Chaplain Karen Meeker (COL) is endorsed by the United Methodist. She is a graduate of Bucknell University and holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Classics. She received her Masters of Divinity from Harvard Divinity School. She received Clinical Pastoral Education at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She participated in two seasons at the Leon Levy Archaeological Expedition in Ashkelon, Israel.
Chaplain Meeker has served as the lead Chaplain at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany. Her most recent deployment was as the Chaplain for CENTCOM Forward Jordan. Chaplain Meeker’s previous assignments include the Iron Shepherd, 1st Armored Division Chaplain, Fort Bliss, Texas; Executive Officer, Office of the Chief of Chaplains, Pentagon; Accessions Officer, Office of the Chief of Chaplains; Deputy Command Chaplain, Combined Joint Task Force 101, Afghanistan; Deputy Division Chaplain, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell; Group Chaplain, 43d Area Support Group, Fort Carson and Kuwait; Deputy Group Chaplain, 4th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne), US Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Battalion Chaplain, 2-2 Aviation Battalion (Air Assault), 2d Infantry Division, Republic of Korea; and Battalion Chaplain, 307 Forward Support Battalion (Airborne), 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Chaplain Meeker’s awards and badges include the Legion of Merit, Master Parachutist Badge, Pathfinder Badge, and Army Staff Badge
Chaplain Meeker is honored to serve Soldiers and their Families as a minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.