Anne Findlay-Chamberlain '71
Service to Humanity
At both MHS and Penn State, Anne distinguished herself in the classroom and on the athletic fields. The lessons learned through participation at those two institutions eventually translated to service to those in need, to the local church, and to society through advocacy efforts.
After graduation from Penn State, Anne worked with newly relocated Vietnamese at Indiantown Gap. She developed a physical education curriculum for young learners and also integrated activities which promoted knowledge in the English language. A short time later, Anne became a mother and focused on parenting and acquiring her M.Ed. at Shippensburg University. She served as a clinical mental health counselor and eventually established a nonprofit organization named Hope & Healing Ministries. By the late 1990's, after having developed a wide set of counseling skills and abilities working with those who had survived trauma, depression, anxiety, loss, and spirituality to name a few, she began a M.Div. graduate program. She had always been active in her church, and over the course of time had served on the Board of the Harrisburg Brethren in Christ Church, was a leader in the Christian education program, and was involved in the planning of numerous retreats for her congregation.
While working on her graduate program, she moved with her husband to Wisconsin where she developed The Ministry Institute. She also served as a chaplain in Milwaukee at an urban medical center. After relocating to Maui, she finally completed her M.Div. Degree and began her pastoral work in a rural church in Hana whose congregation was primarily Hawaiian. In 2006, the Chamberlains moved to Oahu where Anne became the Senior Interim Pastor for a Japanese-American church. Using the counseling skills she had acquired, she helped the congregation review and revise their programs. This included serving congregations with services in English, Japanese and Samoan. When others became aware of her leadership and service, she eventually accepted a position as Senior Called Pastor at a United Church of Christ congregation which is Japanese-American.
Anne has not only provided direct service for those in need, but she has been an advocate for various organizations responding to current societal issues. In that capacity, she has served on the Atlantic Conference Brethren in Christ Church Board for Christian Education, the Board for Brotherhood Concerns, and is a member of the Church and Ministry Committee of the Oahu Association of the United Church of Christ where she assists individuals who are studying to become pastors. She has contributed to newsletters and newspapers featuring stories on mental health and women's issues. In addition, Anne wrote a chapter in the book, Healing the Hurt: Giving Hope & Help to Abused Women. In 2010, she was presented with the Humanitarian Award in the Chapel of Four Chaplains for her distinguished service to others.