The Fish Interfaith Center is proud to announce that Rev. Jack Veatch will become the Director of Church Relations at Chapman University, beginning July 15, 2024.
Rev. Veatch has a Bachelor of Business Administration from Kent State University and a Master of Divinity degree from the University of Chicago. Following college, he was part of Disciples’ National Benevolent Association XPlor program where he worked as a community liaison and homeless services navigator for the North Hollywood Interfaith Food Pantry. He was supported by the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in attending the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey, the University of Geneva, receiving a certificate in Ecumenical Studies. He has experience in pastoral leadership in Chicago and Colorado. For three years, he was an intern for the Interreligious Task Force on Central America and was a participant in Christian Peacemakers Team in Mina, Columbia. Currently he is the Director of Student and External Relations at the Disciples Divinity House of the University of Chicago. Additionally, he and his wife, Aneesah, serve as resident heads of an undergraduate dormitory at the University of Chicago.
Rev. Veatch brings a passion for young adults and the foundational role chaplains play in spiritual formation. He is attuned to student loneliness and the need for belonging and connectedness that comes from fostering an environment that supports deep relationships.
If you wish to send Jack a note of welcome, his new email address will be veatch@chapman.edu.