Welcome to the Congregation-Based Clinical Pastoral Education of Western New York website.
Congregation-Based CPE is a continuing education program offered in Western New York that teaches pastoral care and leadership and systems theory for clergy and lay ministers in the church. It is designed for experienced pastors as well as ministers and seminarians new to pastoral work.
CPE of WNY Announcements:
| The 2012 CPE unit in Rochester began on February 23, 2012. It will meet every other week on Thursday and Friday at the Colgate Rochester Crozier Divinity School. The Spring 2012 CPE unit began in Buffalo begining on March 20, 2012 and meet every Tuesday from 2 p.m. until 8 p.m at the Samaritan Counseling Center in North Tonawanda. The Congregation-Based CPE program will return to Northeast Pennsylvania in August 2012. The unit will be held at Clarion United Methodist Church in Clarion, PA. The unit will meet every other week on Thusday and Friday beginning on August 9 and will run through December 14. To inquire about this unit, contact Bob Spilman (716 479-7933) for information. CPE of Western New York will host a Royal Serenaders concert in the Fall of 2012 at the Church of the Good Shepherd. Details will be released as they become available. |
| April-20-2012 8:54 PM |
Three units are offered each year, fall/winter unit (Buffalo) from October to February (one day per week), spring unit (Rochester) from March to June (two days every other week) and a summer/fall unit from August to November (two days every other week).
Reverend Robert Spilman is the CPE Supervisor. He was certified as a Full Supervisor by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) in 1990. He is an ordained pastor of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. He received his B.A. degree from the University of Rochester and his M. Div. from Yale University. He completed his theological education at Concordia Theological Seminary in St. Louis, MO.
This program is accredited by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education as a Satellite of Sisters of Charity Hospital, Buffalo , NY .
This program is also offered as a component of the ministry offerings of the Samaritan Pastoral Counseling Center of the Niagara Frontier. It is certified for twelve (12) CEU credits by the Eastern District of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.
Please look through the entire website to get information on tuition rate, financial assistance, curriculum, program information and how to apply for this program. There are also endorsements from judicatories and students. There is a special section for judicatories to learn about how this program can benefit you and your ministers and seminarians.
If you have any questions concerning this program, contact Reverend Robert Spilman at: robertspilman@congregationbasedclinicalpastoraleducationwny.org
Accredited As A Satellite of Sisters of Charity Hospital, Buffalo, New York
Accredited by the Association
for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE)
