Chaplain (CPT) Dale Goetz, US Army - killed while on active duty by a roadside bomb
I received this email from Ralph Colas of the ACCC: I received a sobering phone cal this morning from Lt Col Chet Chapman, chairman of our Chaplain’s Commission. He had just been notified that CPT Dale Goetz, US Army, was killed while on active duty by a roadside bomb. I do not have any other details. Dr. and Mrs Chapman will be flying to Colorado to be with Mrs Goetz and the family as well as to assist with any responsibilities that he may have related to this incident. I wanted you to get this note so that you might remember the family in prayer. As far as I recall this is the first chaplain that was killed on active duty as one of our men endorsed by the ACCC. There might have been one during the Korean or Viet Nam wars, but I am not sure. Ralph G. Colas ACCC Executive Secretary Psalm 116:15
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http://www.theindie.us/article.aspx?article=31] Where were you the night before?
Please be praying for his family.
Please be praying for his family.
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7-30-10 Dale (‘95) and Christy (Moen, ‘95) Goetz— Please pray for a Christ-centered Gospel ministry while Dale is serving in Afghanistan and for Christy as she raises their three boys for the Lord. Dale and Christ have moved from Okinawa, Japan with their three boys to Colorado Springs, Colorado as of January 2010. Dale is currently deployed to Afghanistan through next summer.
Dale graduated from Central Seminary with his M.Div. degree in May of 2000. He had already served his country in the United States Air Force. After graduation, he pastored a church in White, South Dakota until the Lord led him into military chaplaincy. Dale was commissioned as a chaplain in January of 2004.
I will forward a photograph to SharperIron.
Our prayers are with Dale’s wife and two boys.
Kevin T. Bauder
I will forward a photograph to SharperIron.
Our prayers are with Dale’s wife and two boys.
Kevin T. Bauder
Yes, Dale is a ‘95 graduate of Maranatha and a 2000 graduate of Central Baptist Seminary.
On behalf of Dale’s wife Christy, his sons Landon, Caleb, and Joel, and the whole church family at High Country Baptist Church, we would request your prayers for the family. Dale and Christy had just joined our church. We officially voted them into membership on Sunday. Mere hours later, on Monday morning (Afghanistan time), Dale was killed along with three other men when his vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb. The Army notified Christy yesterday afternoon.
Christy has expressed her deep desire for the Lord to be glorified through Dale’s death. Dale was passionate about seeing soldiers come to Christ. His expressed prayer for this deployment was that 300 of his soldiers would trust in Christ. The Lord had already used Dale in the short four weeks of his deployment to point many to Christ. Christy is rejoicing in how the Lord has used Dale, but of course the pain is very deep right now. Thank you for your prayers.
On behalf of Dale’s wife Christy, his sons Landon, Caleb, and Joel, and the whole church family at High Country Baptist Church, we would request your prayers for the family. Dale and Christy had just joined our church. We officially voted them into membership on Sunday. Mere hours later, on Monday morning (Afghanistan time), Dale was killed along with three other men when his vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb. The Army notified Christy yesterday afternoon.
Christy has expressed her deep desire for the Lord to be glorified through Dale’s death. Dale was passionate about seeing soldiers come to Christ. His expressed prayer for this deployment was that 300 of his soldiers would trust in Christ. The Lord had already used Dale in the short four weeks of his deployment to point many to Christ. Christy is rejoicing in how the Lord has used Dale, but of course the pain is very deep right now. Thank you for your prayers.
Dale was a student at Maranatha during the time I served in the Administration at the college. I was in the Welcome Center on a cold day in January when Christy first came as a student. She was a very fine young lady and student. Dale served as a youth pastor for a period in a Twin Cities church and used materials from Positive Action For Christ, the ministry in which I now serve. I remember communicating with Dale during that time and sensing his burden for ministry. May the Lord sustain Christy and family and give them the power of His grace at this time of loss.
Gerry Carlson
Positive Action For Christ
Whitakers, NC
Gerry Carlson
Positive Action For Christ
Whitakers, NC
Gerry Carlson
From Dr Bauder
Attached is a photo of Dale Goetz, taken while he was on duty in Iraq. This photo probably goes back a year or more
“Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.”
I was aquainted with Dale at MBBC, didn’t really know him well at all, but now I have high esteem for him.
I was aquainted with Dale at MBBC, didn’t really know him well at all, but now I have high esteem for him.
[DavidO] “Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.”Amen.
I was aquainted with Dale at MBBC, didn’t really know him well at all, but now I have high esteem for him.
Dale came to MBBC and played football during my senior year, 20 falls ago.
Church Ministries Representative, serving in the Midwest, for The Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry
As a currently deployed, active duty Army Chaplain, I want you to know Chaplain Goetz’s death brought many of us to our knees here at Camp Arifjan. While I never met CH Goetz, I knew of his tremendous ministry and his ACCC endorser. All the Chaplains in Kuwait representing the Army, Navy and Air Force conducted training this morning. We prayed for the Goetz family and home church.
