Chaplain Tom Becraft

Kadlec Medical Center Chaplain

Chaplain Tom Becraft began serving at Kadlec Medical Center in July of 2006.  He joined The Chaplaincy in August, 2005, following completion of a summer internship at Kadlec Medical Center. He endeavors to be a listening, supportive presence to his patients and their families as they seek meaning and purpose in the face of illness. Tom draws on more than 30 years experience as a bilingual campus chaplain, educator, and ordained minister at schools and local churches in Japan (16 years) and America. He has a masters degree in religion, top level certificates in the Japanese language, and additional graduate work in counseling and education.

As a healthcare chaplain, Tom now seeks to translate his cross-cultural background into attentiveness toward the needs, wishes, and choices of patients, families, helping each person access resources for managing emotional and spiritual pain. Tom was ordained to ministry in 1984 by the Japan Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.