2026 Faith Committee Chair
Introducing ...
Dr. Gerard A. Jameson is a spiritual care leader, pastoral minister, and comparative religious history scholar with over thirteen years of combined research and ministry experience. He currently serves as an Administrative Chaplain for the University of Pennsylvania Health System. In this role, he supports the day-to-day administrative functions of the Department of Spiritual Care. His critical departmental responsibilities include overseeing special project management, facilitating religious and ritual services for patients, and supporting the staff chaplains.
Prior to his hospital chaplaincy, Gerard dedicated over a decade to pastoral ministry within the United Methodist Church. From 2012 to 2023, he served in multiple leadership capacities, including as Pastor at Wesley United Methodist Church in New Jersey and Bethesda and Overlea Chapel United Methodist Churches in Maryland. Throughout his pastoral career, he delivered more than 520 local church sermons and focused on revitalizing dormant ministries into lay leadership pipelines. He actively cultivated equitable faith communities across racial and socioeconomic lines.
Gerard holds a PhD in Religion at Temple University and holds a Master of Divinity and a Master of Sacred Theology from Drew University. His global perspective is informed by working and studying across North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. This international background provides him with a wealth of intercultural competence and ecumenical leadership experience that he brings to his broader community and institutional service.
Faith communities can become powerful partners in preventing radon-induced lung cancer through education, outreach, testing, and community action.
The Faith Committee Chair for Citizens for Radioactive Radon Reduction (CR3) will play an important leadership role by connecting churches, mosques, synagogues, temples, and other faith-based organizations with practical opportunities to protect families from radon exposure.
The goal is not simply to distribute information. It i s to turn trusted faith institutions into community partners that encourage radon testing, support families,
and help remove financial barriers to mitigation.
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