The Nebraska Senior Softball Chaplain Corps was started in March 2025 to provide service to any softball player or their family. This may be, but not limited to, bereavement, weddings, divorce, or faith-based support.
The Chaplain Corps members are (we are blessed to have Larry Peterson within our Friday League):
Rory Cobbs – New Beginnings Worship Center is led by the Holy Spirit through the ministry of Pastor Rory J. Cobbs Sr. of Bellevue, Nebraska. Pastor Rory preaches an inspired message from the Holy Bible each Sunday morning. He believes and teaches that the Bible is the inerrant inspired Word of God. Pastor Rory committed his life to Jesus Christ in September of 1975. For the past 50 years he has been committed to serving in ministry. Because of the discipleship and mentoring of his church and pastor, Rory found himself in love with Jesus and in pursuit of full time ministry. With a servant heart he has ministered in many capacities over the years consisting of Evangelist; Worship Leader; Musician; Song writer; Sunday School Teacher; Fellowship Group Leader; and the list goes on and on. For the past twenty five years he has served as the Senior Pastor of New Beginnings Worship Center in Bellevue Nebraska. He and his wife Char pioneered the church in their home with 6 people in May of 1999.
Bryan Galloway – Bryan Galloway (B.A., M-Div., D-Min.) has served in a pastoral role since 1983 as a Youth Pastor, Senior Pastor, and Associate Pastor to Seniors in four different churches: First Baptist Church of Ocean Beach (renamed OB1 Church) in San Diego, California; First Baptist Church of Dannebrog, Nebraska; Calvary Church of the Pacific (renamed Aiea Heights Church) in Aiea, Hawaii; and currently at Harvey Oaks Baptist Church (renamed Converge Church) in Omaha, Nebraska. For a few years, he served as a chaplain for the Omaha Police Department and was active on the night of the Van Maur mass shooting in 2007. Bryan has been married to Lois for 42 years, and they have two children and a grandson. Bryan has played in the NSS league for 14 years and has officiated at a wedding, and a funeral for people in the league or connected to it. Bryan looks forward to serving on the NSS Chaplain Corps.
Larry Peterson – Larry Peterson has actively served in Christian ministry for the past 31+ years. Larry was credentialed through the Assemblies of God denomination were he was licensed for ministry. As a member of Bellevue Christian Center (BCC), Larry served on the church board for 8 years. Upon receiving his ministry credentials he was appointed by the Church Board as Executive Pastor overseeing church & school finances, facility management and security. Additionally, Larry was Pastor to the Seniors (50+ yrs) where he and his wife started the Season Saints ministry in 2004 thru 2017. In addition Larry has continued in ministry in various capacities as Chaplain since in 2000 to Nebraska Senior Softball as appointed by our founder and first Commissioner Dave Banghart. Larry has ministered to numerous NSS players over the past 25 years to include officiating funerals, weddings and on field prayer services. Currently, Larry and his wife are now ministering at New Beginnings Worship Center in Bellevue, Neb. My wife and I have been married for 52 years, have two sons, nine grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.
Please email chaplains@neseniorsoftball.com for confidential help or if you have questions. Your email will be delivered to all of the Corps members. One of them will reply to your email.