Called to Expansive Ministry.

Our mission is to cultivate a place of radical belonging that equips spiritual leaders and faith communities to transform the world through expansive ministries.

We Celebrate and Support your Call.

Ordination & More

We provide recognized pathways for leadership through Commissioning (ordination) and Ecclesiastical Endorsement. Open to all without barriers of gender, orientation, or tradition, our credentials equip chaplains, spiritual care practitioners, and faith leaders to serve in healthcare, clinical, and community settings.

Community

We are an ecumenical network and convention of churches that connects ministers, chaplains, spiritual leaders, and local faith communities into a shared place of radical belonging.

Publishing

We amplify progressive, inclusive perspectives in the public square. Through Free Priests Press, our quarterly magazine Diaspora, and our member blog, we give our community a platform to share original writing, theology, and frontline experiences.

Development

We cultivate ongoing growth through webinars, continuing education, and seminary partnerships. From trauma-informed spiritual care to modern organizational leadership, our opportunities and partnerships equip leaders to navigate contemporary ministry with theological depth and practical skill.

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A community of Ministers

We are a community of people responding to the same Spirit of a new Pentecost that was in Jesus Christ. We are committed to embodying that Spirit in a rich diversity of ministries that lead to renewal and transformation in the communities we serve.

We are deeply committed to inclusion and our members represent diversity of race, gender identity, sexuality, lived experience, and socioeconomic status. We are an open and affirming organization and are committed to principles of social justice and peace. FCM seeks to serve people, not empire. Our ministers, chaplains, and faith communities exemplify this every day through their work healing, supporting, and uplifting those in need. We pursue this goal by living and working through our values:

Compassion

Belonging

Empowerment

Equity

Mindful Living

From the FCM Blog

  • Chaplain Chronicles

    Communion

    Published On: June 10th, 20263 min read

  • Poetry

    Behold, I Make All Things New

    Published On: March 11th, 20260 min read

  • Liturgies and Blessings,Spiritual Activities

    A Lament for These Times

    Published On: January 8th, 20261 min read
Read Madison's Welcome

Welcome to FCM

Read a welcome message from our Executive Director, Madison Jones McAleese.
Read Madison's Welcome

Commissioning with FCM

Learn about FCM’s ordination process, Commissioning and how it could help empower your inclusive ministry.

Locate a FCM Faith Community near you

FCM Faith Communities of all types join in our common mission of inclusive ministries and they embrace FCM’s core values of Belonging, Compassion, Empowerment, Equity, and Mindful Living.