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Justin Coleman

Senior pastor, University United Methodist Church

The Rev. Justin Coleman is the senior pastor of University United Methodist Church in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Prior to that he served as chief ministry officer of the United Methodist Publishing House in Nashville, Tennessee and as lead pastor of the Gethsemane Campus of St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Houston. A native of Houston, he is a graduate of Southern Methodist University in Dallas and Duke Divinity School. Coleman has also served as a pastor with the SMU Wesley Foundation and in other college and youth ministry programs and is a member of the Ekklesia Project. Coleman serves on the Advisory Council of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.

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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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