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Matt Overton

Associate pastor, Columbia Presbyterian Church, Vancouver, Washington

Matt Overton is the associate pastor for youth and family ministry at Columbia Presbyterian Church in Vancouver, Washington. He has been doing youth ministry in various forms for the past 17 years, and is also the owner of Mowtown Teen Lawn Care and the executive director for The Columbia Future Forge. To learn more about the work Overton is doing, visit www.youthministryinnovators.com.

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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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