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Chariscenter USA
Chariscenter USA is the headquarters of the National Service
Committee. We are located in Locust Grove, Virginia, about
an hour and a half south of Washington, DC. The NSC relocated
here from South Bend, Indiana in December 1990.
From its earliest beginnings the National Service Committee
has had an office. The term “Chariscenter USA”
was adopted in 1986. Previously the headquarters and office
was called the “National Service Committee Office.”
As Bill Beatty, the Executive Director of the National Service
Committee at the time, explained:
Predictably, the full name of the Committee [National Service
Committee of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal of the U.S.,
Inc.], descriptive but lengthy, was shortened in normal
use to “National Service Committee” or “NSC.”
Though shorter, these designations lost both Catholic and
charismatic identifies; “NSC” might stand for
National Security Council, Necchi Serving Center, or Nazarene
Southside Church . . . and a “national service committee”
could exist in any business, government or social organization.
As “NSC” lost its Catholic and charismatic identities
so much more did “NSC Office.” Thus was born
“Chariscenter USA.”
Chariscenter USA, while the headquarters office of the National
Service Committee, is a national center for the Catholic
Charismatic Renewal and point of reference for the U.S.
Bishops and for Renewal leaders and inquirers worldwide.
The work of Chariscenter USA is to serve and support the
ministries of the National Service Committee such as:
- facilitating networking among leaders of Renewal Centers,
prayer groups, and national ministries;
- providing guidance and information for individuals,
prayer groups, Renewal Centers and dioceses looking for
connections throughout the country, indeed throughout
the world;
- administering the National Catholic Charismatic Renewal
Conference and Regional Leaders’ Gatherings, and
collaborating on ecumenical opportunities.
In recent years the National Service Committee has published
a number of resource materials.
Chariscenter USA has two full-time employees and several
part-time employees. In addition, it has several contracted
positions.
Walter Matthews serves as Executive Director for the National Service Committee. The rest of
the staff are as follows:
- Kathy Semerling, Administrator Assistant
- Anne Oyler, Administrative Assistant
- Claire Matthews, Fund Raising Coordinator
- Barbara Carr, Office Assistant, assisting with Conferences
- Janis Dimond, Office Assistant, Fundraising, Database and Resources
Contracted positions include:
- Sr. Martha Jean McGarry, Editor, Pentecost Today
- Jean Beers, Production Manager, Pentecost Today
- Gerry Mader, Development Manager
Contact us at:
Chariscenter USA
PO Box 628
Locust Grove, VA 22508
800-338-2445
Fax: 540-972-0627
E-mail: chariscenter@nsc-chariscenter.org
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