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Stephanie Vader

Senior pastor, Capitol Hill United Methodist Church, Washington, D.C.

Stephanie Vader serves as the senior pastor at Capitol Hill United Methodist Church in Washington, D.C. She has pastored United Methodist Churches for 30 years. Vader earned her bachelor’s degree in religious studies from the College of Wooster in Ohio and graduated with her M.Div. from Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California.

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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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