Ed Moore is a retired United Methodist elder in the Baltimore-Washington Annual Conference. Previously he was the primary liaison between the Clergy Health Initiative and the leadership and staff of the two United Methodist conferences in North Carolina. Moore holds a bachelor’s degree from Lebanon Valley College, a Master of Divinity from Duke and a doctorate in the history of American Christianity from The George Washington University.
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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