen and their families.

“The mission of taking care of Airmen will never change, but the way we are going about doing it will,” said Chaplain (Maj.) Bradley Kimble, 14th FTW deputy chaplain.

Working with the chapel is one of many ways Airmen can enhance their spiritual fitness, whether it be through religion or just looking for a sense of purpose.

Although the chapel mainly offers Catholic and Protestant services, they will assist Airmen with finding the right worship service that suits them. The team provides opportunities for Columbus AFB Airmen’s voices to be heard and validate their concerns.

The chaplain’s doors are always open to Airmen and their families to offer confidential counseling. Airmen are welcome to come and talk with chaplains about anything and everything without fear of reprisal.

Even with their programs and flight visits, the ministry professionals take every opportunity to talk and get to know Airmen. Kimble gave an example of when he went with Richardson to the 14th Force Support Squadron Military Personnel Flight to get his common access card fixed. He said in that simple trip, they were able to reach out and connect with those Airmen by sparking a simple conversation.

By adapting the new Chapel-on-Demand concept, the BLAZE Chapel continues to look for new and innovative ways to help Airmen of Columbus Air Force Base stay strong in their work and personal lives.