Lauren Sanders, MDiv, ThM
Indigenous Spiritual Care Chaplain – First United Church Community Ministry Society
Hew, niťtena kinwa? Anwesėśhėna. Lauren nŤėshnēkas. Ote ke xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) eťtēŤayan. Éhé neshnabe nŤew. Mshkodani bodéwadmi mine kiikaapoa nŤēbenŤagwïs. ťto nŤēposneshnabem.
Within Vancouver, BC in a community called the Downtown Eastside, you can find me in our temporary shelter with folks who are homeless or walking around the neighborhood. I provide care for people’s spirit, using my Indigenous communities’ values, mental health chaplaincy training, and multifaith trauma-informed care. I am a spiritual way station. Pama mine kgēwabmėnēm.
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