God allowed me to be a student at the same time that Dale and Christy were attending. We got to know each other and he became almost like an older brother. He was always willing to offer a listening ear and give sound spiritual advice. God obviously had special plans for him.
Hearing of his death brought the war a bit closer to home. He clearly made just as big an impact in others lives as much as he did mine. His death was not in vain,as I know there will be many soldiers who will come up to him in Heaven and greet him as a brother. I know I’m looking forward to that moment.
My prayers go out to Christy and the rest of his family at this difficult time. He was a true American hero as well as a soldier of the Lord.
Hearing of his death brought the war a bit closer to home. He clearly made just as big an impact in others lives as much as he did mine. His death was not in vain,as I know there will be many soldiers who will come up to him in Heaven and greet him as a brother. I know I’m looking forward to that moment.
My prayers go out to Christy and the rest of his family at this difficult time. He was a true American hero as well as a soldier of the Lord.
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Dr. Bauder notified the student body of the seminary in chapel today of Goetz and spoke of his determination for God to use him among the troops. He desired to win 300 to Christ and hoped to see at least ten surrender to the ministry. Bauder went on to challenge the men about the need of the chaplaincy.
I went to school at MBBC with Dale Goetz and consulted him about the Army chaplaincy before becoming a chaplain myself. He has paid the ultimate price for causes larger than himself, especially the cause of Christ. I honor him, and lift my prayers to the God of all comfort for his dear family.
Editor: Received today
Subject: God Brings an Army Chaplain to His Heavenly HomeMore:
Dear Friends,
Please take a moment to read this email regarding the loss of an Army Chaplain in Afghanistan, Chaplain (CPT) Dale A. Goetz ( American Council of Christian Churches (ACCC). ! It has been on the national news.
Yesterday, I sent some fellowship time with CH (LTC) Chet Chapman, USA, Ret., who is the endorser for Chaplain Goetz Chet lives in Greenville near Furman and is also is the Treasurer of ICECE. Chet has asked me to send this information out for prayer support for Christy and their three sons- Landon, Caleb and Joel. Below you will see the release by CH Carver, Army Chief of Chaplains. The details regarding the funeral are forthcoming.
Please be in special prayer for the family and also for CH Chapman, his endorser. Let’s wrap our spiritual arms around them all at this time in an abundance of prayer, love, and support.
May God bless you, and God bless and Keep America!
Thank you, LORD, for those who are willing to pay the supreme price for God and Country. May their reward be as great as their sacrifice Amen.
For the Chairman, Rev. Dr. George Miller
In His Service
Billy Baugham
International Conference of
Evangelical Chaplain Endorsers ICECE
209 Pine Knoll Dr. Suite B
Greenville, SC 29609
From: Chief of Chaplains
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 10:24 AM
Subject: CH (UNCLASSIFIED)
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE
It is with my deepest sympathy and utmost respect that I announce to our
Chaplain Corps that Chaplain (CPT) Dale A. Goetz was killed in action in
Afghanistan on August 30, 2010 while serving as the Battalion Chaplain
for 1-66th Armor Battalion, 4th Infantry Division. Dale was one of five
Soldiers killed by an Improvised Explosive Device while traveling in a
convoy near Kandahar Province. Chaplain Goetz is survived by his wife,
Christy, and by their three sons- Landon, Caleb and Joel.
Chaplain Goetz is the first military chaplain killed in action in Iraq
or Afghanistan. Dale was a selfless servant of God, a devoted husband
and father, a strong American patriot, and a compassionate spiritual
leader whose love for Soldiers was only surpassed by his firm commitment
to living his calling as a United States Army Chaplain.
Please join with me in prayer for Christy, Landon, Caleb and Joel as we
mourn with them in the loss of Dale, our fellow Soldier and Unit
Ministry Team member. Let us also strive to honor Dale’s sacrifice with
a continuing bold commitment to ensure the finest religious support and
pastoral care possible for our beloved Soldiers and their Families.
May God bless the Goetz Family and the Families of all our Fallen
Soldiers; and, may God bless our Army and the United States of America.
PRO DEO ET PATRIA…FOR GOD AND COUNTRY!
DOUGLAS L. CARVER
Chaplain (Major General) US Army
Chief of Chaplains
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/09/army_chaplain_raised_i… Army chaplain, raised in Hood River, dies in Afghanistan bomb blast
Click through for photo of Dale
Click through for photo of Dale
An Army chaplain who grew up in Hood River has become the 124th service member with strong ties to Oregon to die in combat.
Chaplain (Capt.) Dale Allen Goetz, 43, died Monday in a roadside bomb attack in Arghandab River Valley, Afghanistan less than a month after he deployed. Four other soldiers also based at Fort Carson, Colo. also died.
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