Faith In Brooklyn for March 13
Pastor Ann Kansfield Appointed as First-Ever Female FDNY Chaplain
Fire Department Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro has appointed Pastor Ann Kansfield of the Greenpoint Reformed Church in Brooklyn as the first-ever female FDNY chaplain.
The appointment was made on Tuesday, March 3.
“I’m excited to have Pastor Ann Kansfield join our ranks and assume her important role in the FDNY — providing spiritual guidance and emotional support to our 15,000 uniformed and civilian employees,” Commissioner Nigro said. “She has demonstrated a strong commitment not only to the people of her parish, but of the entire Greenpoint community, by running a soup kitchen and coordinating various local programs promoting music, the arts and mental health. Through her work for and on behalf of others, she’s a natural fit for our department and our mission to protect and serve the people of our great city.”