Ministry of Presence: Chaplaincy Amid Poverty and Homelessness
Rev. Charlotte Cramer
Founder, Temple of the Forgotten
Webinar Description:
Join Rev. Charlotte Cramer for a discussion on the value of spiritual care in contexts of poverty and marginalization, particularly within systems of homelessness.
Together, the session will explore the methods and ethics of spiritual care that support and honor those living in deep poverty, while examining the challenges and complexities of this work. The conversation will reflect on the meaning of presence in spiritual care when outcomes are uncertain or limited and consider how street and community chaplaincy can help transform and reimagine chaplaincy for the modern world.
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Rev. Charlotte Cramer
Rev. Charlotte Cramer is an Interfaith Minister and Community Chaplain based in Portland, Oregon. She holds a Master of Divinity in Chaplaincy from Starr King School for the Ministry and has completed four units of Clinical Pastoral Education through the Shaw Chaplaincy Institute. She is ordained through The Chaplaincy Institute, where she also earned a Certificate in Chaplaincy.
She is the founder of Temple of the Forgotten, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing and teaching nonreligious spiritual care for individuals experiencing homelessness, poverty, and marginalization. Her work focuses on spiritual innovation that strengthens individuals, builds community, and seeks to transform systems through practices of nonreligious spirituality.
