The Chapel of Four Chaplains

The Lost at Sea Memorial is part of the Four Chaplains Memorial Foundation's Mission, which is to encourage selfless service in the tradition of the Four Chaplains in individuals and organizations. Accordingly, the motto of the foundation is, "Unity Without Uniformity."

Help us tell the story of the "Hero in Your Life" by purchasing a brick for the expansion of our "Lost at Sea" monument on the grounds of the Chapel of Four Chaplains, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. We call the monument the "Lost at Sea" monument since it fits in the tradition of the 1942 Navy Chapel in which our foundation is located. See when a sailor is lost at sea families do not have a gravestone or cemetery to visit. Not only do we honor those that are literally "lost at sea" but we use this monument to honor other individuals or organizations that are our "Heroes." We often say these individuals or organizations are an "anchor in our lives."

As you can see by the photo above the Chapel of Four Chaplains is being surrounded by new developments. We will have a 600 unit apartment complex to our west and north and a hotel to our east of the chapel. During the final construction of the project the contractors will be landscaping around the chapel. During this landscaping phase we will have the opportunity to expand our monument.

SO, DO NOT MISS OUT ON THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME A PART OF THE HISTORY OF THE CHAPEL OF FOUR CHAPLAINS, BY HONORING YOUR HERO!

As an additional incentive for everyone that purchases a small brick, an additional brick with the names of passengers from the USAT DORCHESTER that sank on February 3, 1943 will be added in your name. For those who purchase a large brick two small bricks with names of passengers will be added. Our goal is to capture the names of all 902 passengers on the USAT DORCHESTER which not only included the Four Chaplains but Army Soldiers and officers, US Army Air Corps pilots, Navy Sailors, Merchant Mariners, US Coast Guard personnel, DOD civilian contractors and some Dutch citizens. If we can capture these 902 names we will truly have done something remarkable.

A dedication ceremony will be held in the fall. Tentative dates are Friday, September 19 and Saturday, September 20. We will add additional dates if needed.

Help us MAKE HISTORY TOGETHER by purchasing a brick today.

Bill Kaemmer