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Father David Epps was installed Dec. 6 as Canon Missioner

of Law Enforcement and State Guard Chaplaincy for the Diocese of

the Armed Forces.

He will represent The Right Rev. Douglas Woodall, bishop of

the Missionary Diocese of South Carolina and bishop

of the Diocese of the Armed Forces, with permission and

agreement of The Right Rev. John W. Holloway, bishop

of the Diocese of Georgia. As canon missioner, Epps will represent

the bishop to those who are seeking information

and guidance regarding entering law enforcement chaplaincy or

State Guard chaplaincy ministry, and will be responsible for

training and for certification programs.

Epps, who has been a police chaplain for nearly 10 years,

currently serves as chief of chaplains for the Peachtree City Police

Department, as chaplain for the Fayette County Sheriffís

Department, and as chaplain for the Fulton County police

academy. He has also served as chaplain for the Atlanta division of the

FBI. He serves as a chaplain, with the rank of captain, with

the Georgia Defense Force, an auxiliary of the

Georgia National Guard. Father Epps has been in the ministry 27

years and is the founding pastor of the

two-year-old Christ the King Church, Charismatic Episcopal.

He is a graduate of the Peachtree City

Citizen's Police Academy, the FBI Chaplain's Academy, and graduated as

valedictorian from the Fulton County Police Academy. Epps has

received nearly 800 hours of training in police subjects from the

Georgia Peace Officers Standards and Training Council since 1992.

He is a certified Basic Law Enforcement Officer, a certified

police instructor, and a certified defense tactics instructor. He is also

a Georgia POST certified chaplain, a senior certified chaplain

with the International Conference of Police Chaplains, and has

received a certificate in Advanced Pastoral Studies in Police Chaplaincy

from the Academy of Parish Clergy.

In 1993, Father Epps was named volunteer of the year for

the Peachtree City Police Department. He currently serves as a

member of the Bishop's Council for the Georgia Diocese. The

designation of canon missioner carries with it an appointment to

the CEC's Commission on Chaplains.

Christ the King Church meets in the facilities of

Carmichael-Hemperley, Ga. Highway 74 North at Old Senoia Road,

in Peachtree City. Epps can be reached at 770-251-2760.

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