{"id":13497,"date":"2026-07-16T14:31:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T18:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/leadership\/?p=13497"},"modified":"2026-07-16T14:31:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T18:31:32","slug":"growing-in-grace-symposium-scholarship-application","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/leadership\/2026\/07\/growing-in-grace-symposium-scholarship-application\/","title":{"rendered":"Growing in Grace Symposium Scholarship Application"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The NC Conference is offering two scholarships to attend the Growing in Grace Symposium, September 22\u201324, 2026, at Duke Memorial UMC in Durham, NC. Each scholarship covers the full $250 registration fee. Travel expenses and lodging are the responsibility of the participant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>About the Symposium:<\/strong> Growing in Grace brings together pastors, lay leaders, educators, artists, and others interested in anti-ableist faith formation and creating worshiping communities where all people truly belong. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umcgrowingingrace.org\/events\/growing-in-grace-symposium-2026?utm_source=Discipleship+Ministries+Email+Newsletters&amp;utm_campaign=bc2f31d4e8-Equipping+Disciples+8%2F5%2F21_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_f939527158-bc2f31d4e8-417009408&amp;mc_cid=bc2f31d4e8&amp;mc_eid=3c346581fa\">Learn More<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Who Can Apply:<\/strong> Anyone (laity or clergy) who is actively involved in a United Methodist congregation in the NC Conference. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Deadline:<\/strong> July 31, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Commitment:<\/strong> Scholarship recipients will be expected to 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