Rev. Karie Ann Charlton is a PCUSA pastor, writer, and menstrual health advocate. She volunteers with Days for Girls International, providing menstrual health kits and education.
Karie would love to talk to your employer about being a period positive workplace. She is also available to speak with volunteer organizations about period poverty and all of the ways we can advocate for access to menstrual health education and menstrual products.
Pastor Karie is available to preach or speak about how she connects her faith to volunteering, giving, and community engagement. She is also available to lead workshops or retreats. Pastor Karie loves to work in interfaith/multi-faith spaces focusing on how we can unite for social justice and for respectful relationship.
Contact her to book a speaking engagement for any community group, school, or religious organization.
Read her work published in Presbyterian Outlook
Listen to her guest appearance on Spirited Animation to discuss Pixar’s Turning Red! And menstruation, ministry, and mother-daughter relationships.
Read about the period pastor in Fidelia, The Young Clergy Women magazine or in cartoon form in Public Source
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Advent 2026 with The Presbyterian Outlook (update)
If you missed the previous blog, I describe the process of working on the 2026 Advent devotional for the Presbyterian Outlook. The website is live for pre-ordering the devotional, Dear Pastor: Advent Letters. During the editing process of the Dear Pastor letters, I realized that one of the letters alluded to creating a liturgy for…
Greek Pilgrimage May 2026
Joy. My intention for this pilgrimage is joy. Not healing and transformation, not deeper understanding of the apostle Paul, not to gain insight into women in the early church, not to eat feta cheese until I’m sick; my goal is joy. Will I do all of those other things? Absolutely yes. But I am seeking…
The words of her mouth, psalms for the struggle (book review)
Psalms are an essential part of a christian spiritual life. Psalm study is often recommended on retreats or when learning about christian communities, saints, or mystics. This book has helped me engage with the psalms. Edited by Martha SpongContributors: The Reve. Jennifer Garrison Brownell, Alicia T. Crosby, Mihee Kim-Kort, The Rev. Katie Mulligan, The Rev.…
