Upcoming Event
A Reformation Sunday worship service commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the Accra Confession
October 27, 2024, 5:00 PM
CICW has awarded Vital Worship, Vital Preaching Grants for over 20 years to teacher-scholars and worshiping communities in 45+ states and provinces and across 40+ denominations and traditions—including Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, non-denominational, and other Protestant communities.
While worship styles and practices vary greatly across these traditions, the grant projects typically explore at least one of CICW’s ten core convictions related to worship. Explore the hundreds of projects we’ve funded across both streams of the program.
First Baptist Church of McMinnville (2018)
To learn about inclusive worship in order to craft creative liturgies that allow for the full, conscious, active participation of all members of the community.
Worshiping Communities
McMinnville, oregon
2018
Langley Christian School
To cultivate deep hospitality that allows students from diverse backgrounds to feel at home and be formed in worship by a common vocabulary and common values around spiritual formation and chapel services.
Worshiping Communities
Langley, british columbia
2018
New Mount Zion Baptist Church (2018)
To educate and inspire church leaders to teach, preach, and lead liturgies that welcome the participation of people of all abilities.
Worshiping Communities
Roxboro, north carolina
2018
St. Paul United Methodist Church
To explore the transcultural, contextual, and cross-cultural nature of music and art in the liturgy in order to promote a welcoming and inclusive worship experience.
Worshiping Communities
Frankfort, kentucky
2018
Fredericktown UMC
To educate the congregation about how to better welcome people of all abilities into the full worshipping life of the church.
Worshiping Communities
Fredericktown, ohio
2017
Peletah Ministries (2017)
To promote healing through trauma-informed worship that engages worshipers with the Psalms as expressions of the experiences of God’s people.
Worshiping Communities
New Bern, north carolina
2017
Trinity Presbyterian Church (2016)
To educate the congregation about how to better welcome people of all abilities into the full worshipping life of the church.
Worshiping Communities
Charlottesville, virginia
2016
St Matthew's Lutheran Church
To create participatory worship experiences utilizing visual, musical, and dramatic arts to promote a multisensory awareness of God' presence, especially for the deaf community.
Worshiping Communities
North Hollywood, california
2015