Deputy Chief of Chaplains

By Paul StampsJune 8, 2026

Deputy Chief of Chaplains
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Jack Stumme poses for his official portrait in the Army portrait studio at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., Jan. 8, 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Stephanie Backus) (Photo Credit: Paul Stamps) VIEW ORIGINAL

Chaplain (Brig. Gen.) Jack Stumme became the United States Army’s 30th Deputy Chief of Chaplains on June 2, 2026. He is ordained as a minister and endorsed as an Army chaplain by the Liberty Baptist Fellowship; and he has served in multiple key assignments and on multiple deployments, supporting a wide array of Army units and Soldiers. As the Deputy Chief of Chaplains, Chaplain Stumme supports the Chief of Chaplains in leading the Army Chaplain Corps, to provide religious support to the Soldiers, Families, and Civilians of the U.S. Army.