King Police Chaplain

06/01/2026

A message from the
City of King, NC Police Chaplains.
When Trust Becomes Your Greatest Wound

“There are many things that can hinder an on-going journey of growth into wellness of being. Few can do as much harm and shake the foundations of what we believe in as betrayal, because it attacks us in a vulnerable and unsuspecting place; that which we hold to be true, through whom we hold closest or love most.
Betrayal can take many shapes, and it can come in varying forms, but at its root, it is principally and fundamentally broken trust. Whether the injury stems from interpersonal, institutional, or societal violations of established agreements and understandings, betrayal strikes at our perceived safety through that which we hold closest to our hearts. Thus, the reason such pain can be engendered when we feel it’s sting.

Much like any other form of struggle, how we respond to betrayal can either help us in our journey or debilitate us. Betrayal can lead to profound mental health issues, including trauma, deep anger, resentment, and a complete loss of trust. It often results in, or causes, the breakdown of a relationship, creating insecurity, confusion, and fear. But it doesn’t need to stay there.

Conversely, if processed with wisdom, it can lead to growth. Wisdom will not remove the pain, but it will be essential in traveling through it using the lessons learned. Lessons such as understanding that trust is a precious gift essential to relational intimacy, and we should not allow bad actors or incidences, to steal from us the ability and desire to trust again. Wisdom enables us to learn to navigate the waters of a broken world, by not seeing betrayal as pervasive and all encompassing.

Not everyone or everything is waiting to hurt us. Wisdom will help us to choose wisely whom we allow in, and where we should tread carefully. Wisdom will also lead us into forgiveness, both of ourselves for “being fooled,” and to the offending party so we are not held captive through the tethering to past events, people who should be kept at arm’s length, or trimmed from our relational tree altogether.”
- Boulder Crest Foundation

05/31/2026

The King Police Chaplains Sunday Roll-Call:

God’s care is not distance—it’s an invitation
Peter says the Christian life includes a real transfer: “Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you” (1 Peter 5:7). The word “cast” doesn’t mean you pretend you’re fine. It means you intentionally move the burden from your hands to God’s. You don’t cast because you understand everything; you cast because you believe He cares. God’s care isn’t a slogan—it’s the invitation to bring what you can’t carry.

When your heart is heavy, Jesus meets you with a call
When your heart is heavy, Jesus meets you with a direct call: “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28). Jesus doesn’t reserve rest for the strong or the polished. He offers rest to the heavy-laden.

“Come” can be obedience even when you can’t find the right words. Sometimes coming looks like a prayer under your breath. Sometimes it looks like reaching out to the right person. Sometimes it looks like saying the truth out loud: “I’m not okay. I need help.”

God heals what people don’t see
Psalm 147:3 speaks with compassion and specificity: “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds” (Psalm 147:3). That means your pain isn’t dismissed as weakness or treated like a character defect. It means God binds up what’s hurting—especially the wounds that people don’t see.

For law enforcement, it’s common to keep functioning while something deep inside is breaking down. Many carry silent injuries: grief, trauma, moral strain, guilt, and wounds that never make it into conversation. But God is not intimidated by hidden suffering. He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

For City of King, NC Police Department officers
If you’re carrying more than you should have to carry, King Police Department, this is your reminder: you don’t have to handle it alone—there is help, and there is care. God sees you. Jesus still calls you to come. And the One who binds up wounds is able to meet you where you are.

Your chaplains Terri Howell and Rick Hughes pray for you daily. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you or your family ever need anything. We are a safe and confidential people. It is an honor to serve and support you.

05/30/2026

The City of King, NC Police Chaplains are offering up prayers for Carrol County Sheriff’s Office, this deputy’s family and his coworkers.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

At approximately 9:26 p.m., the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office received a request from a family member to conduct a welfare check at 13658 Fancy Gap Highway.

Carroll County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to the residence. Upon arrival, two deputies made contact with a male subject identified as Michael Puckett. During the encounter, Puckett opened fire on the responding deputies. Deputies returned fire.

Both deputies were struck by gunfire. One deputy sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased. The second deputy was struck in his ballistic vest and is currently receiving medical evaluation and is reported to be in stable condition.

Michael Puckett fled the scene and remains at large. A coordinated law enforcement search is currently underway.

Puckett should be considered armed and extremely dangerous. Anyone who sees him or has information regarding his whereabouts is urged not to approach him and to immediately call 911.

This remains an active and ongoing investigation. Additional information will be released as it becomes available.

Sheriff Kevin A. Kemp

05/29/2026

City of King, NC Police Officers, you’re carrying more than most people ever see.
Your work is unseen in moments, and still it matters.
Your chaplains are praying for you daily—please reach out if you or your family ever need anything.

05/27/2026

The City of King, NC Police Chaplains are not only Biblically trained to support officers’ spiritual health; they also receive professional training in emotional health through ICISF.

Our chaplains respond alongside multiple agencies across North Carolina and Virginia, working collaboratively to care for the whole person in times of stress and crisis.

Through ICISF, the Certified Instructor Program for Resilient Leadership equips our chaplains to teach and model resilience by strengthening how leaders communicate, respond, and show up—because those leadership behaviors shape how people treat one another and what conduct becomes normal within teams and communities.

05/26/2026

Please join us Saturday July 4th, 2026 for the Parade.

05/26/2026

The City of King, NC SHEEPDOGS (Police Officers) only use "instrumental" aggression -- never predatory or reactive aggression! Our city, city leaders and citizens must care for their SHEEPDOGS or the wolves will sneak in. Healthy Sheepdogs = protected sheep.

Chaplain Terri Howell and Rick Hughes provide spiritual and emotional support daily.

Three Types of Aggression

*Predatory Aggression (Premeditated/Cold-Blooded):
-Definition: Premeditated, planned, and deliberate aggression, often used to take, damage, or dominate.
-Goal: The ruthless desire to harm someone, without regard to laws or empathy.
-Characteristics: Motivated by desire, greed, and selfishness; intentionally victimizing others.
-Examples: A robbery or r**e; torturing or humiliating someone for sadistic pleasure; manipulating others for selfish gain.

**Reactive Aggression (Angry/Revengeful/Predatory):
-Definition: A high-arousal, emotional response to a perceived threat, unfairness, or personal feelings of jealousy.
-Goal: To remove a perceived threat, reduce pain or self-loathing.
-Characteristics: Impulsive, angry, and often disorganized; motivated by fear, or hatred of self and others.
-Examples: Shouting in anger; a terrorist seeking to destroy a different religion or culture; a disgruntled school killer who feels rejected by society.

***Instrumental Aggression (Proactive/Ethical):
-Definition: Power used as a tool (instrument) to reach a specific, non-predatory result.
-Goal: Work hard and follow the rules; trying to do what's right; enforcing the law.
-Characteristics: Strategically planned and tactically ethical; following an established model.
-Examples: Hunting for food, trying to achieve a goal in sports, arresting a predator, or fighting a war to protect innocent people.

Satan stimulates predatory behavior for pure sadistic pleasure, and with the intention of creating a disproportionate desire for revenge. God's servants must protect innocent people from predation, attempt to de-escalate tensions, enforce the law and ensure justice.

Lt. Col. Dave Grossman
www.GrossmanOnTruth.com

05/25/2026

Honor and Respect

05/24/2026

The City of King, NC Police
Chaplain’s Sunday Roll-Call

Micah 6:8
“Do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God.”

“The faithless see current life as a competition, not as a brotherhood, and they live as if survival favors the most ruthless.”
— Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, On Spiritual Warfare

05/23/2026

Great officers.