Anna Piela
Cofounder, Challenging Islamophobia Together Chicagoland
The Rev. Dr. Anna Piela is an ordained American Baptist pastor who serves as a senior writer with the American Baptist Home Mission Societies. Together with her spouse, the Rev. Dr. Michael Woolf, she founded Challenging Islamophobia Together Chicagoland, an interfaith solidarity initiative dedicated to confronting anti-Muslim hate.
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Vital Worship, Vital Preaching Grants from the Calvin Institute for Christian Worship are designed for worshiping communities. These grants allow a wide range of Christian worshiping communities to focus on projects that connect public worship with Christian discipleship and faith formation. Funding awards range from $8,000 to $25,000.
The grants support year-long projects that show promise in fostering renewed or strengthened worship practices within worshiping communities in the United States or Canada. Vital Worship, Vital Preaching Grants for teacher-scholars are also available. Applications for the October 15 deadline will open on July 15, 2026.
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