About us
senior command staff:
Rev. Robert L. Perkins Ph.D.
Founder / Executive Director
Rev. Dr. Robert L. Perkins is the Founder of the Canadian Practical Chaplain Association. He now serves as the Executive Director. He served as the CPCA Chief of Chaplains from 2004-2024. Dr. Perkins is a military Veteran serving as an Armoured Officer in the Canadian Armed Forces. He served 14 years as a Law Enforcement Officer attaining the rank of Sergeant.
Dr. Perkins taught Peace Officer Standards & Training Chaplain Certification for the state of California from 2019-2023. He is also a Peace Officer Standards & Training Chaplain Instructor for the state of Minnesota. He has been a Critical Incident Stress Debriefer Instructor for over 20 years.
Dr. Perkins has a Doctorate in Chaplaincy and Ph.D. in Applied Psychophysiology. He is a Board Certified Sexologist with the American Board of Sexologists and a Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress. He is a Professor of Applied Psychophysiology at the College of Certified Psychophysiologists in Anaheim California and serves on the Board of Directors of the Ontario Critical Incident Stress Foundation.
Rev. Shawn Bennett is the Deputy Chief Of Chaplains of the Canadian Practical Chaplain Association. Rev. Bennett is currently with the St. Catharines Fire Department with 31 years of experience in fire suppression. Rev. Bennett is retired from the Canadian Armed Forces as a Sergeant. For more than 25 years he has been a dog trainer and breeder. He is the Chaplain for the Royal Niagara Military Institute and the Valhalla Project of Niagara.
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Rev. Bennett was awarded the Canadian Decoration with bar for his service with the Canadian Armed Forces, Federal Exemplary Fire Service Medal with bar for 20 plus 5 years, Provincial Fire Service Medal for 25 years, Scouting Youth Service Award and the City of St. Catherine's Volunteer
Rev. Shawn Bennett
Chief Of Chaplains
Rev. Graham Bettes
Rev. Graham Bettes is the Assistant Chief Of Chaplains of the Canadian Practical Chaplain Association. Rev. Graham Bettes served 32 years as a police officer attaining the rank of Detective. He is a Chaplain for the The Valhalla Project of Niagara. He served as a Sergeant with the Canadian Armed Forces, including an overseas deployment. Rev. Bettes also served as a firefighter for the Niagara-On-The-Lake Fire Department,
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He is an active public speaker for Mental Health Advocacy. Rev. Bettes has completed his Masters Degree in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University and has a Bachelor Of Applied Arts in Justice Studies from Guelph University.
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Rev. Bettes was awarded the Canadian Decoration Medal, the Canadian Peackeeping Medal, the Queens Jubilee Medal, United Nations for Cyprus Medal and the Police Exemplary Service Medal.
Deputy Chief Of Chaplains
Rev. Clinton Lloyd Battieste
Captain, Senior Command Staff
Archbishop Dr. Battieste is member of the Canadian Practical Chaplain Association Senior Command and holds the rank of Captain. He is the founding Pastor of Redemption Worship Centre in Toronto, Canada, as well as Founder and Presiding Archbishop of Redemption Faith Ministries International Inc. that oversees Churches, Ministries, and Ministers in several countries around the globe.
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He also serves as President/Chancellor of the Mount Olivet Bible Institute & Seminary, Toronto, Canada, is an Executive member of the Council of International Charismatic Bishops and Co-Founder and Chief Prelate of the International Council of Pentecostal Bishops Inc., Ontario, Canada.
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Archbishop Dr. Battieste’s quest for knowledge took him through both the secular and religious corridors of the Jamaica Commercial Institute, the Basil Miller Bible Institute, the Canada Christian College, the United Christian Bible Institute, (U.S.A.), the International Theological Seminary, (U.S.A.), Vision International University (U.S.A.), where he obtained various diplomas, certificates, and degrees. He is a Certified Psychotherapist and Counsellor, and a member of the Evangelical Order of Pastoral Counsellors of America. He is also an International Ambassadorial Chaplin (certified by UNECOSCO).
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In June 2008 he was awarded with the keys to the City of Kingston Jamaica.