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Rev. Dr. J. Bernard Richardson, D.S.T.,
Senior Director of Clinical Pastoral Education & Spiritual Health;
ACPE Certified Educator
Dr. Richardson is the Senior Director of Clinical Pastoral Education & Spiritual Health at Westchester Medical Center; Valhalla, NY. An ordained and consecrated Archbishop in both the Pentecostal and Ethiopian (Evangelical-Liturgical) Orthodox Church, Bernard served as a senior pastor for twenty years before becoming an ACPE Educator. Prior to coming to Westchester Medical Center, Bernard served as the Regional Director of Spiritual Care at Northern Light – Eastern Maine Medical Center; Bangor, ME. He also served as the CPE Educator and Admissions Coordinator for the Johns Hopkins Academic Medicine– Systems Sponsored CPE Program. He was also the Senior Chaplain for the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Bernard holds a bachelor’s degree in philosophy-psychology from State University of New York – Oswego, NY. He has also earned a doctorate and master’s degree in Sacred Theology from Christ Theological Seminary.
Dr. Richardson envisioned, designed, and established a part-time, half unit CPE program that focused on bringing community clergy into the clinical environment while serving as the palliative care chaplain and CPE supervisory fellow at Yale New Haven Health – Bridgeport Hospital. Additionally, he founded the CPE program at Eastern Maine Medical Center which became fully accredited for Level I/II and Certified Educator CPE Training, in 2022. He currently is the Presiding Metropolitan Archbishop of the Deliverance Tabernacle Fellowship Ministries, Inc., and board member of the Evangelic Synod of Archbishops. His primary role and responsibility are to insure and promote the spiritual growth, development and wellness of this organization and its member congregations. Bernard has incorporated his passion for learning and community-building in his ministry and supervision.
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