Author

Fiona Soltes

Journalist

Fiona Soltes lives outside Nashville, Tenn. She has been a professional writer for more than two decades, and her work includes newspaper and magazine articles, books, Christian resource materials, corporate histories and arts coverage.

The greatest gift

By Fiona Soltes Journalist

For 18 years, the Sixty-First Avenue United Methodist Church in west Nashville has operated the Last Minute Toy Store, a powerful sign of this small congregation’s incarnational presence in the world.

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Vital Worship, Vital Preaching Grants

The Vital Worship, Vital Preaching Grants Program at the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship is designed to foster, strengthen and sustain well-grounded worship in congregations throughout the U.S. and Canada. Two streams of grants are offered: to teacher-scholars and to worshiping communities.

Grant proposal due date options include October 15, 2023, or February 15 or June 15, 2024.

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