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Official seal of the International Police & Public Safety Chaplain Corps, USAIPPSCCIntl. Police & Public Safety Chaplain CorpsCharter No. N001706766

Leadership & Governance

Servant leadership. Professional responsibility.

Leadership within IPPSCC is understood not simply as authority, but as responsibility — the duty to shepherd chaplains and safeguard the trust placed in the Corps.

Official seal of the International Police & Public Safety Chaplain Corps, USA

“Shielded by Faith,
Sent to Serve.”

The Motto of the Corps

Authority as responsibility

Rank within the Corps is measured by the weight of care carried — for chaplains, for institutions, and for every person served.

Character before position

Leadership is conferred on proven character: integrity, humility, competence and a record of faithful service.

Accountability at every tier

Each level answers upward and serves downward — authority flows one way, responsibility flows both.

01Office of the Chaplain General

The leaders of the Corps.

Two offices, one chain of faithful command — the men entrusted with the spiritual direction and executive leadership of IPPSCC-USA.

Portrait of Prof. Presley Bethuel, Chaplain General of IPPSCC-USA
Office of the Chaplain General

01 — Office of the Chaplain General

Prof. Presley Bethuel

Chaplain General, IPPSCC-USA

The Chaplain General holds overall spiritual and professional leadership of the Corps — the custodian of its vision, the guardian of its standard, and the principal voice of its calling to serve those who serve.

Mandate of the Office

  • Overall spiritual and professional leadership of the Corps
  • Custodianship of the vision, mission and standard of excellence
  • Final authority on commissioning, appointments and discipline, under governing policy
  • Principal representation of the Corps to institutions, commands and nations
“To serve those who serve — and to ensure every chaplain is prepared to do so worthily.”
Portrait of Amb. Dr. Olatoyinbo Emmanuel Olalekan, Chaplain Lieutenant General of IPPSCC-USA
Office of the Deputy

02 — Office of the Deputy

Amb. Dr. Olatoyinbo Emmanuel Olalekan

Chaplain Lieutenant General, IPPSCC-USA

The Chaplain Lieutenant General serves as deputy to the Chaplain General — carrying executive responsibility across the Corps, coordinating its commands, and ensuring that vision becomes organized, disciplined action.

Mandate of the Office

  • Executive support to the Chaplain General across all commands
  • Coordination of regional, national and international operations
  • Oversight of formation, chaplain welfare and professional standards
  • Command responsibility as delegated by the Chaplain General
“Vision becomes mission only when disciplined hands carry it — that is the work of this office.”

02Organizational Leadership Structure

Eight tiers. One standard of service.

  1. Chief Chaplain General

    01 / 08

    Overall spiritual and professional leadership of the Corps.

  2. Deputy Chief Chaplain General

    02 / 08

    Executive support and delegated command responsibility.

  3. Assistant Chief Chaplain General

    03 / 08

    Directorates, special assignments and strategic portfolios.

  4. Regional / Command Leadership

    04 / 08

    Geographic and functional command stewardship.

  5. Directors

    05 / 08

    Leadership of departments, programmes and professional functions.

  6. Senior Chaplains

    06 / 08

    Experienced chaplains mentoring the Corps and modelling the standard.

  7. Chaplain Officers

    07 / 08

    Commissioned chaplains serving in authorized assignments.

  8. Chaplain Candidates

    08 / 08

    Members in formation, preparing for commissioned service.

These titles represent the proposed internal organizational structure of IPPSCC. They are not presented as government-issued police or military ranks, and confer no governmental authority, unless independently established by applicable authority.

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The Call to Serve

Leadership is earned through service.

Grow through formation, prove faithful in small assignments — and rise within a Corps that honors servant leadership.

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