Appalachian Trail Chaplain Chris “Bone Spur” Estus, as seen on the Appalachian Trail in New Jersey in May 2021. | Courtesy Chris Estus
A United Methodist Church chaplain recently began an assignment offering pastoral and personal support for those trekking along the 2,193-mile Appalachian Trail.
The Tennessee-based UMC Holston Conference named Chris “Bone Spur” Estus, who oversees a ministry to help those struggling with substance abuse, as their ninth Appalachian Chaplain.
In an interview with The Christian Post on Wednesday, Estus explained that the position involves him being “loving, listening, and [a] non-reactive presence to people along the way.”
Estus, who got his hiking nickname Bone Spur due to having a bone spur in the big toe of his right foot and being a San Antonio Spurs fan, began walking the trail on March 26. The Appalachian Trail is a hiking trail in the Eastern United States that runs from Georgia to Maine.
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