Humanist Professionals
Celebrating Life • Caring for Community • Creating Innovative Ceremonies
The Humanist Society endorses and prepares humanist professionals to lead life celebrations and support people during difficult times. Our celebrants, chaplains, lay leaders, and invocators provide millions of people with a meaningful alternative to traditional religious services and ceremonies across the nation.
The Humanist Society assists professionals with training, resources, and connections to a wider humanist support network. Are you looking for an endorsed humanist professional, or interested in becoming one? Explore below to find out more!
Your generous support will help us expand and train our network of humanist professionals to meet the needs of the humanist community.
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News & Events
Humanist Chaplains Reach Landmark Recognition by Prison System
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sam Gerard, sgerard@americanhumanist.org (April 29, 2020, Washington, DC)—Humanists achieved a milestone victory for the rights and dignity of nontheistic incarcerated people. The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) recently notified The...
Teleconference: End of Life Ceremonies During COVID-19
Things to consider in performing funerals and memorials How is death different during a pandemic? What are mourners experiencing? How are ceremonies different? Outreach to funeral homes and crematoriums Interacting with grieving families Ideas for distanced ceremonies...
Teleconference: Facing COVID-19 Challenges
Tuesday, April 14th at 8pm ETHow to Join: All Humanist Society Teleconferences are conducted via the Zoom meeting platform. Presentations will make use of visual elements like PowerPoints and screen sharing, so joining via computer, smartphone, or tablet is...