Brian Hargis
Brian Hargis
Brian Hargis serves as a Chaplain to the U.S. Army but his journey began in 1991 when he enlisted in the Army to be a paratrooper. After fulfilling his active-duty obligation, Brian transitioned to the Ohio Army National Guard and was assessed to become a Green Beret with 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), serving as a Special Forces Engineer on ODA 955. Serving as a Guardsman and Reservist afforded Brian the opportunity to have a civilian career. He served his community as a police officer for the City of Dayton, Ohio while attending seminary and teaching in local church ministries. In August of 2003, Brian resigned from the Police Department and entered full-time Christian service where he was ordained and ministered as an Assistant Pastor, Youth Minister, hospital and jail Chaplain for the following six years. After completing his Master of Divinity in 2007, he recognized God's direction and decided to become an Army Chaplain. Brian has served as senior pastor to military congregations at Fort Drum, NY, Fort Polk, LA and Fort Bragg, NC. Brian still jumps from airplanes in the U.S. Army, but his real passions are preaching, teaching, counseling, developing leaders and building ministries. Brian is married and has three sons.
