Paul Simrell Email & Phone Number

The Reverend Paul W. Simrell has served for over thirty-five years in a variety of congregational and institutional settings. He is a recognized minister with standing in the Virginia region of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada and is nationally endorsed by the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) for specialized ministry in both pastoral counseling and chaplaincy. Ordained in 1982, he has served congregations in Kentucky, Texas, Florida, and Virginia. He currently serves as the pastor of Elpis Christian Church, a small, historic congregation located just a few miles west of Richmond, Virginia. “Elpis” is the Greek word for “expectant hope.” The church's blog can be found at paulsimrell.com or igw3.blog. He is a graduate of the University of Florida and Lexington Theological Seminary and has done advanced clinical training in chaplaincy and pastoral counseling at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky, Children’s Medical Center and Parkland Hospital in Dallas, Texas, and the Virginia Institute of Pastoral Care in Richmond, Virginia. He is a Certified Pastoral Counselor, an ACPE Practitioner currently seeing clients as an outreach ministry of Elpis Christian Church, elpischurch.org. He also sees clients via the Virginia Institute of Pastoral Care, Richmond, Virginia, vipcare.org. He is a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors and a Certified Facilitator and a Certified Facilitator Trainer of the Prepare-Enrich relationship assessment and skills-building program. He offers relationship assessment and relationship coaching through this program. He also offers clergy and executive coaching. His avocational interests include playing the piano and drawing. He is very happily married to his wife, Elizabeth Yeamans Simrell, a freelance writer, who is also a Certified Facilitator for the Prepare-Enrich program.Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton

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