Rev. Dr. Julie Vaughn
Associate Minister, Board-Certified Chaplain, clinical ethicist, founder of Hope Angels Ministry, and servant leader whose ministry bridges spiritual care, healthcare, justice, and healing.
Spiritual care rooted in justice, healing, and God’s heart.
Rev. Dr. Vaughn’s work brings together pastoral ministry, professional chaplaincy, healthcare ethics, and care for communities seeking hope and restoration.
Rev. Dr. Julie Vaughn is an Associate Minister at Mount Zion Baptist Church in Seattle, where she is actively engaged in preaching, teaching, and leadership. Her ministry reflects a deep commitment to healing, justice, and faithful service.
She is a Board-Certified Chaplain through the Association of Professional Chaplains and the founder of Hope Angels Ministry. Her ministry has carried her into sacred spaces of care where faith, ethics, compassion, and human dignity meet.
As a mother, grandmother, and devoted servant of God, Dr. Vaughn seeks always to follow God’s heart and bring hope to those navigating difficult seasons of life.
A timeline of call, preparation, and service.
Her journey reflects growth in preaching, ordained ministry, professional chaplaincy, healthcare ethics, and community leadership.
Called into ministry
Responded to God’s call to ministry, beginning a journey of spiritual care, preaching, teaching, and service.
Licensed to preach
Licensed to preach and later ordained under American Baptist Churches leadership.
Board-Certified Chaplain
Certified through the Association of Professional Chaplains, bringing professional spiritual care into healthcare and community settings.
Associate Minister at Mount Zion
Continues to serve through preaching, teaching, leadership, spiritual care, ethics, and healing-centered ministry.
Prepared for ministry, healthcare, and ethical leadership.
Dr. Vaughn’s academic formation reflects rare depth across theology, Christian education, bioethics, health policy, and spiritual care.
Theological Formation
- Doctor of Ministry
- Master of Divinity
- Master of Arts in Christian Education
Bioethics & Health Policy
- Doctorate in Bioethics
- Master of Arts in Bioethics and Health Policy
- Clinical ethics and healthcare leadership
Professional Chaplaincy
- Board-Certified Chaplain
- Association of Professional Chaplains
- Spiritual care at the intersection of faith and healing
Where faith, ethics, healthcare, and justice meet.
Dr. Vaughn’s work extends from the pulpit to healthcare settings, from scholarly writing to community ministry, and from spiritual care to public service.
Hospital Chaplaincy
Brings pastoral presence, prayer, and compassionate care into moments of illness, crisis, transition, and end-of-life care.
Health Equity
Serves in healthcare ethics, including health equity and patient safety committee work at Kindred LTAC.
Hope Angels Ministry
Founded Hope Angels Ministry to extend care, hope, and spiritual encouragement to people in need of healing.
Published Ethics Work
Her scholarly work includes published articles in ethics, chaplaincy, and care for marginalized youth and young adults.
Leadership that serves the vulnerable and uplifts the whole person.
These highlights reflect Dr. Vaughn’s integrated ministry of preaching, ethics, healing, chaplaincy, and public service.
“A healing ministry carries good news, binds up the brokenhearted, and serves with the heart of God.”
Rev. Dr. Julie Vaughn