Northcut came to Russellville in 1983 where he served as pastor of the Alliance Church for 14 years. For most of those years he also volunteered as part-time police chaplain. For the last 10 years he has also served as an F.B.I chaplain. He has one assistant, Rev. Jerry Shaffer, who is associate pastor at the Life Center Church. The non-profit corporation has a board of directors led by Bill Ladd and made up of the sheriff, the police chief, and other citizens.
Some board members represent four churches which regularly contribute.
The chaplaincy seeks to serve those who protect communities as well as offering help to victims of crime. Northcut says the service helps about 40 agencies involving emergency services of all kinds. The Atkins Lions showed interest in the victim assistance program. Northcut described how many people needed his assistance at the recent fireworks tragedy at Centerville. He emphasized that every incident affects the personnel designated to help as well as affecting the victims and those who are close to the victims.