The Church Home at Montgomery Place

Church Home is a ministry to seniors located at Montgomery Place Retirement Community. A social service agency of Episcopal Charities and Community Services (ECCS) in the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago, Church Home was founded in 1888 as a housing facility for aged persons in need. The Church Home building was closed in 1987, and Montgomery Place was built in 1991. The Church Home now serves as a ministry of pastoral care and Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) and as a resource on aging for the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago.

The Rev. Dr. Robert Petite

The Rev. Dr. Robert Petite, Executive Director of Church Home, is the Director of Pastoral Services at Montgomery Place. He has many years of experience in parish ministry and in specialized settings. In addition to serving as a Board Certified Chaplain of the Association of Professional Chaplains, Robert Petite is an Episcopal priest, a certified Association for Clinical Pastoral Eduction (ACPE) Supervisor, and a Clinical Member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy.

The Role of Chaplain

Church Home offers Montgomery Place residents and staff a chaplain who is Board Certified by the Association of Professional Chaplains. Specially trained to respect religious diversity, Reverend Petite and the interns in the CPE program provide support for residents, their families and caregivers in many ways:

• Visiting residents in their apartments, in the Health Care Pavilion and in the hospital
• Spiritual assessment of Health Care Pavilion residents
• Crisis intervention
• Grief and loss care
• Caregiver communication
• Assisting in completion of Advanced Directives
• Memorial services
• Bible study
• Worship leadership
• Private consultation