This information was provided by the Office of the Sheriff, Genesee County.
Genesee County Sheriff's Office Chaplain Philip A. Green was selected as the "2011 Chaplain of the Year" by the National Sheriffs' Association.
The award will be presented to him during the association's annual Summer Training Conference, to be held in St. Louis, Mo., in June.
He was nominated for this honor by Genesee County Sheriff Gary T. Maha, who said that Green is most deserving of this prestigious award.
He is the senior pastor at First Baptist Church, located at 10982 South Lake Road, Pavilion. It is a position he has held since November 2003. He was appointed chaplain of the Genesee County Sheriff's Office in May 2004 and serves on a voluntary basis without compensation. He previously served as chaplain of the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office in Oshkosh, Wis.
Pastor Green is very active in his community; volunteering his time coaching youth soccer, boys modified soccer, and basketball at a local high school. He makes himself available to officers of the Genesee County Sheriff's Office day and night, whenever his assistance is needed.
Over the years he has assisted officers with making "death notifications" to victims' families and has assisted officers and their families in times of need.
He takes part in Sheriff's Office training sessions and has also instructed deputies on stress management. Pastor Green sponsors and hosts "Red and Blue Sunday" at his church each year, whereby he and his congregation recognize and express their appreciation to the first responders in Genesee County.
Pastor Green is a member of the International Conference of Police Chaplains and a member of In-Pursuit Ministries. He has attended the International Conference of Police Chaplains conference and training seminars in Bradenton, Fla., at his own expense and is certified in Critical Incident Stress Debriefing.
He earned his bachelor's degree from Pensacola Theological Seminary and is currently working on his doctorate of Sacred Ministry from Northland Baptist Bible College in Dunbar, Wis. He is also a 2007 graduate of Leadership Genesee.
Pastor Green lives in the Town of Pavilion with his wife, Marun, and their three children: Anthony, 8, Tyler, 5, and 4-year-old Laci.
