Workplace Chaplaincy; Compassionate Employee Support That Shows Up When It Matters Most

 When employees thrive, businesses thrive. Give your team a trusted, familiar presence for life's hardest moments, before burnout, turnover, and disengagement cost you more.

Insured & Ordained Chaplaincy | Serving Central Alberta | Virtual Support Available Nationwide

Workplace Chaplaincy

Not All Workplace Strain Begins at Work

Employees carry more than their job description. Financial stress, family tension, grief, health concerns, and quiet internal struggles don't clock out at the door.

When people have no safe place to process what's weighing on them, it shows up as disengagement, conflict, absenteeism, decreased productivity, safety incidents and burnout.

By the time leadership notices, the cost has already been paid, through turnover, safety concerns, or lost productivity.

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What Unaddressed Stress Costs Canadian Business

38%

more stress-related sick days

38%

average salary increase negotiated by clients

Lower productivity & engagement

Comprimised workplace safety

Lower productivity & engagement

Compromised workplace safety

30%

higher recruitment costs

a DIFFERENT MODEL

Traditional EAPs vs. Workplace Chaplaincy

Most employee support systems were built for efficiency, not relationship. Workplace Chaplaincy fills that gap, offering permission-based, relational care that walks alongside employees through everyday pressure and unexpected crisis.

This is not therapy. Not counseling.

Not a traditional EAP.

It's a trusted human presence that helps employees regain clarity, stability, and forward movement without delay.

Traditional EAP

Workplace Chaplaincy

Anonymous, impersonal support

Familiar, trusted presence

Weeks to access care

Immediate response

Advice-based

Relationship-based

Symptom-focused

Root-cause care

Anonymous, impersonal support

Familiar, trusted presence

a DIFFERENT MODEL

Traditional EAPs vs. Workplace Chaplaincy

Most employee support systems were built for efficiency, not relationship. Workplace Chaplaincy fills that gap, offering permission-based, relational care that walks alongside employees through everyday pressure and unexpected crisis.

This is not therapy. Not counseling.

Not a traditional EAP.

It's a trusted human presence that helps employees regain clarity, stability, and forward movement without delay.

Workplace chaplain Garth Epp seated on a couch, smiling.

Workplace Chaplaincy

A Trusted Presence, Not a Prescription

Chaplaincy is one of the oldest models of human care—rooted not in diagnosis or treatment, but in presence. Chaplains don’t fix people; they show up consistently and without judgment, helping them navigate stress, grief, conflict, and uncertainty.

Long established in high-pressure environments, chaplaincy offers support in the moment, when traditional resources may be out of reach. From military service and hospitals to prisons, maritime work, and emergency services, chaplains have served where pressure is high and human connection matters most.

Its foundation is simple: build trust before crisis hits. That’s the model Workplace Chaplaincy brings to the modern workplace.

Rooted in Faith, Open to Everyone

Workplace Chaplaincy has deep roots in faith, and we don't hide that. Our chaplains are ordained and bring a faith-informed perspective to the care we offer. But this isn't about pushing belief, it's about showing up with compassion for every employee, regardless of what they believe. Care comes first. Faith is the foundation beneath it, not a condition of it.

The Culture Advantage

Built to Support Every Level of Your Organization

Business Owners & CEOs

A workplace chaplain protects your most valuable asset, your people, catching personal crises before they become productivity losses or turnover. A low-cost, high-trust investment that strengthens culture and profits.

HR Leaders & Managers

Chaplaincy gives you a trusted partner for the conversations you're not trained or resourced to carry alone, reducing burnout on your team while improving retention and morale. It's support that works alongside you, not another program to manage.

Employees

Having a consistent, confidential chaplain means you're never carrying a crisis alone or waiting for help. It's a workplace that genuinely cares about you as a person, not just an employee, making work feel like a place you're supported, not just employed.

Workplace chaplain Garth Epp speaking with a small group beside a flip chart.

Workplace Chaplaincy

CoreCare:

Your Foundation for Support

CoreCare establishes your company's dedicated chaplaincy infrastructure, a retainer that guarantees priority access to a familiar, consistent care team, not a rotating call center.

Starting at $5,975/year, CoreCare includes 180 Workplace Support Units (WSUs) to deploy wherever your organization needs them most, individual sessions, leadership coaching, crisis response, or team support. Pricing scales from there based on your organization's size and desired level of service.

Company specific phone line

Management briefings

Check-ins with your team

Crisis response support

Quarterly confidential reporting

Garth Epp, workplace chaplain serving Central Alberta

Experience Meets Empathy

As a Workplace Chaplain, Garth transforms personal hardship into practical guidance. His chaplaincy emerges from personal experience and professional training, embodying his guiding principle: reaching back to help those facing struggles you've overcome. He removes barriers and lifts limits in both professional environments and personal journeys.

Garth is ordained and fully insured, bringing both lived experience and professional training into your workplace, offering support rooted in understanding, discretion, and care.

This isn't theoretical. It's relational, built on asking the right questions at the right moment, questions that push people to think deeper, own their decisions, and move forward. And it works.

Client Stories

What people are saying

"Garth and Melanie are amazing people that truly care about the people they serve. Would highly recommend coaching from either of them as they bring a vast amount of knowledge and life experience to the table. Their experience allows them to assist you in almost any area of your life. 10/10 people in my books!"

- A.K.

“I would recommend Garth to anyone who wants to change their life! I’ve seen first hand what he can do for others…. He cares, he moves you.. invest in yourself today and contact him!”

- Rod MacWhirter

“My expectations of what this husband and wife team could do for our business have been BLOWN AWAY! Between business coaching, personal coaching & just being awesome people I could not recommend working with this company anymore. Your life, business & relationships will be better because of it!”

- Alberta Boys Custom

Let’s talk about your next move

Is Workplace Chaplaincy the Missing Piece in Your Employee Support Strategy?

Let's have a no-pressure, no-obligation conversation about your care objectives.

Questions first? Call us at 403-318-9841.

Proudly serving Central Alberta businesses, with virtual chaplaincy support available nationwide.

Workplace Chaplaincy
Based in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
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