Jose Reyes

I am Jose L. Reyes, a Board Certified Staff Chaplain at the James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital in Tampa, Florida. I retired from the United States Air Force (1986-2006). I completed my undergraduate and graduate studies at Wayland Baptist University (WBU), where I completed a Bachelor of Christian Ministry (2011-2013) and a Master of Christian Ministry (2013-2014). I have also completed a Master of Divinity at WBU (2014-2019). I completed eight units of Clinical Pastoral Education, and my first four units were completed at Tampa General Hospital, a level 1 trauma center (2018-2019), and the final four units were completed at James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital in Tampa, Florida (2019-2020). I have served as a leader and current member of The Grove Bible Chapel of Tampa since 2014 to present. My journey found me experiencing multiple deaths within a short period that also included my father who I learned to love through forgiveness from emotional and physical abuse. I completed my specialty certification as a Grief Recovery Specialist through the Grief Recovery Institute (GFI) in March 2022. I am ordained and endorsed by, and a member of Christian Chaplains and Coaching. I am married to Elenamay M. Reyes who is also retired from the United States Air Force. We have have three children, Cecilia 34 from Phoenix, Arizona, Andrew 27 from Phoenix, Arizona, and Angelina 16 at home with mom and dad in the Tampa area.