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Laura Stern

Senior Pastor, Apex United Methodist Church

The Rev. Laura Stern is the senior pastor of Apex United Methodist Church in Apex, North Carolina. She has served in a variety of congregations, urban and suburban, small and large, in both the North Carolina and North Georgia Conferences, including Ocracoke UMC on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina. She is an elder in the North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church.

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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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