Author

Gabby Cudjoe Wilkes

Pastor, author and educator

The Rev. Dr. Gabby Cudjoe Wilkes is founding co-lead pastor of The Double Love Experience Church in Brooklyn, New York. She is the director of the Technology, Innovation and Digital Engagement Lab at Union Theological Seminary in New York City.

Cudjoe Wilkes is a graduate of Hampton University, New York University, Yale University and Duke University. She currently serves as vice president of the Yale Divinity School alumni board. She is co-author of “Psalms for Black Lives.”

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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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