Prelude Foundation

Prelude Foundation is a publicly funded non-profit 501 c (3) charitable organization. Our focus is to assist in the emotional and spiritual growth of individuals. Dysfunctional and selfish behavior is rampant in our society. We all are in need of recovery in some area of our life. We acknowledge that what we believe about ourselves and others leads to our chosen behaviors. It requires courage to examine our beliefs and consider the possibility of making changes. Our mission is to compassionately coach and facilitate the relationship between God, ourselves and others, allowing Truth to live in our heart. It is through Truth that healthy life choices will manifest, ultimately leading to one’s happiness.

I’m Pastor Gary Cram. I founded Prelude Foundation in late 2002. My wife, Pastor Lisa, and I have had a dream for over 20 years to reach out to others in service to demonstrate non-judgmental compassion with courage in our relationships together and with others. We both know that if we wait until we are perfect, we will never take the first step. So it is our desire to learn together with you and to give what we can to the relationship. We enthusiastically believe that God is Love and he is willing to guide us all into Truth because he loves each of us in a very intimate way. Our hope is to encourage you into that process as you learn to connect personally with Him.

Our Core Values

• God loves us and is intimately involved in our life.
• Change is possible and is much more accessible through the strength that comes from God.
• His forgiveness and mercy endures forever.
• He will bring all things together for our personal good.
• Truth will grow healthy fruit in our life and set us free.
• The courage to examine our past choices can result in valuable and exciting change.

Prelude Foundation Recovery Program In August of 2005, Pastor Lisa Cram received word from a long time friend who found herself in jail for drug and alcohol abuse. She was glad to go especially since it mirrored many of her own struggles in earlier years. Pastor Lisa visited her and encouraged her with compassion, acceptance and a willingness to speak positive truth in love. During her second visit, the friend told Pastor Lisa that there were many women in jail that did not have visitors and needed someone to turn to for guidance. She said, “There is one girl here in particular and she would very much like you to visit her”. Within a very short amount of time, two became five, and five became twenty-five. Today Prelude Foundation’s Recovery Program reaches out to over 300 women and 100 men in 30 different prisons and jails in the western USA. We communicate through weekly letters, common sense Bible studies and personal visits.