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Meredith Williams

Pastor, Ascension Lutheran Church, Danville, Virginia

The Rev. Meredith Williams is pastor of Ascension Lutheran Church in Danville, Virginia. She graduated from Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Columbia, South Carolina, and serves on the Virginia Synod Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

 

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Apply for a Vital Worship, Vital Preaching Grant 

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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