Poet, Priest, Everyday Contemplative
Connor Gwin is a poet, teacher, and Episcopal priest serving as the Director of the Center for Wellbeing and Care at Christ Episcopal Church, Charlotte, North Carolina.
His poetry and writing have been published in a variety of places including devotional books, magazines, and The Mockingbird. He writes a weekly Substack newsletter called The Brackish Water Psalter.
Connor is a speaker and retreat leader on the topics of contemplative spirituality, grief, and grace.
He is an Associate (Oblate) of the Order of the Holy Cross (AHC), an Anglican, Benedictine monastic community in West Park, New York.
Connor holds certifications in Contemplative Retreat and Group Leadership from The Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Teens from Stressed Teens, and Plant-Based Nutrition from The T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies at Cornell.
He connects with God primarily in silence, the beauty of nature, and stories of grace. Connor makes a home with his wife, three children, and rescue dog, Bear.
