A message for UTMB staff from Chaplain Simon John
“I just want to say thank you to all our UTMB heroes for your dedication, passion and commitment to your excellent care for each patient and family. I am proud to work with you all, especially on the CLC Campus. I have seen your stress, pain and hard work over the past years, especially in COVID times. I would like to share one blessing verse for you all:
“Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.”
About Simon
The Rev. Simon John was born in India, completed his two theological bachelor’s degrees from Serampore University, India, and acquired his master's in theology from the University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
He moved to the USA in 2014 with his wife, Seny, and three children (Gladson, Gladys and Gloria). He is an ordained and commissioned minister by the Pentecostal Church.
Simon’s theology is God created human beings in God's own image.
“It means all humans are God's creations, and life is God's valuable gift,” he says. “’God so loved the world’ implies each life is sacred and each person has equal worth and dignity.
Simon’s ministry in the church includes 22-plus years of licensed and ordained pastoral ministry experience. Outside of the church, he worked as a registrar and professor in a theological seminary with 13 years of experience in managing the academic administration of more than 200 students.
Simon completed seven units of Clinical Pastoral Education from Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center in 2016 and Memorial Hermann Hospital in 2015. He joined UTMB in 2017 and obtained his board certification in 2020.