Chaplain J.D. Traylor
J.D. Traylor has been the Chaplain for the Madison Police Department since 1989. J.D. Traylor comes to the Madison Police Department with the knowledge of what police officers lives are like.
J.D. Traylor's background.
He is a graduate of Ball State University with a Bachelor's Degree in Business.
Graduate of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity.
Graduate of the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy graduating first in his class.
He has also completed various police schools including but not limited to:
- F.B.I. Academy Advanced Criminology
- Police Management School
- Breathalyzer And Drug Schools
- Homicide Investigation Schools
J.D. Traylor served seven years on the Madison County Sheriff's Department working his way up to the rank of Major. He also won numerous awards as a member of the Department Pistol team and competed in the National Police Pistol Championship.
J.D. Has been the Pastor at Hanover Baptist Church in Hanover Indiana since 1982. He has been married for 32 years to his wife Cindy who is a teacher at Southwestern Elementary School. They have five children: Charity, Heather, Kim, Matt, and Michael.
Message from J.D. Traylor
It is the sincere desire of my heart to encourage and support police officers in their always demanding and often dangerous profession. The stress upon them are immense, and they need and deserve people to cheer them on, uphold them in prayer, and be available as a friend. That is my privilege and responsibility as a volunteer police chaplain.
