10+ Years

Welcome to Mike Neil’s Website

Mike Neil is the President and Founder of the Washington State Chaplain Foundation. For ten years he served as the Senior Chaplain for the joint Chaplaincy for the Washington State Patrol and the Department of Fish and Wildlife until 2021. Mike served 30 years as a Fish and Wildlife Officer, and withing those 30 years he was a Police Firearms Instructor for 15, and a Police Dog Handler for 16.

Mike is an ordained pastor and author whose novels reflect his lifelong love of faith, family, history, and the natural world. His writing has been shaped by the people and places that have mattered most throughout his life.

His family includes Sue, Ryan, and Susanne, and their home in Gig Harbor remains a place of reflection, creativity, and service. In 2015, Mike also took part in a radio campaign that helped share the work and mission of chaplaincy with a wider audience.

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Radio Interviews With Chaplain Mike Neil

Below – Interview with Senior Chaplain Mike Neil on radio station WOCA – AM 1370 Ocala-Gainesville, Florida, “AM Ocala Live” with with Larry Whitler and Robin MacBlane