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Chas Edens

Executive director, Anathoth Community Garden & Farm

Chas Edens serves as the executive director, adult internship coordinator and co-production manager of Anathoth Community Garden & Farm in Cedar Grove, North Carolina. Previously, he was the co-farm manager of Peacehaven Community Farm, a sustainable farm in the Piedmont Triad connecting people with disabilities to their community.

Edens earned a B.S. in horticulture from NC State University and a master's degree in Christian Studies from Duke Divinity School, where his research-focus centered on themes related to Christian education and agrarian studies.

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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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