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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Nurturing Children Through Worship and Prayer Initiative

A new grant is available to support endeavors that help children come to know and love God and grow in faith.

The Nurturing Children Through Worship and Prayer Initiative aims to support programs that help congregations strengthen worship and prayer practices that respect how children experience God and express their faith, include children with disabilities, draw upon the arts, create opportunities for Bible storytelling, and connect worship to the daily lives of children and families.

Proposals are due by 5 p.m. (ET) on May 6, 2024.

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