▁is ▁a ▁ 5 0 1 c 3 ▁organization ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁chap la ins ▁and ▁chap lain ▁assist ants ▁( cler gy ▁and ▁la ity ) ▁forming ▁min istry ▁teams ▁in ▁their ▁local ▁communities . ▁ ▁The ▁mot to ▁" f ide i ▁et ▁oper ibus " ▁– ▁is ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁mission ▁and ▁vision ▁of ▁the ▁US Co C ▁– ▁which ▁in ▁English ▁is ▁" by ▁faith ▁and ▁works ". ▁Whether ▁the ▁focus ▁of ▁the ▁individual ▁min istry ▁is ▁corpor ate , ▁prison , ▁emer gency ▁services , ▁n urs ing ▁home , ▁veter ans , ▁campus , ▁hospital , ▁frat ernal , ▁dis aster ▁prepared ness , ▁active ▁military ▁and ▁res erv ists , ▁sports , ▁hosp ice ▁or ▁the ▁streets ▁– ▁members ▁keep ▁their ▁minds ▁alert ▁and ▁their ▁hearts ▁tender ▁to ▁the ▁opportun ities ▁to ▁be ▁of ▁service ▁which ▁present ▁themselves ▁every ▁day . ▁ ▁The ▁conference ▁is ▁not ▁affili ated ▁with ▁any ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁armed ▁services ▁nor ▁end ors ed ▁by ▁the ▁federal ▁government . ▁ ▁They ▁are ▁managed ▁by ▁a ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁with ▁the ▁collect ive ▁goal ▁of ▁being ▁the ▁premier ▁organization ▁for ▁Chap lain ▁training . ▁ ▁The ▁US Co C ▁is ▁also ▁intended ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁covering ▁for ▁individual ▁efforts ▁which ▁may ▁want ▁to ▁include ▁uniform ed ▁min istry . ▁ ▁Form ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁they ▁are ▁head qu arter ed ▁in ▁Ph el an , ▁Cal if onia . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Gu id est