Edward Garrett seeks a position as a Chaplain Resident providing spiritual guidance and counseling. He has a BA in Christian Education and Theology and several certificates including in Business Management and Computer Repair. He has experience in prison and hospital outreach ministries as well as homeless shelters. His career has also included maintenance work at a Bible college and leading carpentry crews rebuilding areas damaged by Hurricane Katrina.

1. Edward L Garrett
1900 East 10th St. 210 Kansas City Missouri 64127 | 816807-3272| Email:edwardogarrett@yahoo.com
Career Objective
I desire to serve as a Chaplain Resident providing spiritual guidance and counseling to both patients and staff members
who may be suffering anxiety,caused by stressful situations of grief, terminal illness, or life and death issues, I am striving
to improve quality of life others through education.
Education
BA Degree | May 2 2016 | Western Baptist Bible College
· Major: Christian Education Theology
· Minor: Grief Counseling
· Related coursework: Christian Ethics – Homiletics – Discipleship
AS Degree May 19 2011 Western Baptist Bible College
Ordained Deacon June 2001 Resurrection Church
Certificate Leadership Training 2000 Donnelly College
Certificate Business Management 2000 Lincoln University
AS Degree Computer Repair May 2001 Electronic Institute
Skills & Abilities
. Knowledge of various religious texts and preaching
. Sound listening, speaking and writing skills
. Possess an understanding and sympatheticnature toward problems of others
. A genuine passion to serve for the welfare and betterment of society
. Excellent organizational and administrative skills
. Counselled inmates and their family members offering spiritual comfort creating a positive and hopefulenvironment
helping each person re-settle their lives within society.
. Encouraged prisoners through the wisdom within God’s Word, to recognize the impact of what we doand how it shapes
our lives, offering some of the reasons behind why people commit crimes, with helps,that aid in protecting oneself from
these situations.
. Ministering through the power of God’s Holy Word to comfort in times of need and distress, giving hope to rebuild
shattered lives, to anyone who may be without hope within our hospitals, homeless, or elderly, anyone suffering
through a traumatic situation.

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LEADERSHIP
· FederalPenitentiary – Leavenworth Kansas Out Reach Ministry
· Metropolitan Lutheran Ministries - Homeless and Elderly Weekly Home Repair and Out Reach Ministry
· Hospital Visitation - Out Reach Ministry
· True Light Family Resource Center Out Reach Ministry
· Disaster Relief Project - Hurricane Katrina Rebuilding Ministry
· Western Baptist Bible College Chaplaincy Preparation
· Pleasant Green Church – Teaching Weekly Adult Bible Study
Experience:
MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN | WESTERN BAPTIST BIBLE COLLEGE 2119 TRACY AVE. KCMO | 2009-PRESENT
(816) 842-4195
· Western Baptist Bible College campus is set around a historic pre-civil war building built around 1859.Western
believes in reaching out to the community, through many local and national church directed programs. Maintaining a
true commitment to love and caring has helped develop and atmosphere where many of my daily maintenance activities
have proven less challenging. I am also a graduate from Western Baptist Bible College where I have received my
Chaplaincy Training.
MAINTENANCE TECHICIAN | METROPOLITAN LUTHERAN MINISTRIES 3030 HOLMES ST. KCMO | 2007-2009
(816) 931-0027
. Metropolitan Lutheran Ministries is the founder of HARVESTER FOODDISTRIBUTION CENTER.
Providing food and many other activities for the homeless and elderly citizens of the community, part of these activities
was the home repairs program and wheelchair ramps building for the elderly. I was a part of many of these activities as
well as regular maintenance duties.
VOLUNTEER MINISTRY TRUE LIGHT FAMILYRESOURCE CENTER 712 E. 31ST STREET KCMO
(816) 931-0584 Ministering aid to homeless as well as painting and carpentry.
LEADCARPENTER MAC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 350 ARMOUR BLVDKCMO 64111 2007-2008
(816) 448-9825
Job site: Was the Historic Hyde Park Area where I supervised carpentry crews for the total apartment renovations from
wall tear out to finish trim work.
LEADCARPENTER CABILDO CONSTRUCTION 1515 POYDRAS ST. NEW ORLEANS LA. 70053 2006-2007
(504) 524-8650
HurricaneKatrina- DisasterOut ReachProject
This was a very large and unforgettable project, where the very presents of tragedy,and hopelessness was through the
city, with many people losing all their material possessions. Renovations were being completed through the city of New
Orleans and in the French Quarters had been severely damaged by water and mildew which brought its own set of
challenging situations. I supervised carpentry renovations and repairs through the city.