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Aleta Payne

Senior associate editor, Faith & Leadership

Faith & Leadership
apayne@div.duke.edu

Aleta Payne joined Faith & Leadership in November 2019. Aleta’s role as senior associate editor combines her experience in newspaper and magazine journalism with her work at faith-based nonprofits, including the North Carolina Council of Churches and Johnson Service Corps. She is a graduate of the University of Virginia and holds a certificate in nonprofit management from Duke. Aleta writes occasional commentary for the opinion pages of the News & Observer and the Charlotte Observer. She is a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church where she serves as a lay Eucharistic minister and is active with several of the parish’s outreach ministries.

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Louisville Institute now accepting 2024 program applications

The Louisville Institute is excited to announce that applications are open for the 2024 grant and fellowship funding season.

Since 1990, LI has funded more than 2,700 grants and fellowships totaling $57.7 million to those who lead and study North American religious institutions, practices and movement. Their grantees and fellows include pastoral leaders, researchers, early career and seasoned scholars and many others in the United States and Canada whose work resonates with LI’s mission to bridge church and academy.

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