Steve Walters

Steve Walters is 52 years old and has three teenage children. His interests include reading science fiction, computer gaming (he has a gaming YouTube channel) and taking his dog Kai out for walks, as well as Kai going to meet officers and staff, which raises everyone's mood. Steve was born and brought up in Warwick, but over the years has lived across the UK with his work, and even spent time living in New Jersey, USA.

For the last 20 years Steve has been a Priest in the Society of Inclusive Old Catholics and was responsible for a shared church building between Old Catholics and Unitarians, but is also a visiting preacher for his local Methodist circuit and Baptist church most Sundays, as he is a great believer in people of all denominations and faiths working together when we can. In his previous life he has variously worked at Warwick Castle, been a postman, pub landlord and back in the 90's a Special Constable with Bedfordshire and then Warwickshire Police.

He became a Chaplain with West Midlands Police in 2016, and was based at the Custody Block in Oldbury and has been involved in supporting officers and staff of all faiths and none, including during the tragic death of a colleague during Covid. He has also been involved in supporting the WMP Honour Guard in placing a plaque to mark the resting place of an officer who died in service 126 years ago. In December 2022, while the Force was without a Lead Chaplain, Steve arranged and led the Chaplaincy response supporting the work already being done by the local Chaplains at the tragedy at Babbs Mill Lake, ensuring that there was someone present to talk to, and listen to, the officers involved for the first few weeks. He was also part of the Chaplaincy response for the Commonwealth Games, and enjoyed meeting officers from all over the UK. As part of his role as a Volunteer Chaplain he also sits on the WMP Special Constabulary Learning and Development Team

Over the years Steve has served on the Board of Governors for local schools his children had connections with as he felt it was important to put something back into his community, and he now feels that having received so much in terms of experience, training and support from the Chaplaincy family, it is time to give something back and help to ensure that future generations of Chaplains can help others, and be helped themselves as part of the Blue Light family.